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The following video is raw, but speaks for itself. It has gone viral, having been deleted from Facebook, but eventually showing up on YouTube. It happened on May 20 in Salinas, California. It shows two police officers chasing what appears to be an unarmed man. Eventually the police officer fire shots at the man, killing […]

NUEVA YORK, NY – The Memorial Day weekend will be transformed into an art and culture celebration in Manhattan’s Lower East, where the Loisaida Festival will bring together theater companies, poets and musicians, in a celebration of the performance fusions that evolved at iconic venues such as the New Rican Village, in the 1970s and […]

As a regular watcher of Latin America, come Monday morning I usually expect to read about the terrible things that almost inevitably occur every weekend. In a region so vast and unstable, there’s bound to be a riot, a corruption scandal, a police crackdown, the shooting of innocent bystanders, or at least an earthquake or mudslide, […]

Want to see what wealth inequality looks like? All you need to do is look at this photograph from Mexico. This photo is part of a campaign published here by Publicis, a Mexican ad agency. The photos refer to a site currently under construction.

Maybe just maybe some networks are starting to listen. This week, ABC announced that it would be picking up “Cristela,” starring the very talented Cristela Alonzo. Despite some silly headlines by the Hollywood press (“Cristela Alonzo Brings Mexican-American Humor And A Laugh Track To ABC’s Lineup”), let’s just say this: there is now a TV […]

In 2006, my parents, my grandmother, and I left Rio Verde for Jataí, Goiás to watch the World Cup Germany final between Italy and France at my great-uncle’s place. I happened to be in Brazil in 1994 and 2002 when Brazil won it all, so I had an idea of the parties for days that […]

UPDATE, May 17, 2014: The bill passed. Reports from Santo Domingo and the Dominican-American community are confirming that the Dominican Republican is ready to move beyond last year’s controversial constitutional tribunal ruling about who is a Dominican citizen. Here is what Dominican Today reported: The bill submitted to Congress by the Executive Branch Thursday will […]

Tomorrow May 15, LatinoRebels.com stands with other organizations —including the ACLU, EFF and reddit— in a day of action urging President Obama and FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to reject any rules that would harm the open Internet. A letter sent to the President and the FCC states the following: “Instead of restoring this important principle […]

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“Around the world today, men and women are still imprisoned for their political beliefs.”—President Barack Obama “But one prisoner remains, now a vivid reminder of the ongoing inequality that colonialism and empire building inevitably bring forth. After more than 30 years, Oscar López Rivera is imprisoned for the ‘crime’ of seditious conspiracy: conspiracy to free […]

If you haven’t read “The Unbearable Whiteness of Liberal Media” by Gabriel Arana yet, you need to. Like right now. Arana’s piece is perhaps one of the most honestly tragic commentaries about why media still suffers from a major diversity issue. It is a topic our own founder continues to write about, and to be […]

LatinoRebels.com is proud to help support La Respuesta’s New York networking event on May 17. See below for more. New internet-based magazine looks to network with its readers and establish a face-to-face relationship with the Puerto Rican community in New York City. New York City (May 2014) – La Respuesta magazine (www.larespuestamedia.com) proudly announces its […]

If there is a clear example of the media bias towards the “quaintness” of Northern border stories between the United States and Canada, today’s front page of The Boston Globe sports section is Exhibit A. Titled, “Border Clash,” writer/photographer Stan Grossfeld travels to the border town of Derby Line, VT. The article focuses on how […]

While national news channels had their own #CincoDeFallo moments, a Twitter tip from college student Maria Fernanda Andia @mfaeb also got our attention: Couldn't be more disappointed with #UMD 's dining service making employees wear fake mustaches & sombreros for Cinco de Mayo @presidentloh — Maria Fernanda Andia (@mfaeb) May 5, 2014 LT Offensive & […]

Now that MSNBC apologized for its ridiculously offensive frat-boy Cinco de Mayo segment and a co-host for ABC’s “GMA” kind of apologized for her own Cinco de Drinko silliness, many would want to believe that the “angry Latinos” who followed these stories today should just go away and disappear. If it were only that simple. As is the case with most blatantly ignorant TV segments […]

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Earlier today, we shared a post about a Cinco de Mayo breakfast hosted by Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden. It got some attention, for the obvious reasons listed here. (By the way, we must credit the label “Hispandering” to the fabulous @AdrianaMaestas.) This afternoon the Hispandering from the White House […]

Three years ago today (May 5, 2011), a small group of crazies launched LatinoRebels.com. As the Lead Loco who came up with the idea of forming a new type of site the would try to tackle (and celebrate) what it is to be a “US Latino” in a digital age, I wanted to take a […]

In response to a series of Pro-USA protests scheduled for tomorrow at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, CA, this is what Live Oak students are saying:

The following statement by Georgine Scott-Codig­a was published on the site for one of the rallies occurring this Monday in front of Live Oak High in Morgan Hill, CA. The situation has gotten tense and ugly. Online evidence contains threats of violence against students. Scott-Codig­a and the Gilroy-Morgan Hill Patriots (GMHP) claim that other rallies […]

This week Fusion announced that comedian and “Daily Show” corespondent Al Madrigal “will host and report a one-hour primetime special for Fusion on the power and influence of the booming Latino community” in the United States. The special is set to air in the fall. “I’m delighted to carry on in the tradition of the […]