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Read. Write. Buy Books. (Part 1)
Our young believe there are no books by or about Latinos.
24 Hours at the Border
As Congress and the White House continue to clash over the funding of the border wall, Latino USA heads down to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas to visit the communities affected by the government’s decisions about the border and immigration.
Netflix Announces ONE DAY AT A TIME Is Cancelled, and as Expected, Twitter Users Let Them Have It
“Please don’t take this as an indication that your story is not important,” Netflix said.
The Families Belong Together Corporate Accountability Committee Responds to Wells Fargo Decision to Exit The Private Prison Industry
Another big bank says it will no longer finance Geo Group and CoreCivic.
After CBP Confusion, NYC Public School Rallies in Support of Its Immigrant Community
For about an hour, around a hundred people gathered after dismissal at the Castle Bridge’s school entrance on 169th St. and St. Nicholas Ave. to send the message to government authorities that a threat to one was a threat to all.
Pew: 61% of Country’s Undocumented Population Lives in 20 Metro Areas
“In 2016, the 20 metro areas with the most unauthorized immigrants were home to 6.5 million of them, or 61% of the estimated nationwide total. By contrast, only 37% of the total U.S. population lived in those metro areas,” Pew stated.
Inside a Hielera Detention Cell Art Exhibit at SXSW
Latino Rebels Radio: March 10, 2019
News That Netflix Will Adapt One Hundred Years of Solitude Gets Mixed Response From Fans
Let the debate begin.
Latinx Drag Queen Posts GRWM Video at Border Wall
“He is making up all of these lies of a huge border crisis and makes it seem like we are living in these times of war. There was nothing going on at the border. I was hanging out doing my makeup,” Lushious Massacr said.
NALEO Educational Fund Comments on US Census Bureau Request for Citizenship Data from the Department of Homeland Security
“It is time for Congress to act and provide Latinos and all Americans with the clarity and safety they need to participate in the 2020 Census by removing the citizenship question once and for all,” CEO Arturo Vargas said.
Border Angels Responds to Government Tracking of Activists and Journalists
Here on the militarized frontier, organizations like Border Angels, Al Otro Lado, human rights supporters and the journalists who come here to document history have been spied on.
What the Head of the TPS Alliance Submitted to a Congressional Committee in Washington
“I also would like you to know why the term ‘temporary’ is no longer an appropriate term or category for our communities across the nation. We have given the best years of our lives in this country,” José Palma wrote in his remarks.
Moms Celebrate That JPMorgan Chase Will No Longer ‘Bank the Private Prison Industry’
“Seventy-one percent of the average daily population in ICE custody are held in privately operated jails, many with documented histories of human rights abuses.”
NABJ Elevates CNN to Special Media Monitoring List
“A special team will perform further research and an analysis of CNN’s diversity, inclusion and equity practices, per the NABJ Board’s directive.”
UT/TT Poll: O’Rourke Outpacing Castro, Trump Position Stable as Texans Look to 2020
With political observers expecting both candidates to tout their support in a demographically changing Texas, O’Rourke is more well-known than Castro at this early point in the campaign.
How This Group of Detroit Chingonas Clapped Back Against Negative Mexican Stereotypes and Caught the Attention of Washington
.“I just thought the images were really offensive,” she said. “Unfortunately, these images portray Mexicans as drunkards or prone to violence. These racist and derogatory messages are harmful to our country,” Detroit City Councilwoman Raquel Castañeda-López told Latino Rebels.
Latino Opinion Leaders Undecided About Any of the Candidates for the 2020 Presidential Election (OPINION)
The field is very much wide open.
Hispanic Caucus Members Call for Full Investigation After Migrant Woman Gives Birth to Stillborn Child in ICE Custody
“We have heard several alarming stories of pregnant women receiving inadequate medical care and even miscarrying while in DHS custody,” Rep. Joaquin Castro said.