Latinidad

Latinas are one of the fastest growing and most dynamic demographic within the business community. These leaders are creating innovative tools, strategies and business models that are benefiting large and small businesses throughout the United States. According to the 2013 Women-Owned Business report, Latinas own nearly one million businesses in the United States, they employ […]

Let’s face it: the initial push to get Latinos interested in attending the opening weekend of Diego Luna’s “César Chávez” worked. From White House trips to social media chats, everyone in my social circles was fully aware that Luna’s film about the heroic labor leader was coming out the weekend of March 28, just three […]

In honor of Women’s History Month, here is the second part of our series. In the U.S., incidents of domestic violence and sexual assault are rife, but the true extent of the problem is largely hidden from view. A staggering one-quarter of women have experienced domestic violence and more than six million children witness domestic […]

In observance of Women’s History Month, LatinoRebels.com celebrates the Latinas who are making important contributions to our society across industries, sectors and movements. This week, Rebeldes Mónica Ramírez, Jen Wilton and Luis Marentes worked together to highlight some of these incredible leaders. They are role models in their communities, schools and workplaces. We thank them […]

King visited the island at least two times in his life: in 1962 and in 1965.

Growing up, my family spent the better part of December celebrating the beautiful cultural traditions observed by Mexicans around the globe. Among these, on December 12, our family participated in the celebration in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Virgen de Guadalupe). We honored her with roses, a symbol of the flowers that she is […]

In an email obtained by Latino Rebels, José Santana, the Executive Director of the Dominican Republic’s International Advisory Committee on Science and Technology, an organization created by former president Leonel Fernández, lambasted author Junot Díaz for critical comments about current Dominican politicians, specifically in how they are using the current controversy surrounding Dominicans of Haitian […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Two years ago, the author wrote an opinion piece for CNN that is still shared and discussed to this day. The following is an update to that 2011 post. Thanksgiving is a deeply meaningful annual ritual for Americans. It is singled out as the day to recall a gathering nearly 400 years ago when […]

In case you missed it, a monument honoring Puerto Ricans who have served in the U.S. armed forces was unveiled yesterday in Boston’s South End neighborhood. Here is what the Boston Globe reported: The crowd of more than 100 people, including many veterans, broke into cheers in both English and Spanish as the monument, located […]

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Earlier this month we received the following pitch from community member Wendy Gonzalez in response to one of our Facebook comments. Leg Avenue, a company that is currently mocking our culture and tradition. They have two different Day of Dead costumes for those who want to celebrate our traditions in a sexy “darling” way! We […]

Happy Wednesday, or as we like to say around Latino Rebels HQ: ¡Happy #GuayaberaGüensday! Pitched to us by Original Rebelde Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria, Guayabera Güensday is a stylish cultural twist on the average American nod to the middle day of the workweek. Guayabera Güensday encourages everyone to get over the weekly hump in style by rocking […]

Have we finally arrived at a neat formula to understand the U.S. Latino American? Looking over Nielsen’s newest study on the Latino Communities of the Tri-State Region, not really. In fact, the new report provides cold-hard data to support what we already know, quoting another Latino Rebels contributor: “The idea of a more unified Latino voice […]

We received the following release from Librotraficante: Houston, TX (October 21, 2013) – The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is set to approve course requirements for the Foundation Graduation plan as well as what can be included for Arts and Humanities for Texas schools 9th–12th grade. This will shape Advanced Courses as well as […]

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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 […]

Tonight at La Casa Azul Bookstore, Latino Rebels Foundation member Rick Najera will be make an appearance to discuss his new book “Almost White: Forced Confessions of a Latino in Hollywood.” Here are the details: Rick Najera at La Casa Azul Bookstore Friday October 4, 2013 6pm – 8pm – Event registration email: rsvp.lacasaazul@gmail.com – Bookstore […]

It was one of those turn your head moments. An Associated Press story saying that “The Dominican Republic’s top court on Thursday stripped citizenship from thousands of people born to migrants who came illegally, a category that overwhelmingly includes Haitians brought in to work on farms.” It caused one of our resident Dominicano Rebeldes to […]

You can catch Chapter 1 here and Chapter 2 here. Indie-inspired, Latin-hearted group Del Exilio brings you new music videos from their new album PANAMERICANO, blending telenovela episodes with traditional music videos.  Check out this web video series that captures the story of how an immigration reform revolution is sparked, and how a young man’s identity is transformed […]

After several statements to Latino Rebels defending its decision to strip the title of a seven-year-old Miss Hispanic Delaware winner Jakiyah Mckoy for not being Latina enough, the Facebook page of Nuestras Raíces Delaware sent us the following image and quote today: This Jakiyah after the removal of the title and she was happy and […]

After talking with Latino Rebels yesterday about the recent controversy surrounding the decision to strip the title of Little Miss Hispanic Delaware from seven-year-old Jakiyah McKoy because McKoy lacked “the proper documentation” to prove she was Latina, Nuestras Raíces Delaware sent us the following Facebook message tonight: The recent issue of El Tiempo Hispano with […]