Injustice
VIDEO: México despierta/Mexico Wakes Up #MarchaAntiEPN #YoSoy132 #MarchaYoSoy132
Here is a video you won't see on any mainstream outlets. You will not see it on Televisa in Mexico or any other network. That is why you have Vimeo. From May 19, 2002 in Mexico City. #MarchAntiEPN, #YoSoy132, and #MarchaYoSoy132. Look them up.
Arizona’s SB 1070 at the US Supreme Court: What’s at Stake INFOGRAPHIC
Tomorrow, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments for and against Arizona's SB 1070 immigration law. What's at stake? Here is one infographic, (And for those who say it is from the ACLU, suck it.) This graphic presents some very interesting facts (for those who want to know about facts) regarding legal challenges to […]
Week 2 of Unprecedented “Todos Somos Ilegales” Tour Travels Through Arizona’s Border Regions
The "TODOS SOMOS ILEGALES/WE ARE ALL ILLEGALS" Tour, an unprecedented musical, social, political, and cultural journey that celebrates the release of Outernational's “TODOS SOMOS ILEGALES/WE ARE ALL ILLEGALS” album traveled through Arizona last week. From the account we received from Leo Mintek of Outernational below, this tour is more than just songs and an album. Instead, it uses the universal language […]
When the Internet Raises Social Awareness: The World Responds to #Kony2012 and #StopKony
For all the Friday videos, 'Sh*t" memes, and images of dads shooting their laptops, once in a while good happens on the Internet and injustices become part of the global consciousness. That is the case of #Kony2012 and #StopKony. KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo. The campaign launched on March 5 and it has […]
The Guzman Show: Your Stereotypical Family
Last week, the Latino Rebels were presented with the opportunity to write about a new web series called "The Guzman Show," which is the story about a stereotypical Mexican family that includes a cholo baby, pregnant teen and a goat, described as “a Latin-American Family Guy drenched in Tapatío hot sauce and created by a […]
Puerto Rican Alliance for Awareness (PRAA) Releases Much-Anticipated BORICUA Video
The Puerto Rican Alliance for Awareness (PRAA), a non-profit organization founded by Carlos Jiménez Flores and Darlene Vazquetelles that is bringing awareness to the negative stereotyping of all groups, released its much-anticipated video today. The goal? To educate the world about the REAL FACES of Puerto Ricans, both on the island and on the mainland. So […]
Proposed San Antonio Mural of Sleeping Mexican Draws Anger and Debate
Last week MySanAntonio.com reported that the city's proposed mural of a sleeping Mexican being considered for the revitalization of a historic drive-in has drawn protests and anger by several Latino activists and artists. The issue? The city wants to re-create the Mission Drive-In's original art, which showed Mission San José as well as two men […]
500 Tacos Delivered to East Haven Mayor—Then Donated to New Haven Soup Kitchen
Looks like the Facebook campaign to deliver tacos to East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo worked out, as 500 tacos arrived today at Maturo's office today. According to local Connecticut outlets, the tacos arrived around 1:30 PM EST but Maturo was not there. Instead his office issued the following statement: "The Town of East Haven has […]
El Gallito Rebelde And The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Take On HB2281
On Monday, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights expressing "grave concern" over the Arizona Revised Statute §§ 15-112 that subsequently banned the TUSD MAS program. In the letter the Congressional Hispanic Caucus urged the Office for Civil Rights to investigate due to "the language […]
The Libro-Traficantes Plan to Smuggle Banned Books Back to Arizona
Parody. Anyone can do it and one of our favorites Tony Díaz is doing it out of Houston. Watch out, Arizona. The "wet books" are crossing the border. Check out Libro-Traficante.com for more!
TONIGHT in NYC: “ABC Cancelled the Show, But Protest Will Continue”
The protest against ABC for it's airing of the now-defunct "WORK IT" show will still continue tonight at 5:30 at ABC's corporate headquarters. Boricuas For A Positive Image For Info: Mr. Rivera: 917-709-2219 ABC has cancelled the sitcom: “Work It.” Though they might believe that this will make the protest STOP, they are WRONG. The Boricua […]
GUEST POST by @jazminchavez and @juliagrob: “Latinos: Turn Off Your TV, Coño!”
GUEST POST BY Jazmin Chavez & Julia Ahumada Grob of "East WillyB" By the time of this publication, we should all be familiar with the recent controversy regarding ABC sitcom, “Work It,” in which Puerto Rican actor Amaury Nolasco’s character Angel, uttered the egregious statement on national TV, “I’m Puerto Rican, I’d be great […]
Puerto Rican Actor @Amaury_Nolasco Apologizes on Twitter for His Character’s Drug Dealer Joke
The Twitter silence for Puerto Rican actor Amaury Nolasco is over. The actor, whose ABC show "Work It" face a social media controversy for a line about Puerto Rican drug deal ears, tweeted out an apology today around 5pm EST. The apology appeared on Nolasco's stream in both English and Spanish. It was more than […]
VIDEO: Boricuas for a Positive Image in New York City
Originally posted on NYC LATINO POLITICS. Boricuas for a Positive Image will join the NYC Chapter of the Labor Council of Latin American Advancement on Thursday January 12 at 5:30 pm at the front of the ABC Building on 66th and Columbus in New York City. Here is a video of the initial demonstration from […]
GUEST POST by EdMorales.net: “Work It: The Reactionary Backlash”
Originally appeared on EdMorales.net. Reprinted with permission of the author. Ed Morales is a journalist who has investigated New York City electoral politics, police brutality, street gangs, grassroots activists, and the Latino arts and music scene. He has been a Latin music Newsday columnist and longtime Village Voice contributing writer whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York […]