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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 […]

The "TODOS SOMOS ILEGALES/WE ARE ALL ILLEGALS" Tour, an unprecedented musical, social, political, and cultural journey that celebrates the release of Outernational's “TODOS SOMOS ILEGALES/WE ARE ALL ILLEGALS” album traveled through Arizona last week. From the account we received from Leo Mintek of Outernational below, this tour is more than just songs and an album. Instead, it uses the universal language […]

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

We love "East WillyB". Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of having two members of the show's familia, @juliagrob and @jazminchavez, write one our favorite pieces of 2012: Latinos, Turn Off Your TV, Coño! The piece focused about why supporting independent Latino programming is a good thing. We agree 100%. Ever since that post, we have […]

For all the Friday videos, 'Sh*t" memes, and images of dads shooting their laptops, once in a while good happens on the Internet and injustices become part of the global consciousness. That is the case of #Kony2012 and #StopKony. KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo. The campaign launched on March 5 and it has […]

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 […]

Granted, Shaquille O'Neal is no longer an active player in the NBA, he is an analyst for TNT, but nonetheless he was named of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players and with confirmation that he indeed said SOMETHING disparaging against Puerto Rico during All-Star Weekend in Orlando, we have been asking for the NBA to comment […]

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 […]

This "Sh*t" parodies never end. Here we go again with "Sh*t White Girls Say to Latinas."

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 […]

Yes, this story is now national, but as with any story, it is always good to check in on the local angle. Courant.com offers some good videos about the coverage of East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo's "taco" comments. Too bad Courant.com doesn't have an embed option on their page, since we would be more than […]

You have seen "Sh*t Latina Girls Say" and "Sh*t Abuelas Say". Ahora, tenemos "Mil Maneras de Decir Cabrón" ("Sh*t boricua men say") Este video está… (wait for it) ¡CABRÓN!