Media

EDITOR’S NOTE: As a complement to our piece about how the U.S. media has overlooked parts of the pot debate, writer Carolina Drake shares her thoughts. Drug legalization is not as stoner-centered as you think once we look at both sides of the supply and demand transaction, and consider that legalization in the US could […]

Late last year, the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts and other Latino organizations took the lead in addressing the diversity issue at NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” with an open letter to Lorne Michaels, the show’s creator. Here is the original letter: Today the Washington Post published a letter by NHFA chairman Felix Sanchez. Sanchez […]

There is a part of us that really wants Buzzfeed Español to do really well, since we really believe that the online world would benefit from more humorous online content in Spanish. But for some reason, the page is still a massive translation effort of the original Buzzfeed. Something is not clicking and who knows […]

Here is a lesson for all the tea party pages out there on Facebook. When expressing your political opinions on social media, you MIGHT want to refrain from posting these types of images: Yes, that is exactly what The National Liberty Foundation shared on its Facebook page over the weekend. Yes the very same West […]

Yeah, while you hear about how well Black Friday is going in the mainland U.S. or not going well, here is what Puerto Rico’s El Nuevo Día posted on its Facebook page today. And there’s video too. One from Mayagüez. Post by Karen Marie. Read more about the stories here in Spanish.

We will let you decide. What do you think of the tweet a Los Angeles publicity group tweeted out today from the Latin Grammys? Check out @JotDog outfits! #HEINEKENHOUSE pic.twitter.com/ZqMrvvx1AB — Digital Girl Inc. (@digitalgirl_inc) November 20, 2013 JotDog is a quirky pop group from Mexico City. What say you? All in good fun? Or […]

We got this one from @TRANSLATINAS_NY, who tweeted us earlier this morning. (BTW, she had us at Anderson Pooper.) RACIST #ANDERSON POOPER RT@GayGuideMexico @AndersonCooper mocks #Peruvian culture http://t.co/fBKLep6tPL #lima #latism @latinorebels #peru — Brooke Cerda Guzman (@TRANSLATINAS_NY) November 18, 2013 A few clicks here and there, and this is what we found. First, the video (get […]

This past week saw an unusual number of news stories covering the “sexiness” of Latinas to sell both products and/or news stories. Yes, sex sells, we all know the concept, but there is real news out there about Latinas that doesn’t involve sex or the curves of their Latina bodies. From Jennifer Lopez, Sofia Vergara, […]

POR AMOR EN EL CASERÍO, a film about the struggles of a public housing community against drugs, guns and violence, written and produced by Antonio Morales and directed by Luis Enrique Rodriguez, will premier at John Jay College (Gerald Lynch Theater, 524 West 59th St) on Monday, November 11, 2013 at 6 pm. You can RSVP on Facebook here. […]

Here is a letter Latino Rebels received tonight from the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts and National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, addressed to SNL’s Lorne Michaels: The letter was also co-signed by the following organizations: ASPIRA Association, Inc. Cuban American National Council Labor Council for Latin American Advancement League of United Latin American Citizens MANA, […]

Halloween is a chance to break the routine. Parents who would typically not allow their kids to eat candy let them have a free-for-all for sugar. Children, teens, and young adults have a respite from everyday identities by becoming vampires, cats, and nurses. Halloween is a chance to try out a different identity than your […]

Dear Fusion, Welcome to the world. We are rooting for you guys, ever since you you had said a long time ago that you were going to be a new channel for young Latino millenials. That was cool. Somewhere, that message went from Latino millenials to millenials in general, and even though we scratch our […]

Here it is. The official trailer of the much-anticipated film, “Cesar Chavez: An American Hero,” directed by Diego Luna. For more about the film, click here or here.

Yeah, we know that Marc Cherry’s “Devious Maids” got renewed. We still don’t like it, and we definitely think that Cherry comes across as some privileged white Hollywood producer when he says things like what he told The Guardian today: “At the end of the day it all came down to the job they were […]

This just in from @TheeKatsMeoww. Watch. What do you think?

Have we finally arrived at a neat formula to understand the U.S. Latino American? Looking over Nielsen’s newest study on the Latino Communities of the Tri-State Region, not really. In fact, the new report provides cold-hard data to support what we already know, quoting another Latino Rebels contributor: “The idea of a more unified Latino voice […]

Latino Rebels received the following release today from the National Congress of American Indians. Online version is here. Washington, DC – Just days after President Obama joined the growing chorus of those calling for the Washington NFL Team to consider changing its name, the team’s leadership justified the use of their “Indian” mascot as a […]

MORE INFO FRM THE NHFA: “It is opposite the Smithsonian Castle. We just did a walk through, the streets are closed to the museums so if you are driving the closes location is 7th Street; the best way is to take the Metro and get off at the Smithsonian exit.” Via The National Hispanic Foundation […]

Tonight at La Casa Azul Bookstore, Latino Rebels Foundation member Rick Najera will be make an appearance to discuss his new book “Almost White: Forced Confessions of a Latino in Hollywood.” Here are the details: Rick Najera at La Casa Azul Bookstore Friday October 4, 2013 6pm – 8pm – Event registration email: rsvp.lacasaazul@gmail.com – Bookstore […]

Actress Michelle Rodriguez recently told Entertainment Weekly that she doesn’t like talking about what she does with her vagina, so naturally, that’s all the media wants to talk about today. This morning, the Internet was abuzz with reports siting Rodriguez’s admission to EW that she has gone “both ways.” SEO-friendly headings all but shout at […]

This week NPR’s Tell Me More invited Latino Rebels founder @julito77 to talk about about Latino Rebels. Here is the full interview with Celeste Headlee. You can also visit the show link. We still have no idea why he quoted “High School Musical” and the whole “Saludos” thing? Ayy, jefe. You can read the whole […]