Media

This morning on Twitter, Latino Rebels shared part one of “David Sal Silva: An American Tragedy,” a four-part series by Bakersfield journalist/writers Nick Belardes, As we normally do when we want to amplify important stories via Twitter, we cc’d several Twitter profiles, including those of @MALDEF, @NCLR, and @democracynow. Here is just one example of […]

Before writing this story, we stopped for a minute to check that it was April 1, but it is not, it is May 29, and according to Puerto Rico’s El Vocero, there is a suggestion from Héctor Travieso that a new “more improved” “La Comay” show will return to the airwaves with , after the […]

After a campaign by Boricuas for a Positive Image calling for MilerCoors and the Puerto Rican Day Parade to stop the distribution and production of an official parade Coors Light beer can displaying the colors and images of the Puerto Rican flag went viral via social media, both MillerCoors and the Puerto Rican Day Parade […]

Earlier this evening a friend of mine sent me the following mission statement from MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund): “Founded in 1968, MALDEF is the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization. Often described as the ‘law firm of the Latino community,’ MALDEF promotes social change through advocacy, communications, community education, and […]

In an interview with The New York Post, “Devious Maids” creator Marc Cherry addressed some of his show’s most vocal critics, specifically a HuffPost piece by Cosmo for Latinas Editor-In-Chief Michelle Herrera Mulligan, who called the show “an insulting disgrace” that “does a tremendous disservice to the 20 million-plus Latina female population living in the […]

Yesterday we published the news of a campaign organized by Boricuas for a Positive Image calling for MillerCoors to stop the distribution and production of a limited edition Coors Light product classified as the official beer of the Puerto Rican Day Parade. The can displays the parade organization’s logo and includes the colors of the […]

Before we begin this piece, we will say this about the story of Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett and his admission that he can’t find qualified Latinos to work in his office or his administration. The story is starting to go viral, with posts in Think Progress and the HuffPost, yet both these outlets did a […]

We here at Latino Rebels are thrilled to learn about “REBEL,” a fascinating documentary premiering May 24 at 10pm EST on PBS (check local listings). The film tells the story of Loreta Velázquez, the untold story of “a Cuban raised in New Orleans, who disguised herself as a man to fight in the American Civil […]

California. Proposition 187. Pete Wilson. Arizona. HB2811. Jan Brewer. Texas. HB1938. Giovanni Capriglione. Texas. SB1128. Dan Patrick. The Librotraficante Movement is thrilled to announce that America can erase the last two entries from the above list of oppressive laws attacking our culture. Texas Republican Senator Dan Patrick introduced SB1128, and Texas Republican House of Representative […]

Michelle Herrera Mulligan is the editor-in-chief of Cosmo for Latinas and in a letter that was published yesterday in the HuffPost where she expresses her own personal opinions (and not Cosmo’s or the Hearst Corporation’s) about “Devious Maids,” the new Marc Cherry/Eva Longoria show that will premiere in June on Lifetime, Herrera Mulligan was highly […]

Tonight we read Jason Richwine’s now infamous “IQ and Immigration Policy” Harvard dissertation, the same study that caused headaches for his employer, the Heritage Foundation, and what Michelle Malkin said “is now being used to smear him — and, by extension, all of Heritage’s scholarship — as ‘racist.’ While the punditocracy and political establishment sanctimoniously […]

The Jason Richwine Saga continues, and the latest comes from a Buzzfeed article about how the Heritage Foundation’s Mike Gonzalez stood up for (yet also distanced himself from) Richwine on Univision America’s Fernando Espuelas Show. Yesterday Richwine was identified by the Washington Post as a co-author of Heritage’s latest controversial immigration study but is also […]

With all the Internet celebrations about Charles Ramsey and his actions to help rescue the young women and girl in the Cleveland kidnapping case, media outlets are now focusing attention on Ángel Cordero, who also played a key role in freeing the victims. The story also made CNN. We are wondering when the autotunes and […]

By now I’m sure you’ve seen the video interview of Charles Ramsey, a man being declared hero for rescuing three kidnapped Cleveland women missing for over a decade who were presumed dead.  It’s not surprising such incredible news would go viral.  It’s also not surprising one of the first few things to happen was the […]

Yesterday our founder @julito77 appeared on Telemundo Austin to discuss the whole Disney “Día de los Muertos” trademark fiasco. The interview was done via Skype from Latino Rebels HQ in the Boston area. Yeah, Julito has a wicked strong Puerto Rican accent. Watch.

UPDATE, 10:10 pm EST, Pagonakis said the following on a NewsChannel5 Facebook post: He also tweeted this to us a few minutes ago: @latinorebels My deepest apologies I know better. We ran a correction on the air. didn’t report correct information from police. I’m sorry. — Joe Pagonakis (@joeonyourside) May 9, 2013 What has happened […]

Before we get to what Eva Longoria wrote yesterday about “Devious Maids,” let’s start from the very beginning. Last year the Latino online community pretty much criticized Longoria for saying that “most” of the Latino community was “proud” about a all-Latina show about maids. Devious maids. With Marc Cherry as its creator. The same Marc […]

Cholas are so in right now! Sorority girls want to be them and casting directors want to hire them. Or at least, they think they do. Last week an unidentified “major television production company” put out a casting call on Reality Wanted, a casting call directory for reality television programs. The ad is calling for […]

This really needs to stop. Talk about one silly stupid Cinco de Mayo ad from Pinnatta, an interactive message company. We got the following image from a Facebook fan. Please stop the insanity. Please.

In response to criticisms surrounding an “inner beaner” joke by Tamra Barney on “Real Housewives of Orange County,” Bravo issued the following statement today: The executives at Bravo have reviewed your comments and taken appropriate action. In all future airings on the network, the term referenced in your note will be bleeped and inaudible. Thank […]

Here we go again. Just a few months after sororities at both Baylor and Penn State made national headlines for their racist “Mexican-themed” photos, a sorority at Cal State San Marcos is the latest example “When Sororities Go Racist.” As reported by NBC Latino, Alpha Chi Omega felt the brunt of the San Marcos community […]