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Meet the Texas Republican Who Wants to Organize a “César Chávez” Style Boycott

Say hello to David Bradley, one of the 10 Republicans who are part of the Texas State Board of Education (SBoE). In response to an Associated Press reporter’s question about a vote to have Mexican American Studies (MAS) be part of the state’s formal curriculum, this is what Bradley said: We wonder what Bradley would […]

  • Apr 8, 2014
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Drapetomanía: Grupo Antillano and the Art of Afro-Cuba in Havana, New York and San Francisco

March 7 – July 18, 2014 The 8th Floor 17 W 17th St NYC, NY 10011 Info: 646-839-5908 Open Hours: Tuesday – Thursday 11-6 and Friday 10-5 Curated by Alejandro de la Fuente, Robert Woods Bliss Professor of Latin American History and Economics and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, and originally presented at the Centro […]

  • Apr 7, 2014
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OPINION: How to Change Cuba Today

Imagine how the U.S. government might react if it were discovered that officials in Beijing tapped President Obama’s cellphone. What if protesters set fire to Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, only to learn afterward that the protests were secretly sponsored by the Kremlin? The American public would be screaming for heads, of course. Republicans […]

  • Apr 7, 2014
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What the Neo-Nativists Say About #2Million2Many

Take a moment and read what the “other side” had to say about this weekend’s #2Million2Many demonstrations. The following email comes from a group called “Help Save Maryland.” It is a real email, which we did not edit. We decided to add our response to this letter first before we ran it. Here is our […]

  • Apr 6, 2014
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#2Million2Many: Photos and Videos From All Over Country

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  • Apr 6, 2014
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Latina Business Leaders Taking Their Place at Corporate Table

Latinas are one of the fastest growing and most dynamic demographic within the business community. These leaders are creating innovative tools, strategies and business models that are benefiting large and small businesses throughout the United States. According to the 2013 Women-Owned Business report, Latinas own nearly one million businesses in the United States, they employ […]

  • Apr 6, 2014
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Camping Protesters in Argentine Town Halt Construction of Monsanto Plant

MALVINAS ARGENTINAS, CÓRDOBA—For the first time in history, a campsite of neighbors in Argentina has stopped the construction of a multinational agriculture plant belonging to Monsanto. For more than six months, residents of Malvinas Argentinas, a small town outside of Córdoba, Argentina, have been camping on the land occupied by Monsanto, a biotechnology multinational which […]

  • Apr 5, 2014
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Fear-Mongering Breitbart Video Leads to Rep. Steve King Telling DREAMers to Go Back to Tijuana

¡PENDEJO ALERT! Let the fear-mongering begin. The following “news” (cue dramatic music) by faux outlet Breitbart has American’s Favorite Pendejo, Rep. Steve King of Iowa (R), talking ignorance. Again. Here is the “shocking” video: Here is what King told Breitbart (we emphasized the big nugget for you): If we’re going to put out the bait, […]

  • Apr 4, 2014
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Ft. Hood Shooter Was Puerto Rican: Let the Distractions and Ignorance Begin in 3… 2…1…

Last night Puerto Rico’s El Nuevo Día followed up on an NBC News story sharing that Ft. Hood shooter Iván López was from Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. The END spoke with sources who said that López, an Iraq veteran, went to Asunción Rodríguez de Sala school in Guayanilla, was part the school band and was also […]

  • Apr 3, 2014
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César Chávez and Me

Recently, I went to a film screening of “César Chávez” in Bakersfield, California. I went with my wife and children, and watched the film with a packed house of students and farmworkers at the Maya Cinemas. It was a fundraiser for FIELD (Farmworker Institute for Education and Leadership). I’m on the FIELD board and it […]

  • Apr 1, 2014
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Diego Luna Plays It Safe in Disjointed “César Chávez” Movie

Let’s face it: the initial push to get Latinos interested in attending the opening weekend of Diego Luna’s “César Chávez” worked. From White House trips to social media chats, everyone in my social circles was fully aware that Luna’s film about the heroic labor leader was coming out the weekend of March 28, just three […]

  • Mar 30, 2014
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Obamacare’s Spanish Twitter Marketing Push All About Empanadas and Soccer Balls

The March 31 open enrollment deadline for the Affordable Health Care Act (ACT), also known as Obamacare, is fast approaching and the Twitter profile of CuidadoDeSalud.gov is making a final push for signups with what is one perplexing ad campaign. Here are just some of the tweets: “3: the # of picante bottles you have […]

  • Mar 29, 2014
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Sorry, CNN, Pelé Is Not Dead

This story comes from Fusion’s Fidel Martinez, who saw the following tweet from Anthony De Rosa: CNN inaccurately declares Brazilian soccer legend Pele dead pic.twitter.com/H2tjM36xnq — Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) March 28, 2014 Wha? It also showed up here: Y el programa de #CNN @NewDay "mata" a @Pele en Twitter por error pic.twitter.com/dubh7qLre0 — San […]

  • Mar 28, 2014
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WATCH: Why President Obama Needs to Change Direction of His Immigration Legacy

Just watch. You can learn more at obamalegacy.com

  • Mar 28, 2014
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Farmworker Women Leaders Making Major Impact

In observance of Women’s History Month, LatinoRebels.com is celebrating Latinas who are making a difference every day. Today, as a part of National Farmworker Awareness week, we honor some of the women who are leading the migrant women’s rights movement. Farmworker women put food on our tables.  They plant, pick, and pack fruits and vegetables, […]

  • Mar 26, 2014
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Latina Leaders Courageously Fight to End Violence Against Women

In honor of Women’s History Month, here is the second part of our series. In the U.S., incidents of domestic violence and sexual assault are rife, but the true extent of the problem is largely hidden from view. A staggering one-quarter of women have experienced domestic violence and more than six million children witness domestic […]

  • Mar 25, 2014
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What Does #NuncaMás Mean to Different Generations of Argentines?

On March 24, 1976 in Argentina, a military dictatorship took over. Today Argentines remember the ghosts of the disappeared and still try to make sense of it all. Hashtags such as #NuncaMás (Never Again) and #DiaDeLaMemoria have been trending on Twitter to knowledge those who disappeared 38 years ago. Today in Argentina, we remember thousands who ‘disappeared’ during […]

  • Mar 24, 2014
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WATCH: The Most Awesomely Annoying Song We Have Ever Heard

This. There is just something about it. Maybe it’s the end that gets to us. If this song intrigues you as much as it intrigued us, go to @LuckyMengMusic or go to Facebook.

  • Mar 24, 2014
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LatinoRebels.com Celebrates Latina Leaders for Women’s History Month

In observance of Women’s History Month, LatinoRebels.com celebrates the Latinas who are making important contributions to our society across industries, sectors and movements. This week, Rebeldes Mónica Ramírez, Jen Wilton and Luis Marentes worked together to highlight some of these incredible leaders. They are role models in their communities, schools and workplaces. We thank them […]

  • Mar 24, 2014
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Dear English-Language Media: Please #RespectTheÑ

With the new César Chávez movie coming out this week, we kind of knew that the last name of actor Michael Peña (who plays the lead) would get botched several times. No ñ. While some English-language outlets have learned to #RespectTheÑ, a few of them (see NBC News below, and Variety, for example) seem to […]

  • Mar 23, 2014
  • 1:10 PM

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