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Originalmente escrito en inglés por Nelson A. Denis, traducido al español por Vlade. Este ensayo no juzga ni condena a Luis Muñoz Marín. Todos sabemos que el presidente Barack Obama, el gobernador David Patterson (New York) y el congresista Trey Radel (Florida) han usado cocaína, los alcaldes Marion Barry (Washington, D.C.) y Rob Ford (Toronto) fumaron […]

Remember a few weeks ago when a University of Texas fraternity’s “border patrol” party led to a letter of concern from UT students? According to local reports out of UT, university officials see no problem with the party and the Fiji frat won’t face any penalties or punishment from the school: Texas Fiji’s “border patrol” […]

In 2013, we were one of the first groups to share a video of drivers who refused to comply with DHS agents’ requests for information at their checkpoints. The video continues to be shared and it has made the social rounds so much, that someone asked us to share it again. Here it is: http://youtu.be/u4Ku17CqdZg […]

(Spanish version here.) This essay does not judge or condemn Luis Muñoz Marín. We all know that President Barack Obama, Governor David Patterson (New York) and Congressman Trey Radel (Florida) used cocaine, Mayors Marion Barry (Washington, D.C.) and Rob Ford (Toronto)  smoked crack, and innumerable politicians and CEOs do a little “something something” on the regular. But […]

During my travels and with many different endeavors, I have the privilege of meeting several bright and charismatic leaders from across the globe. As someone who has dedicated his life to developing positive, social change in a society where quantifiable progress comes slowly, we as Latinos often become tired of fighting, resisting and advocating for […]

Sean Penn may have only the best intentions to tease his buddy Alejandro González Iñárritu and get a light-hearted comedic relief, but intentions can only take one so far. Intentions do not always translate to impact. I agree with fellow Latino Rebels contributor Hector Luis Alamo that Penn has used his celebrity status to bring resources to […]

I didn’t watch the Oscars last night (untouched by the agony of one of longest events known to humankind), but I still woke up to the Sean Penn “green card” controversy. By now, you know what happened. Ha! Funny! Isn’t it? Many didn’t think so, and social media soon exploded. Was Penn racist? I don’t […]

I read the news today, oh boy… Seems Sean Penn went all Sean Penn at the Oscars last night. Before announcing Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman as this year’s Best Picture, Penn asked, “Who gave this sonofabitch his green card?” Iñárritu had already won for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. The joke wasn’t particularly […]

I am a Chileno queer Southerner who was brought up by feminists at home and in the movement. I am undocumented, cisgender and identify as male. My family came to Virginia when I was 7 years old. I currently live in Richmond, Virginia, and have been in this state since we first moved to the […]

Two years ago, Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi, a non-voting member of the U.S. Congress and the leader of the island’s pro-statehood party, submitted the Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act to the House of Representatives, with the hope that his fellow voting members would act on resolving Puerto Rico’s political status. A Senate version […]

Almost a month after 23-year-old John Paul Quintero died from a confrontation with Wichita Police after his father had requested help from 911, calls for justice and a more transparent investigation continue. Last night during Wichita’s City Council meeting, supporters, including one of Quintero’s family members, attending the meeting to ask about Quintero’s death and […]

We could school Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks (R) about what he said this morning on talk radio, but Think Progress already did. But, hey, you HAVE to blame someone. Listen. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/189303921″ params=”color=ff5500″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] All together now.

While the Mexican press was covering and tweeting about a resolution on Mexico by California state senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) that passed unanimously yesterday in Sacramento, we checked to see if any United States press outlets even gave Lara’s resolution a mention. That would be a no. Senador latino Ricardo Lara sube resolución a […]

It’s hard to follow in the awesomeness that is Adrian Carrasquillo’s magnum opus today: The Fight For Pitbull’s Political Soul. Rife with spot-on quotes, Carrasquillo gives a seemingly vapid subject the political scrutiny it deserves, as well as perhaps one of the greatest statements ever from Mr. 305 himself: I’m not here to be part of […]

The following is a 20-minute YouTube video from last Wednesday’s protest about the shooting death of 17-year-old Jessica Hernández. It was uploaded this weekend to YouTube and includes leaders from the Denver Freedom Riders

This morning, we received the following tweet: .@latinorebels ICE illegally deported Arturo Tejeda Munoz (A#202145782) on Jan 16 2015. #BringHimHome #ArturoTejeda (message for more info) — nestor guillen (@birdsnfrogs) January 23, 2015 As a follow-up to that tweet, we requested for more information about the case of Arturo Tejada Muñoz. Soon, we received an email […]

Last night Larry Wilmore’s “Nightly Show” covered Cuba. Outside of the typical cigar and rum jokes, it was a pretty good discussion. The show doesn’t embed videos yet, but click on the link here or on the photo below.

UPDATE, 11:15AM ET, January 21, 2015: The

UPDATE, January 22, 2015: New reports are saying Perez is staying on the show, although ABC or “The View” have yet to comment about the open letter. In response to a Variety report that actor Rosie Perez will be exiting ABC’s “The View” after just four months on the show, an open letter co-signed by […]

We are fairly certain that very few (if any) major media outlets mentioned the fact that yesterday’s #Dream4Justice march in New York City on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day did not just focus on the lost lives of African Americans who died at the hands of police. The names and faces of John Paul Quintero, Israel […]

Yes, one January 3 tweet from @ChipsterLife has turned into something bigger. One headline about “illegals” above a photo of unidentified people at a DMV not only led to incredibly intense reaction online, but it also caused a January 8 protest, which a reporter from the Santa Barbara News-Press