Injustice
Forgotten Latino Urban Riots and Why They Can Happen Again
Despite claims made on social media following recent riots in Ferguson and Baltimore, Latinos have a long history of rioting, too.
A Moving Plea to Shut Down Obama’s Family Detention Centers
Don’t stop calling until we #shutdownberks and #endfamilydetention.
Narco-State of Mind
This is gritty journalism.
President Obama Honors Thomas Homan for Jailing and Deporting Toddlers
When will the mainstream media actually report the truth?
Disciples of Babylon: A Global Band of Latino Rockers
A chat with the Hollywood-based band on their cross-border appeal, the 2016 elections and the current state of Babylon.
Respect for Latino Workers in Orlando’s Public Schools ¡AHORA!
When will Orlando wake up?
Time for Puerto Rico to Fly and Be Free
Puerto Ricans are the sleepwalkers of Latin America.
Maquila Workers’ Protest in Juárez Ends, But the Fight Continues
“This does not end. It barely begins.”
The Killing of José Cruz and the Myth of the Racist White Cop
The fact that many Americans are unaware of non-white officers committing acts of brutality upon people of color reveals that the voices of our most disadvantaged groups have been marginalized.
Hillary Rodham Trump
Why some people on the left will never vote for the presumptive Democratic nominee.
Fear and Longing in La Habana
“The opinion of the Cuban public is the only metric really worth considering, because Cuba has to be for Cubans.”
The Diamond Ring: Sexist Advertising Scam #WomensHistoryMonth
How sinister advertising has gotten everyone to believe that a diamond means love.
Activists Interrupt Council of the Americas in DC, Demand Justice for Berta Cáceres and Nelson García
“The governments of the U.S. and Honduras, by commission or ommission, were responsible for the death of Berta Cáceres.”
How Hillary’s Honduras Policy Killed Berta Cáceres (VIDEO)
When a military coup removed the president of Honduras in 2009, Sec. Clinton was forced to choose between democracy and business interests. You already know which she chose.
Alicia Dickerson Montemayor: LULAC’s Conscience Builder #WomensHistoryMonth
A salute to a prolific writer and one of the greatest women to join LULAC’s ranks.
The Deferred Racial Revolution in Cuba
More than 50 years after the Cuban Revolution first promised to eliminate racial inequality, will Afro-Cubans finally experience social mobility once U.S. sanctions are lifted?
Bamby Salcedo: ‘TransVisible’ Latina #WomensHistoryMonth
Profiling a transgender Latina who has refused to live silently in the shadows.
Lupe Anguiano: A Life Devoted To Social Justice #WomensHistoryMonth
Profiling a Chicana educator who’s worked tirelessly for the equality of all people.
Nothing New Under the Puerto Rican Sun
Ninety-nine years after Puerto Ricans were granted second-class citizenship, why should anyone be surprised that many of the rights of U.S. citizenship don’t apply in Puerto Rico?
Caridad De La Luz: 20 Years of ‘La Bruja’ #WomenHistoryMonth
La Bruja is considered one of the leading spoken word poets in the world.
Emma Tenayuca: Fair Labor For All #WomenHistoryMonth
San Antonio native Emma Tenayuca was a pioneering activist involved with issues that resemble those of modern times.