Media
Queens Organizers Hold Multilingual ‘No Amazon’ Day-Long Event as Retail Giant Reconsiders New York City HQ2
Organizers said they provided frontline communities with information around issues that often get lost in translation.
What Beto O’Rourke Said to Combat Trump’s Lies About El Paso
This could be 2020 right here.
Investigación sobre los muertos del huracán María gana prestigioso premio de periodismo de precisión Philip Meyer
El proyecto de investigación, iniciado y liderado por el Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI), incluyó la colaboración con el medio especializado en periodismo de datos qz.com y con la agencia de noticias internacional Prensa Asociada.
Jessica J. González’s Testimony Before Congress Reminds Us Why Net Neutrality Matters for POC
“I’m also here as a Mexican-American woman from a working-class family.”
Rep. Escobar in Letter to Trump: Apologize to El Paso for False Claims About City’s Crime Rate
“El Paso has never been one of the most ‘dangerous cities’ in the country, and our safety and security has long been a point of pride,” the Texas Democrat wrote.
Power 4 Puerto Rico Statement on COFINA Deal
“The story of PROMESA is the story of deepening poverty in Puerto Rico.”
Chris Matthews Has No Problem Saying ‘Illegal People’ on MSNBC
Come on, Chris. It’s 2019.
Groups Opposed to PR Debt Deal Say It Will Only Lead to More Taxes and Austerity
“We refuse to sit back and watch how Wall Street destroys Puerto Rico. Expect more protests and public mobilization to resist this abuse,” said Julio López Varona, The Center for Popular Democracy (CPD).
There’s Now a Petition to Stop the Deportation of 21 Savage
As of this posting, the petition has gotten close to 7,000 signatures, with new signatures being posted every minute.
A Latino Rebels Origin Story
Latino Rebels Radio: February 3, 2019
How Central American Migrants Helped Revive the US Labor Movement
Guatemalan and Salvadoran immigrants have organized far-reaching workers rights’ campaigns in migrant-dominated industries that mainstream unions had thought to be untouchable.
Freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal: An Open Letter to the Organizers and Attendees of the 2019 Rebellious Lawyering Conference
The Directors of RebLaw and all of those in a position to act on our demands.
Maduro to Americans: ‘Let Us Not Allow Another War Like Vietnam in Latin America’
“I want to send a message to the people of the United States,” the Venezuelan president said.
Pew: Latinos Will Be Largest Minority Voter Group of 2020 Election
The number of eligible Latinos who can vote in 2020 is estimated at 32 million, about two million more than eligible Black voters.
Report: 2018 ICE Arrests in NY Courthouses Increased by 1700% Under Trump Administration
IDP documented 202 reports of ICE arrests and sightings in New York State courthouses in 2018.
New La Comay Reboot Show Is Lacking Advertisers: Why?
The second day of the show also saw a four-point ratings drop.
In Solidarity With Dan-el Padilla Peralta, Djesika Bel Watson, and Stefani Echeverría-Fenn (OPINION)
These instances of racist and discriminatory practices in academic spaces are not new.
Latino Leaders Demand More From NBC, Brokaw and Meet the Press for Xenophobic Comments (OPINION)
It is unacceptable that a major network news program would give a platform to one of their most well respected personalities to repeat and extend these untrue and harmful stereotypes to Latinos.