Politics

Originally published in JulioRVarela.com There is journalism and then there is fluff. FOX's "STOSSEL" show is fluff. One-sided agenda journalism at its worst. Republican and pro-statehood Puerto Rican governor Luis Fortuño, the incumbent who is trailing in polls to an opponent who has his own issues, is trying to put a spin on an economic […]

Here is the full united video from the May 10, 2012 United States Department's press conference detailing its lawsuit against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Arpaio are being sued for alleged acts of racial profiling, specifically among US citizens of Latino descent, and for unconstitutional law enforcement practices. "The […]

What follows below are the entire public documents describing in full detail the lawsuit filed this week by the United States government against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio has already gone on record to say the following, as reported by CNN: "They're using me for the Latino vote, showing that they're doing something, taking […]

Democracy Now! provided as rather extensive and detailed report about the recent suit filed by the US Department of Justice against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose office has been charged with racially profiling Latino residents in the Phoenix area. Here is the video of the segment and the transcript from today's segment.   JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We […]

ORIGINALLY PUBLLISHED AT REMEZCLA It’s often said that there’s nothing more American than baseball (much to the chagrin of apple pie). We’re not sure if that line was cobbled together in a public relations meeting but it does hold some weight when one considers how some aspects of the history of the sport mirror historic […]

We have no doubt that the mainstream media will begin to filter ARIZONA V. UNITED STATES the moment oral arguments are completed today at the US Supreme Court. We, however, will do our very best to look at the actual primary documents surrounding the case and listen to the full public audio arguments that will be […]

Here is a video of yesterday's entire Senate subcommittee hearing about Arizona's SB 1070 immigration law. Today, the US Supreme Court will be listening to oral arguments for and against the Arizona law. Our favorite part of yesterday's hearing? Former Arizona Senator Dennis DeConcini's appearance. “I apologize for Arizona’s actions toward the Latino community," said […]

Tomorrow, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments for and against Arizona's SB 1070 immigration law. What's at stake? Here is one infographic, (And for those who say it is from the ACLU, suck it.) This graphic presents some very interesting facts (for those who want to know about facts) regarding legal challenges to […]

This morning, DemocracyNow dedicated over 45 minutes of its show to the tragedy of Anastasio Herández Rojas, who was tortured and beaten mercilessly to death by US Border Patrol agents.   For more, visit WeAreAllAnastasio.org

Last week, the Latino Rebels were presented with the opportunity to write about a new web series called "The Guzman Show," which is the story about a stereotypical Mexican family that includes a cholo baby, pregnant teen and a goat, described as “a Latin-American Family Guy drenched in Tapatío hot sauce and created by a […]

The Puerto Rican Alliance for Awareness (PRAA), a non-profit organization founded by Carlos Jiménez Flores and Darlene Vazquetelles that is bringing awareness to the negative stereotyping of all groups, released its much-anticipated video today. The goal? To educate the world about the REAL FACES of Puerto Ricans, both on the island and on the mainland. So […]

We would like to take the opportunity to clarify a few misunderstandings about Latinos and specifically, the Latino Rebels. We’re not hard to figure out. In fact, we’re just like you. Except for one thing: we’re bicultural. We have one foot in each place: the United States and our origin of ancestry. The group of […]

Last week MySanAntonio.com reported that the city's proposed mural of a sleeping Mexican being considered for the revitalization of a historic drive-in has drawn protests and anger by several Latino activists and artists. The issue? The city wants to re-create the Mission Drive-In's original art, which showed Mission San José as well as two men […]

Is the US Latino community going to educate the rest of the nation that Florida Senator Marco Rubio does NOT represent the views of Latino voters? The Miami Herald reported that the NO SOMOS RUBIOS campaign protested Rubio's appearance today in Miami. Here is an excerpt:   In the lead-up to Rubio's speech, critics from […]

GUEST POST BY RAUL RAMOS Y SANCHEZ OF RAULRAMOS.COM Do not underestimate Newt Gingrich. He is a cunning political strategist who understands the demographic death spiral facing the Republican party — and he clearly has a plan. Gingrich knows the Republican candidate in the November election will fail without support from U.S. minorities. Yet the GOP base will not nominate […]

Looks like the Facebook campaign to deliver tacos to East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo worked out, as 500 tacos arrived today at Maturo's office today. According to local Connecticut outlets, the tacos arrived around 1:30 PM EST but Maturo was not there. Instead his office issued the following statement: "The Town of East Haven has […]

On Monday, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights expressing "grave concern" over  the Arizona Revised Statute §§ 15-112 that subsequently banned the TUSD MAS program. In the letter the Congressional Hispanic Caucus urged the Office for Civil Rights to investigate due to "the language […]

The protest against ABC for it's airing of the now-defunct "WORK IT" show will still continue tonight at 5:30 at ABC's corporate headquarters. Boricuas For A Positive Image For Info: Mr. Rivera: 917-709-2219 ABC has cancelled the sitcom: “Work It.” Though they might believe that this will make the protest STOP, they are WRONG. The Boricua […]

The Twitter silence for Puerto Rican actor Amaury Nolasco is over. The actor, whose ABC show "Work It" face a social media controversy for a line about Puerto Rican drug deal ears, tweeted out an apology today around 5pm EST. The apology appeared on Nolasco's stream in both English and Spanish. It was more than […]

Originally posted on NYC LATINO POLITICS. Boricuas for a Positive Image will join the NYC Chapter of  the Labor Council of Latin American Advancement on Thursday January 12 at 5:30 pm at the front of the ABC Building on 66th and Columbus in New York City. Here is a video of the initial demonstration from […]

  Originally appeared on EdMorales.net. Reprinted with permission of the author. Ed Morales is a journalist who has investigated New York City electoral politics, police brutality, street gangs, grassroots activists, and the Latino arts and music scene.  He has been a Latin music Newsday columnist and longtime Village Voice contributing writer whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York […]