Media

Yesterday we posted a piece about racist graffiti at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. We now hear from the University’s Chancellor that “an individual has been charged today in court in connection with his alleged involvement in two recent incidents where racist, intimidating messages were scrawled on residence hall doors.” Here is a copy of […]

So a story by EFE is telling the world that Google “has launched a new Web domain -.SOY- that is intended for members of the Hispanic community, touting it as the ‘place for Latinos online.’” We thought this was an Onion piece, but it is real. Google even has actual people signing up for the […]

In case you missed this one, last weekend Mekahlo Medina, President of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), wrote a post demanding an apology from The New York Daily News for the following editorial cartoon, which had caught the attention of NY1’s Roberto Lacayo: In that post, Medina wrote the following: When I first […]

Last week, a tense video went viral, showing older dudes in Dropbox shirts telling younger kids in San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood to get off a soccer field because the older dudes had a permit. Today in City Hall, those kids and their supporters held a “Playground Is Not For Sale” rally that drew about 150 […]

A few months ago, we reminded the Internet (specifically English-language media outlets) to #RespectTheÑ. The point is simple: a letter that might look weird to non-Spanish speakers, is actually pretty common to those who know Spanish. Yet, when you get the AP to tweet out the following, it leads to confusion and just plain editorial […]

For a second, we really thought that the Whiteness Project was just an extension of the SNL skit about white people that got attention last week, but after doing a little more digging, the project is actually serious. According to the site, the Whiteness Project “is a multiplatform investigation into how Americans who identify as […]

We are a mess over here. Crying. Laughing…too loud for our neighbors probably pero, bueno. When you live in the throes of the entertainment industry it’s hard to be hopeful about the future of television. And let me tell you, we radiate “hope.” We are hoping day and night, we hope in the morning, for […]

Enough said.

Today the city of Minneapolis will celebrate its first-ever Indigenous People’s Day, the same day that an observation of Christopher Columbus and the “discovery of the new world” is federally imposed. The initiative to rename the date is a clear attempt to recognize indigenous people as true natives of this land that, as a matter […]

UPDATE: The full 12-minute video has been uploaded to YouTube, but then it was taken down. UPDATE: Our publisher reported that Sánchez and his family met with Buckeye’s Police Chief on the afternoon of October 13. UPDATE: The Buckeye Police Department released the following statement on its Facebook page this afternoon, Monday October 13, 2014: […]

UPDATE, October 13, 2014: Some apologies were made. It was still awkward. By now, you may or may not have seen the following viral video from San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood showing a confrontation between a bunch of younger (and mostly brown) soccer players being told by a bunch of older guys (and mostly white) soccer […]

Politico recently ran a piece called “Hispanics Won’t Turn Texas Blue.” File it under the category of essays I call “Too Little, Too Soon.” These types of essays have three goals: Convince Latinos that their vote does not matter. Convince Republicans that they are doing better then miserable with Latinos. Dissuade Democrats from doing more to […]

An Change.org petition by Armando Cruz Velasco of Hesperia, California, is calling to get rid of a “Fiesta de los muertos” Scare Zone at Knott’s Scary Farm (part of the famous Knott’s Berry Farm theme park). Cruz Velasco’s petition says: For the last few years, Knott’s Scary Farm has had a Day of the Dead […]

Look, actual intelligent political analysis from CNN today about where the U.S. Latino electorate is at just weeks before the midterms. It’s a message that has been ongoing for a while now. If you haven’t read Ed O’Keefe’s piece in The Washington Post today, you should.

Just when I think that the notion of “white Hispanic” has faded away, several more commentaries continue to appear. All raise important points yet miss others that are equally important. (I want to thank Christina Saenz-Alcánatra for effectively and succinctly explaining the arguments of various commentaries.) To discuss “white Hispanics,” means to discuss two issues: one […]

The following video is from 2013. His name is Rojo Córdova. His poem is called “DosMilMex.” From the documentary “Hecho en México.”

We have known immigrant rights activists Julio Salgado and Jesús Iñiguez for years, and this week, we got a YouTube email about their new “Osito” web series, so obviously we checked it out. FYI, the videos are raw but they are real, and to be honest with you, just seeing two very committed activists just […]

The following video clip from Media Matters captured today from Laura Ingraham’s show pretty much confirms that her ridiculous rant about a bilingual interview conducted by MSNBC’s José Díaz-Balart backfired big time. Just listen to the first few minutes. According to Ingraham, she was only “teasing people who try to do simultaneous translation because it’s […]

Today someone sent us a Mashable piece on a new bilingual campaign to raise self-esteem with young Latinos. The campaign, sponsored by American Family Insurance, shows a lot of really adorable young children posing to quotes from influential Latinos in the U.S. and Latin Americans (yes, even Carlos Slim, which was a head-scratcher). Nonetheless, as […]

Sofía Vergara. Advancing Latina stereotypes for humankind anywhere she goes.

If you are in New York City next Friday October 3, try to get to the free screening of Rodrigo Reyes’ “Purgatorio,” an award-winning documentary that re-imagines the Mexico/U.S. border as a mythical place comparable to Dante’s purgatory. It is a documentary for anyone who follows the politicalization of the immigration debate. Did we mention […]