Media

Just when we thought we would stop bringing up the fact that The New York Times’ Upshot blog has a serious ‘Latino problem’ when it comes to presenting stories about U.S. Latinos, along comes this, which our founder @julito77 tweeted this afternoon: Actual photo used by @UpshotNYT in piece called "It's Not Too Late for […]

The following video from Inocente Izucar made us smile. Post by Inocente!!! (H/T Remezcla) And while you are it, support Inocente’s art.

The folks at “Becoming Ricardo” let us know about a new episode. Here is “And There Was Steven.” As the team says: “Becoming Ricardo” is a web series that gives Latino actors the opportunity to showcase their talent in a way we don’t typically see on TV/film these days – with the release of this […]

Latino Rebels has agreed to collaborate with Roberto’s show team. We think this series is an important one to share. Our job is to help Roberto raise awareness about this new series. “Américans with Roberto Lovato,” a new web series on TeleSur English, spent this week sharing more about the Maya community in this country. […]

Yesterday in San Antonio during a luncheon on media and diversity at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) conference, MSNBC president Phil Griffin addressed the now infamous “Cinco de Mayo” fail. Here is what Richard Prince of the Maynard Institute reported: A contrite Phil Griffin, president of MSNBC, apologized again Friday for a May Cinco […]

After a local Texas sheriff called Border Convoy’s claims of an August 5 hotel evacuation from drug cartel members “all false,” a media spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety also confirmed via email that no Texas state troopers were involved in any August 5 incident. “DPS troopers were not involved in this incident,” […]

Our friends at Pocho.com let us know today that the talented Hey Vato puppets have a new episode. Here it is:

Looks like the much-hyped Border Convoy trip into Texas has become an absolute disaster for the “Stop the Invasion” organizers. Yesterday, the group was in San Antonio, and according to local press, only six people showed up. A half-dozen people from the San Antonio area gathered to hear radio host Pete Santilli talk about illegal immigration […]

This doesn’t need much explanation. Just sit back and smile. Post by 94.1 FM Dallas.

Remember earlier this year when Nate Cohn of The New York Times let the world know that a significant number of U.S. Latinos were becoming more “white” by misrepresenting a study that had yet to be finalized? This week that study was finally published. Here it is: America's Churning Races: Race and Ethnic Response Changes […]

After their confrontation with Rep. Steve King (R), DREAMer activist leaders Cesar Vargas and Erika Andiola posted a follow-up video.

Just a day after a confusing scene in El Paso involving the “Stop the Invasion” Border Convoy and allegations of gun threats, a new Facebook post by Convoy organizers says the group’s members “faced significant threat on I10 coming through El Paso” and that “a vehicle containing two ‘human rights activists’ who were also wearing […]

Grammy winners La Santa Cecilia just published a music video for the band’s remake of “Strawberry Fields Forever.” The clip needs no explanation. According to a report earlier this year, the band’s remake is “a psychedelic cumbia rendition of the Beatles’ iconic ’67 single.” The group “dedicated ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ to migrant agricultural workers. The […]

After publishing a story last night about members of the Border Convoy allegedly carrying firearms in El Paso during their eight-day “Stop the Invasion” rally, images from a local Univision 26 report showed a convoy member carrying what appear to be a rifle or an automatic weapon. The following video is in Spanish. A rough […]

UPDATE: August 4, 9:15ET: A local El Paso report shows images of what appear to be rifles or automatic weapons. Earlier today a story in The Guardian reported that an eight-day Border Convoy to “Stop the Invasion” was canceling its El Paso rally due to unspecified “death threats.” Apparently, what Border Convoy organizers told The […]

Maybe it was the fact that we were coming off World Cup withdrawal or maybe we are always looking for any fresh content that at least attempts to paint a more realistic picture of what it is to be Latino in the United States today, but when we started watching “Los Jets” on NuvoTV this […]

While one Latino Democrat was voting with House Republicans on immigration, another Latino Democrat —Illinois Rep. Luis Gutiérrez— was saying this:

For those who actually want to know a bit more about the current immigration debate, including statistics, history, etc., here are some actual informative posts that you should read up on: From Migration Policy: Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States. From the Department of Homeland Security: Yearbook of Immigration Statistics. […]

My Mother made me sit through every hour of Nuestra Belleza last year. The beauty contest, which airs on Univision, recruits Latinas from the United States and employs the Venezuelan Mr. Higgins, Osmel Sousa, to turn the girls into fembots, ready for the Univision world of bikini-clad models, hot tub contests and variety shows. Last […]

Yesterday in Washington, D.C., three Central American youth shared their personal stories about their journey to the United States. Their testimony was part of a meeting on unaccompanied immigrants held by the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Click on the link or each image to access the video testimony: Dulce Medina Mayeli Hernández Saúl Martínez

This weekend in front of the Massachusetts State House, Canadian-born radio talk show host Jeff Kuhher of Boston’s WRKO Radio had a message to Governor Duval Patrick, who is looking for ways to temporarily house Central American refugee children in one of the state’s federal centers. Looks like Kuhner, with his slight Montreal accent, thinks […]