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We spoke to GOYA today. Here is the latest. Yesterday we wrote about whether the placement of a large GOYA Foods logo was appropriate on the base of a new Roberto Clemente statue unveiled last week in a New York state park in the Bronx. The initial social media reaction from New Yorkers of Puerto […]

Read the latest here. This week, a statue of the great Roberto Clemente was unveiled in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx. The statue will now be a permanent fixture of Roberto Clemente State Park. Without a doubt, it was a proud day for the millions of people who have always loved and admired […]

Yesterday the Senate approved the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744) 68–32, pushing the bill to the House of Representatives. You saw a lot of politicians talk about the bill, but did you ever read the bill? These two videos (one in English and one in Spanish) provide a comprehensive overview of the […]

This afternoon in the Senate, 68 senators voted in favor of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, with 32 senators opposing it. Bill S.744 will now move to the House of Representatives for debate and a final vote. If the bill or some form of it passes the House, it would then […]

The day after Marc Cherry’s “Devious Maids” premiered on Lifetime to tepid ratings and a slew of controversy, Chicago’s Gozamos initiated a #NotDeviousMaids campaign, that would “celebrate famous and everyday Latinas like you. We will honor our accomplishments and give facts about who Latinas are and how we’re impacting this world. We’re here to tell […]

Seriously? This in from Santa Fe. What do you think? Looks like the controversy is brewing out in New Mexico, as this local story reports: The man in charge of the Santa Fe Reporter said Our Lady of Guadalupe is an iconic symbol of Santa Fe, and that’s why the weekly newspaper included a version […]

In case you missed it this morning, HuffPost Live covered the “Devious Maids” debate. It got kind of tense at times, but the debate was fascinating. Here is the segment info and the guests who participated (including Latino Rebels contributor Tanisha Love Ramirez) The new Lifetime drama, ‘Devious Maids,’ focuses on five Latina maids working for […]

This just in from the New York Daily News: Officer Jessenia Guzman is not the only Spanish-speaking cop to face consequence under the NYPD’s controversial English-only policy. A total of nine Hispanic officers have been cited for running afoul of the policy, a national Latino police organization said Tuesday. Many of the officers were hit […]

As it begins to ramp up the launch of its U.S. news channel, Al Jazeera America will be hosting a unique #OpenEditorial Google+ hangout this Friday June 28 at noon EST. The purpose of the hangout is simple: “Your stories. Your voice. Al Jazeera America wants to know which stories you think the national media […]

Yesterday, Presente.org, one of the country’s largest Latino advocacy groups, issued the following statement: LARGEST ONLINE LATINO ADVOCACY GROUP OPPOSES IMMIGRATION BILL BILL WILL INCREASE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IN IMMIGRANT LIFE THROUGH INCREASED MILITARIZATION OF THE BORDER June 24, 2013 In response to the very disturbing new proposals contained in the Corker-Hoeven Amendment to the […]

Tonight at 10 pm EST (check local listings) FRONTLINE will premiere “Rape in the Fields,” an investigative report developed in partnership with Univision. The report tells “the story of the hidden price many migrant women working in America’s fields and packing plants pay to stay employed and provide for their families.” According to the FRONTLINE […]

This is powerful. Watch. Images of border militarization over Obama’s recent speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Produced by Laura Carlsen and Murphy Woodhouse of the Americas Program. Original photography by Murphy Woodhouse, Paul Ingram and Sean Arce. Sketch of Operation Streamline by Lawrence Gipe. By the way, the “border surge” amendment in the […]

When you defend a show, you have to defend it all the way, and no one is questioning Eva Longoria’s intent to keep defending “Devious Maids,” which premiered Sunday to mixed reviews (our own review here) and sluggish ratings. You can say what you want, but you have to admit that the public relations machine […]

This is the year of Daft Punk, for sure. After we shared the Obama “Get Lucky” dub, a fan gave us the following video. This is Sangre Azteca with their version of “Uruapan Mexican Loqui.” We are still figuring out why some of the subtitles are weird, but other than that, we are dancing this […]

Of course I was going to watch it. Even though I had seen some parts of the pilot and cringed, I was definitely going to watch the premiere of the Marc Cherry/Eva Longoria much-discussed much-maligned much-defended “Devious Maids” show. Why wouldn’t I watch it, since one of the criticisms we received from supporters of the […]

As we were reading our feed this morning, we came across yet another shining moment from Alabama senator Jeff Sessions (R), one of the more vocal critics of immigration reform. Sessions made an appearance on CBS’ Face the Nation and basically said that this whole immigration reform push is all about “ethnic politics” and that […]

So maybe Marc Cherry and Eva Longoria should be thankful for the Huffington Post piece that Tanisha Love Ramirez wrote on May 3, which led to Longoria’s response to Ramirez, which led to a piece by the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan for Latinas, which led to more posts about the show, especially one by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez […]

Yesterday groups like the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), Center for Immigration Studies, Eagle Forum, Heritage Action, Heritage Foundation, NumbersUSA, and ProEnglish (many of which are part of the vast neonativist and racially-tinged anti-anything-immigration network formed by John Tanton) decided to hold a #NoAmnesty Twitter party. We decided to crash the party, along with […]

In response to a story we published earlier today about the American Red Cross’ decision to end its Puerto Rico whole blood collections operation by October, leading to the loss of over 200 jobs and claims from the island’s Red Cross director that the move was racially charged, this evening Latino Rebels received the following […]

Puerto Rico’s Metro is reporting this morning that the American Red Cross will no longer be collecting blood in Puerto Rico, ceasing this part of their organization’s operations and leaving more than 200 people without jobs. According to the report, the American Red Cross will still maintain its other services, which include emergency services during […]

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach seems to like the theory that immigration activists who protested in front of his home last weekend were using intimidation tactics originally perfected by the Klu Klux Klan. After evoking the Second Amendment on Monday, Kobach told Glenn Beck on Tuesday that members of Sunflower Community Action were just […]