Injustice

Received from the National Immigrant Youth Alliance (NIYA) today: NIYA Urges Hispanic Caucus to Stand against Fast-Track Deportations  NATIONAL—The Department of Homeland Security is applying an unusually high standard in the credible f ear interviews of the #Dream30 participants at the apparent urging of DHS headquarters in Washington, D.C. Asylum officers typically conduct a screening interview to determine whether an individual has a “credible fear” […]

[View the story “Pink Bloc Uses \”Glitter-Vandalism\” in #LGBT Parade” on Storify] *** Cristiano M. Lima (@ludacristiano on Twitter) is a Brazilian-American journalist based out of Bethlehem, PA. He is a recent graduate of Lehigh University where he studied Political Science. He currently writes for 69 News and Prevention Magazine. He’s also been a contributor […]

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This whole story started when The Oatmeal published a piece over the weekend basically letting everyone know that Christopher Columbus wasn’t the most humane guy in history (not a surprise), and that more attention should be paid to Bartolomé de las Casas, who according to the piece, was “considered to be one of the first […]

A western Nebraska high school cancelled their daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance last Monday in response to the ongoing government shutdown. Pat Jones, principal of Alliance High School, told students that they would not be reciting the customary pledge because the government had been shutdown as of October 1st. The Associated Press reported […]

Our very own Rodrigo Sánchez-Chavarría dropped this poem in 2011. Happy Indigenous People Day.

Moments after President Obama announced that the White House would allow a protest in favor of immigration reform to be held in the National Mall, numerous media outlets and political figures accused the president of handing out political favors. Under the headline “Obama OKs illegals’ march on Mall, still blocks Americans,” White House Correspondent Neil […]

This is a developing story, for any new updates check out the #Not1More and #ShutdownIce hashtags on Twitter. You can also follow updates on Facebook. Here is what we know right now: according to the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) and the Arizona Daily Star, “U.S. Marshals and security officers were trying to remove immigration activists who […]

This was released today by the National Immigrant Youth Alliance: All 25 Remaining Dreamers To Have Credible Fear Interviews Today While encouraging, supporters should keep the pressure on NATIONAL—The remaining 25 Dreamers in custody at El Paso Processing Center will have their credible fear interviews today. This is a pivotal moment in their fight to […]

This is what Laredo local news reported last night about the #Dream30 sit-in at the local office of Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar (D). This local report did not mention the political contributions Cuellar receives from private prison companies that run immigration detention centers, which is causing many to question Cuellar’s intentions. If the video player […]

Originally published in Pa’lante Latino on September 23, 2011 We live in a time where revolutionary sentiments unite people under one cause to help them topple dictatorships, sanguine regimes and challenge government policies.  It is no surprise that such outcry is spreading around the world. From Egypt to Libya to Wall Street, people have become aware about the power of collective demonstrations. […]

Anyone who thinks boxing is a dead sport really doesn’t spend much time on social media, and yesterday when we posted “The Ugly Racial Side of Floyd Mayweather’s Win Over Canelo Álvarez”, we kind of knew that we were entering into some uncomfortable territory, but when has that stopped us before? Like we said in […]

Today there is another 9/11. As one outlet puts its, “that infamous date was synonymous with another assault against democracy: the military coup that toppled socialist president Salvador Allende in 1973 and installed a brutal 17-year dictatorship led by Augusto Pinochet.” This is a video of Allende’s last speech. Here is an another shorter video. […]

This just floored us. Watch. On September 6, 2013, Chile hosts Venezuela in the same stadium where the human rights of 12,000 Chileans were violated 40 years ago. To all the Chilean players, we ask that when the first goal is scored, don’t celebrate it. Keep your mouths closed to stop the scream that comes […]

Here is one video chronicling the protest against the demolition of a field house at Whittier Elementary school in Chicago. The HuffPost reports: Like a repeat of Meigs Field, construction crews came to Whittier Elementary school on Chicago’s South Side and under the cover of night to start demolition on a beloved field house the school […]

Seriously? Do you remember the viral YouTube video from last fall showing a Philly police officer punching a woman after the end of Philadelphia’s Puerto Rican Day parade? Do you remember how the officer, Lieutenant Jonathan Josey, was relieved of his duties just a few days after the video was shared all over the world? […]

We can do without the dramatic music, but we did receive the following YouTube from a fan, and so we are sharing it. . Watch, and you decide about La Torre de David, in Caracas. As the channel’s YouTube says: Welcome to the world’s tallest slum: poverty-ridden Venezuela’s Tower of David. Squatters took over this […]

In a new development surrounding a Friday announcement by the US Department of Justice that charges will not be filed against a Border Patrol agent in the 2011 shooting death of a 17-year-old Mexican national, the teen’s mother told Nogales International on Sunday that she hadn’t even heard about the DOJ’s latest decision. The DOJ […]

H/T to Adrian Carasquillo of Buzzfeed, who shared this story with us. Remember that “illegal immigrant” hunting permit that was being sold in Colorado and Wisconsin by some lame-ass company in Kansas? You know, this one? Looks like it caused a bit of a problem for Steve Kreiser, who was fired by Wisconsin Gov. Scott […]

Last night in Miami, Colombian-born Israel Hernández-Latch died at the hands of police. As the Miami New Times reports, “An 18-year-old skater died yesterday after Miami Beach Police officers caught him tagging a building and then Tasered him.” The MNT piece also quoted Hernández’s friend: “I just cant believe it. I still have his hat […]

After publishing a statement from an undocumented student support group at the University of California Santa Barbara about a “Deport Illegals Now” slur left on the the window of a UCSB building, we received the following tweet from @keribradford @DignityPeace @latinorebels A thoughtful response from the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor went out today (see FB post): […]