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The blogosphere is buzzing about a new Eva Longoria-produced show with “Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry that feature four Latina leads (Ana Ortiz, Roselyn Sanchez, Dania Ramirez, and Judy Reyes)… as maids. And rumor has it that Susan Lucci will be one of the women who hires the Latina Help. This is exactly the type […]

GUEST POST BY Melissa Salas Blair, founder of Puentes Research and Communications, Inc. Earlier this year, "the chimichanga heard round the United States" was interesting not just for the fact that Jim Messina, Obama 2012's campaign manager, tweeted the following  —"Line of the day from WAPO's Dana Milbank: 'The chimichanga? It may be the only […]

This weekend, Sofía Vergara, known to many as La Toti, hosted Saturday Night Live. Yes, it was all about accents and cleavage. We go La Toti a C+. Jokes about Spanish accents and "hot" Latinas as so Charo. If only we could do better. Then the awful Manuel Ortiz show. Then, this sad piece with […]

Ever since we published our March 27 story about a Milwaukee Boy Scout troop that had issues with an unauthorized "immigrants fleeing" patch, we were the only outlet in the world to actually report the whole entire story. Last Monday, April 2, a very positive meeting between troop leaders, troop members, parents, and other community […]

When National Review has issues with you, you know you got problems, since of the country's most conservative publications would never succumb to the "political correctness" movement, but tonight, they made the right decision in firing columnist John Derbyshire for a blatantly racist piece that he wrote for another outlet. This is what NR's editor […]

Maybe the Top Gear "Mexican Tortilla Car" mess was actually good news for Mastretta MXT, a new sports car made by a Mexican auto company. Last year, BBC's TOP GEAR showed mocked the notion of a Mexican sports car, sparking an Internet controversy that caused show hosts like the buffoonish Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and […]

On March 27, our site posted an exclusive image we had received from the Twitter profile of @panchoplata1 about a Boy Scout patch that depicted the "fleeing immigrants" image under the title Border Patrol. With very little information about the patch (but with confirmation that the patch was indeed on the uniforms of a Troop […]

When you have problems, you tell your story to friends. On Wednesday, Tucson Unified School District school board member Michael Hicks, who is facing a backlash for his appearance on The Daily Show this week and his views on the district's ban on Mexican American Studies, gave a radio interview to local Tucson radio. In […]

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Tonight in Miami, during the Opening Day ceremonies between the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals, José Feliciano sang a rendition of the national anthem that was greeted by cheers at the ballpark. In 1968, a similar rendition at the World Series in Detroit was roundly criticized by many Americans, almost ending Feliciano’s career […]

Orginally Published at Librotraficante.com THE LIBROTRAFICANTE MANIFESTO by Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante "It now falls on us, the Children of The American Dream, to defend the Civil Rights of all Americans, because that is what is on the line." Arizona Legislators, THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING. HOUSTON (April 4, 2012) The 2012 Librotraficante Caravan to Tucson […]

Looks like the reaction to The Daily Show appearance from Tucson Unified School District school board member Michael Hicks has started to take a life of its own, as several Arizona outlets have begun to cover the reaction to what was a bizarre and perplexing appearance by Hicks and his explanation as to why TUSD […]

In response to last night's The Daily Show segment, where Tucson Unified School District board member Michael Hicks offered some rather bizarre interpretations as to why TUSD decided to ban the academically successful Mexican American Studies program, a spokesperson for TUSD emailed a brief statement, when we requested comment from TUSD and its superintendent Dr. […]

The following is the email response we received from Tucson Unified School District school board member Michael Hicks regarding his appearance with Al Madrigal on last night's The Daily Show, which covered the recent controversy surrounding the ban on Mexican American Studies in Tucson:   With all due respect, the Daily Show is a money […]

After a stunning and strange Daily Show interview with Al Madrigal, Tucson Unified School District school board member Michael Hicks reportedly responded via a Facebook post that was shared by Wenona Benally Baldenegro, who is running for Congress in Tucson. This is what Baldenegro posted on her personal Facebook page from a post that Hicks […]

Last night on The Daily Show, Al Madrigal did a segment on Tucson's ban of Mexican American Studies program. In the segment, TUSD school board member Michael Hicks shared his thoughts about education and the board's intent. We are still a bit shocked that someone like Hicks actually got elected. In the interest of educating […]

Last night, The Daily Show's Al Madrigal went to Tucson to cover TUSD's Mexican American Studies ban. Just two words: THANK YOU. Why would Michael Hicks even think that making a Daily Show appearance would be good for him? It wasn't. And now more of the country knows about what is going on in TUSD. […]

Media Coalition has reported the following Arizona bill that in essence would criminalize speech on the Internet: Arizona House Bill 2549 would update the state's telephone harassment law to apply to the Internet and other electronic communications. It would make it a crime to communicate via electronic means speech that is intended to "annoy," "offend," […]

SIGN AND SHARE THIS ONLINE PETITION Sean Arce is one of the founders of the successful TUSD MAS Program, and is one of our community's most treasured resources.  He has been a beacon of light, during this time of attack on the Tucson community, and he has risen above the fray to do what he […]

This afternoon, we received the following statement from David Burke, Communications Specialist for the Boy Scouts of America, regarding the use of the "fleeing immigrants" image on a patch created by a local Milwaukee troop, who named themselves the "Border Patrol." Here is what Mr. Burke sent to us:   I have been asked to respond to […]

Today, March 31, 2012, we celebrate the life and accomplishments of César Chávez, who will forever inspire us. We start off the day with a proclamation by President Obama, followed by some of the more interesting clips that we have found over the years about Chávez.   The White House Office of the Press Secretary For […]