Injustice

Last week, the law firm of Amoachi & Johnson produced a legal document chronicling alleged abuses to individuals behind held in immigration detention centers. Today, an affidavit from a 17-year-old mother of a 9-month-old child shared more details about what can only be described as torture conditions: As the law firm’s blog post states: “We […]

This past Saturday I joined thousands and thousands of people from all colors, races, ethnicities, religions and ages for the New York City edition of the “Millions March.” As most of you know, the event was part of simultaneous marches and demonstrations throughout the U.S., with the main event held in Washington, D.C. Racism, police […]

In case you missed it today, HuffPost Live discussed Iguala and the report implicating Mexican federal police.

Besides an October report by NPR’s Latino USA, very little national media attention has focused on the March death of Alejandro “Alex” Nieto. While the names of Eric Garner, Michael Brown and Tamir Rice have been part of the national news cycle, it is safe to say that very few Americans know about Nieto, who […]

One of our community members alerted us this morning to a story out of northwest Indiana. According to local Chicago media, 36-year-old Alexius Tapia was shot to death early Friday morning after confronting three teens who were breaking into cars in Tapia’s neighborhood. The following CBS Chicago report has more: Within hours of Tapia’s death, […]

Yesterday we received the following document from the Law Offices of Amoachi & Johnson, PLLC: Obama’s torture of children at the border from amjolaw Amoachi & Johnson’s blog explains: The following document is a legal request made to an immigration judge to terminate the deportation of our unaccompanied child client. Under United States law, we […]

The assertion that cartels own the Mexican government is not hyperbole. This is a fact. A well known, well documented fact that isn’t even part of this developing 21st century Mexican story, but is the whole story altogether and the crux of this so-called Mexican Awakening. How then does a country negotiate, peacefully, with a narco-state? Some might balk […]

After getting thrown into the back of the police van, the cops begin laughing, mocking protesters, as they drive through the streets of NYC, looking for more bodies to fill our paddy wagon.

In the wake of several high-profile cases of excessive police force and a damning CIA torture report, we in the U.S. are reminded that the instruments of government policing are often times no better than the criminals we indict. And while those criminals are typically of Black and Brown descent, we are juxtaposed by the […]

Late last night, the Penn State chapter of Sigma Lambda Beta, a predominantly Latino fraternity also known as Omicron Alpha, began to share the following tweets: Fellow Penn Staters, the brothers of the Omicron Alpha Chapter have a message to send out to the public. Please read the following messages — PennStateBetas (@PennStateBetas) December 10, […]

I write this response not looking to antagonize anyone, for I mostly agree with Luis Gallardo Rivera’s “Why Statehood Is Bad for Puerto Rico” essay. Division and bickering among us will accomplish nothing. I also write this response to not favor any specific political solution to Puerto Rico’s colonial situation. I favor decolonizing the island […]

Typical of the U.S. media mainstream, we are in the throes of 24/7 media outrage coverage of yesterday’s CIA Torture Report. Suddenly, the U.S. media and Americans are now shocked to know that the CIA practiced torture techniques in a post 9/11 world. US media yesterday: wait! The CIA brutally & systematically tortured people? That’s […]

UPDATE, December 10: Still no comment from the Dodgers, but NBC Los Angeles ran a segment last night about it. Original Story from December 9 After this debacle, organizations like the Los Angeles Dodgers will likely need to rethink who is running the team’s social media account. Last night, several of our followers tweeted us […]

Wake up and rise up, Mexico. This song was uploaded yesterday on YouTube. It is a group of youth expressing indignation towards the recent events in Mexico.

Give it up to the folks at AJ+ for brilliantly summarizing in about 4 minutes what so many of us have been saying for years. Watch this video from November 24.

Yesterday Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) issued the following statement regarding his stance on Mexico and human rights. According to #USTired2 organizers, Leahy’s office released this statement after individuals associated with the December 3 actions visited his office. Here is what Leahy’s Twitter profile shared yesterday afternoon: RT SenLeahy comments: http://t.co/75ovFjlu6W @VTWorkersCenter: at Leahy #BTV off. […]

I wrote the following essay hours before New York City and the rest of the world reacted to the Eric Garner case. Once again, the system dehumanized another person of color. It is of little consolation that the pictures of Garner doing the rounds show him in cap and gown. Will the next Black or […]

At yesterday’s U.S. State Department daily press briefing, this is what Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf took questions about Mexico and Ayotzinapa. This is a clip of what she said. (Full video of the entire briefing is here.) This is the transcript of that explanation (the full transcript is here): QUESTION: Yeah. I just had a […]

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The latest “Ñ Don’t Stop” episode revisits the latest in the Mike Brown case. Here is Part 5 of The Mike Brown Rebellion. In case you missed it, here is Part 4… Part 3… Part 2… and Part 1.

The East Harlem Explosion devastated El barrio 8 Dead over 70 injured Over 100 displaced The tragedy also impacted Spanish Harlem’s small businesses Small businesses on 116th between Madison and Lexington lost tens of thousands of dollars Some, lost it all Many have reopened for business But they are a long way from recovery Shop […]