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This week’s Rebel Report is out. You want to win the battle for Christmas? Recruit Latinos. ¡Feliz Navidad, familia! Post by Flama.

Twitter has begun to start promoting its 2014 Moments, and to be honest with you, we thought the social media network would have at least highlighted either this year’s Venezuela protests or the current Mexico ones in their “News and Politics” section. Yet, bizarrely, the only Latin American moment from that section was Carnaval. Yes, […]

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, […]

During a one-on-one interview this morning with MSNBC’s José Díaz-Balart, President Obama offered his first public comments about #Ayotzinapa. As you can see, the President didn’t really Díaz-Balart’s direct question about US aid to Mexico, saying that the U.S. values Mexico as a friend and partner. He also said that corruption in Mexico “does affect […]

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 […]

Late last night, we received the following email about a local story out of South Tucson, Arizona: We have been fighting a drug rehab from locating across the street from our school for 8 months now. They have money we are a small community of mostly Hispanics without any political clout. Please open link and […]

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 […]

After broadcasting a stunning report on November 26 alleging that 31 high school students were kidnapped in the Mexican city of Cocula, FRANCE 24 issued the following December 4 retraction on its site: FRANCE 24 reported that 31 students were abducted in July by armed men in the Mexican city of Cocula. The facts of […]

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.

Irma Muñoz is the founder and executive director of Mujeres de la Tierra, an environmental equity organization. MDLT inspires and teaches women and their children to take ownership and leadership of their neighborhood issues. A lawyer turned social entrepreneur, Irma works with women in Los Angeles’ east side (and beyond) to find practical solutions to benefit […]

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 […]

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Just when you think editorial cartoonists from U.S. newspapers would have taken a pause after the Indy Star debacle last weekend, we present this week’s latest Immigration Ignorance entry from Rick McKee of the Augusta Chronicle. A fan was reading the Sunday edition of the Press-Telegram (a Long Beach, California newspaper), when she snapped McKee’s […]

There were a lot of skeptics this past summer when Glenn Beck and The Blaze made an emotional plea to help the growing number of unaccompanied minors at the U.S.-Mexico border? Yeah, it felt like a bit too much. No way Beck and The Blaze would ever stick to that narrative, right? Exactly. Because in […]

The death of beloved legend Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Chespirito) no doubt resonated with millions and millions of people, especially all of you who grew up with “El Chavo del Ocho” or “El Chapulín Colorado.” To many, it was losing a huge part of childhood. Not surprisingly throughout the weekend, the news of Chespirito’s death dominated […]

Several Spanish-language outlets have confirmed that legendary actor/writer Roberto Gómez Bolaños, also known as Chespirito, has died from heart failure today in Cancún. He was 85. Chespirito will forever be known as the genius behind “El Chavo del Ocho” and “El Chapulín Colorado,” two iconic characters known throughout Latin America and the United States. Chespirito’s […]