Immigration grassroots activists who met with Obama reveal what went down at the White House :: from www.latinalista.net

CALLE OCHO – ‘World’s biggest’ Latin street party will take over Miami Sunday :: from www.miamiherald.com

The nation’s immigration courts are choked by the largest backlog of pending deportation and asylum cases in history, more than 18,000 of them in Texas – with a national backlog of ONLY 228,400 cases :: from www.chron.com

Obama Says He’s Committed to Immigration Overhaul – Obama tells lawmakers, advocates his commitment to immigration overhaul is ‘unwavering’ :: from abcnews.go.com

Study: Median Wealth for Single Black Women: $100, Single Hispanic Women: $120, Single White Women: $41,000 :: from www.democracynow.org

A longtime State Board of Education member, Mary Helen Berlanga, accused her colleagues of “whitewashing” curriculum standards Thursday and walked out of the panel’s meeting in frustration amid heated debates about race and the inclusion of Hispanics in lesson plans. :: from www.kfdm.com

‘SAN PATRICIO’ Debuts As The #1 Selling Latin Album at iTunes – THE JUST RELEASED ALBUM SEES THE CHIEFTAINS REKINDLE THEIR GRAMMY-WINNING PARTNERSHIP WITH RY COODER TO ILLUMINATE THE MUSICAL AND HISTORICAL BONDS BETWEEN IRELAND AND MEXICO

Latino Community Foundation Will Invest Nearly $1,000,000 to Increase Broadband Awareness and Adoption in the Latino Community

Homicides in Venezuela have quadrupled during President Hugo Chavez’s 11 years in power, with two people murdered every hour :: from www.washingtonpost.com

A powerful drug cartel is buying off journalists in northern Mexico to work as spies and smother coverage of a spike in killings on the U.S. border in the latest attack on the media in Mexico. – an almost total muzzle on reporting violence from Nuevo Laredo to Matamoros. :: from www.reuters.com

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Hey, the Census Can Be Fun! WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Proves It on a Show on Hard-To-Count Immigrants :: from news.feetintwoworlds.org

The healthcare bill’s immigration provisions are enough to spur Hispanic members of Congress to vote against it, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) said Thursday. :: from thehill.com

Linda Chavez Thompson “What it means when the last bookstore closes…” – in Laredo, TX :: from blog.latinovations.com

Sean Penn Wants Journalists Arrested For Badmouthing Hugo Chavez :: from guanabee.com

Latino-grocery boom likely to slow as second-generation shoppers surge :: from www.denverpost.com

Backlogged Immigration Matters Climb, Details by Court Location and Nationality :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com

Latino culture a key to childhood obesity :: from blogs.usatoday.com

Obama Links Immigration Overhaul in 2010 to G.O.P. Backing :: from www.nytimes.com

Latino Leaders Ask Congress to Act Now to Address Needs of Latino Community in Final Healthcare Legislation

Activists tell Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno a new birth certificate law harms mainland residents :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com

Hispanic/Latino Cultura News –»

CALLE OCHO – ‘World’s biggest’ Latin street party will take over Miami Sunday :: from www.miamiherald.com

‘SAN PATRICIO’ Debuts As The #1 Selling Latin Album at iTunes – THE JUST RELEASED ALBUM SEES THE CHIEFTAINS REKINDLE THEIR GRAMMY-WINNING PARTNERSHIP WITH RY COODER TO ILLUMINATE THE MUSICAL AND HISTORICAL BONDS BETWEEN IRELAND AND MEXICO

Placido Domingo Recovering “at a Good Pace” from Cancer Surgery :: from www.laht.com

KLRN, V-ME to honor ‘Latina Firsts’ March 25 at Museo Alameda :: from blogs.mysanantonio.com

Nortec Collective’s Clorofila to Release Debut Solo Album in April :: from www.shoutcastblog.com

OUR FAMILY WEDDING starts today starring America Ferrera and Carlos Mencia among others – Premier Video + Synopsis + Trailer Video

Hey, the Census Can Be Fun! WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Proves It on a Show on Hard-To-Count Immigrants :: from news.feetintwoworlds.org

Q&A with Banda de Turistas :: from latina.com

The Revolutionary Puerto Rican Woman – NYC Event – Friday March 19th at 7pm :: from www.literanista.net

Irish/Mexican history a moment too many want to forget :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com

StoryCorps Historias – Rob Sanchez and Felix Aponte :: from storycorps.org

Mexico City hosts nation’s first gay marriages :: from www.latimes.com

Hispanic/Latino Business News –»

Latino-grocery boom likely to slow as second-generation shoppers surge :: from www.denverpost.com

Study: Median Wealth for Single Black Women: $100, Single Hispanic Women: $120, Single White Women: $41,000 :: from www.democracynow.org

Cesar Aldama has been named news director at WFOR-4 (CBS) in Miami :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com

Latino Stock Market Guru, Mario Medina, to Lead La Bolsa A Tu Alcance — a First of its Kind Hispanic Investment Conference Series – Saturday, April 17, 2010

Brands to be organically integrated into Univision’s Nuestra Belleza Latina. :: from hispanicad.com

Thorp Reed & Armstrong’s Lourdes Sanchez Ridge is Honored with Women of Achievement Award

Eighth Annual Hispanic Television Summit To Be Part of Advertising Week NY 2010

‘El Magic’ Reach Out To Latino Community – Orlando :: from www.cfnews13.com

Welcome to the inaugural blog post from Destination Casa Blanca, the Latino Voice in Politics, carried since 2008 on Hispanic Independent Television Network, HITN. – covering obesity :: from www.huffingtonpost.com

Latino Community Foundation Will Invest Nearly $1,000,000 to Increase Broadband Awareness and Adoption in the Latino Community

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Local Census Volunteers Prepare to Hit the Streets – Their goal is to make sure everyone is counted – East LA :: from egpnews.com

Lucia Ballas-Traynor: “Beauty and Style at the Core of Latina’s Identity” :: from www.portada-online.com

Farmingvillle Redux :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com

Hispanic aldermen press for support of immigration reform – Chicago :: from www.wbbm780.com

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USCIS Reminds Chilean Nationals of Immigration Benefits Available :: from www.uscis.gov

Mexico City hosts nation’s first gay marriages :: from www.latimes.com

Chile’s Students Lead Latin America in Marijuana and Tobacco Consumption :: from www.americasquarterly.org

Homicides in Venezuela have quadrupled during President Hugo Chavez’s 11 years in power, with two people murdered every hour :: from www.washingtonpost.com

A powerful drug cartel is buying off journalists in northern Mexico to work as spies and smother coverage of a spike in killings on the U.S. border in the latest attack on the media in Mexico. – an almost total muzzle on reporting violence from Nuevo Laredo to Matamoros. :: from www.reuters.com

NCLR Urges Swift Confirmation of Yzaguirre as U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic