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Honduras coup is a blow to democracy :: from www.chicagonow.com
Hall of Fame exhibit ‘Viva Baseball’ focuses on Hispanics in baseball – Sports writers no longer fixate on the temperament or accent of Hispanic players. But other, newer stereotypes are taking hold. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Obama Threaded the Moral Needle of Latino Evangelicals in ‘08 :: from www.religiondispatches.org
Latino Democrats in the House and Senate officially endorsed Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Friday saying the appellate court judge and former prosecutor should be confirmed to sit as the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
The number of Hispanics in Nevada who filed jobless claims from May 2006 to May 2009 jumped 662.3%, from 2,389 to 18,211 – Construction slowdown :: from www.lasvegassun.com
Perez Hilton’s Despicable Michael Jackson Coverage Creates Backlash :: from mashable.com
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Ruling on firefighters doesn’t discredit Sotomayor :: from www.chicagonow.com
Mexican Man Allegedly Tries To Sell Woman, 4 Kids To U.S. For $2,000 Each :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Maria Chapur Speaks: Argentine Woman Admits Sanford Relationship :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Latino Journalist Challenges Right Wing Evangelicals – Former Latino talk show host writes anti-Rapture books – Joe Ortiz :: from latinola.com
Ontario Convention Center Caters to Quinceañera Celebrations
Are Latino peloteros being singled out? :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
The Resurrection of Producer Dennis Leoni – The best is yet to come :: from www.latinola.com
65% of whites, 51% of African-Americans and 44% of Hispanics searched for health information according to eMarketer :: from www.emarketer.com
The single biggest event that caused the real estate debacle was the nationwide increase in immigration raids by ICE Agents from the DHS – (interesting commentary) :: from www.opednews.com
Dallas Concilio of Hispanic Service Organizations leader inspires clients with her story – Florencia Velasco Fortner :: from www.dallasnews.com
Obama feeling strain over immigration reform – White House summit to show support may buy him a little time :: from www.chron.com
Puerto Rico’s latest media venture, The Daily Sun, is a nonprofit employee cooperative whose editor says it could be an answer to failing newspapers. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Hispanics May Get Lower Quality Bypass Surgeons – Massachusetts Hispanics nearly three times more likely to have CABG surgeon in bottom decile :: from www.modernmedicine.com
About 5,500 churches affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas are being invited to partner with the denomination to offer online GED programs for free :: from www.woai.com
Arizona State Sen. Russell Pearce has taken the lead in a new round of anti-immigration reforms that could have long-lasting effects – One would require school districts to collect data on any student who can’t prove legal residency. Another would require state and local officials to enforce federal immigration laws, thus making sanctuary laws illegal. :: from www.azcentral.com
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says soldiers rousted him out of bed, beat his body guards and arrested him in his pajamas in what he criticized as “a coup” and “a kidnapping.” :: from www.washingtonpost.com
The race to find Maria Belen Chapur pictures – Or did a TV station already provide the first look at S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford’s mistress? :: from www.theweek.com
Next month, Melrose resident and Berklee College of Music percussion and ensemble professor Ricardo Monzón will bring his Orquesta Bacharengue to Mozart Park in Jamaica Plain, Boston, to kick off Berklee’s fifth-annual Tito Puente Latin Music Series. :: from www.wickedlocal.com
“The majority of the US Hispanic population is bilingual, and they decide where and when to speak English and Spanish,” says Ms. Phillips. “Marketers should execute campaigns and offerings in both languages,” explains Ms. Phillips. “The efforts will not go unnoticed, as English-dominant speakers will still see and appreciate messages targeted to them in Spanish, and Spanish-dominant speakers will know the advertiser is serious about addressing them.” :: from www.emarketer.com
10 Things You Should Know About U.S. Hispanics – (mostly internet related) :: from www.mediapost.com
Looking at Hispanic Behavior Online – Interview with Dr. Felipe Korzenny – Director of the Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication, Florida State University :: from www.emarketer.com
Watch US Census video: Portrait of America – Latino/Hispanic (en Español y English)
Activist Nativo Lopez released, faces voter fraud charges – The former school board member faces felony charges for allegedly voting in L.A. while living here. :: from www.ocregister.com
Listen to Nelly Furtado’s “Manos Al Aire” the full song – (who knows how long it will be up)
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La cantante colombiana Shakira lanzó hoy, a nivel mundial, su sencillo promocional “Loba”, tema en español de su nuevo disco, que saldrá en octubre y donde predomina el idioma inglés. :: from www.elfinanciero.com.mx
“La sangre no falla”, dice la española Shaila Dúrcal en vísperas del lanzamiento de su primer disco de rancheras mexicanas, género que coronó de éxitos a su difunta madre, Rocío Dúrcal. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Ana Ortiz de Ugly Betty y su esposo, Noah Lebenzon, se estrenaron como papás de la pequeña Paloma Louise :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
The Resurrection of Producer Dennis Leoni – The best is yet to come :: from www.latinola.com
Latinos lloran a Michael Jackson – Luis Fonsi, Diego Luna, Daddy Yankee, Ricky Martin, Don Omar y mas :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
AVENTURA’s The Last Is The #1 Latin Album In America For The Second Week.
Lanza Paulina Rubio a nivel mundial su nuevo CD Gran city pop :: from www.elfinanciero.com.mx
Nelly Furtado adelanta salida de su sencillo en español – Debido a una filtración en internet, Manos al aire tuvo que ser lanzada antes al mercado :: from www.eluniversal.com.mx
Perez Hilton’s Despicable Michael Jackson Coverage Creates Backlash :: from mashable.com
Listen to Nelly Furtado’s “Manos Al Aire” the full song – (who knows how long it will be up)
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The New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) celebrates its 10th Anniversary :: from hispanicad.com
Movie about Mexicans left behind by migrants is shown in L.A. Film Festival :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Director describes process of making ‘Tracing Aleida’ :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Angelica Maria Honored in New York :: from www.latingossip.com
After Dancing With the Stars,’ Christian de la Fuente is In Plain Sight’ :: from www.sanluisobispo.com
Luis Pizarro, an actor and producer who was born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, has parlayed his work repossessing automobiles from delinquent debtors into a successful television program. :: from www.laht.com
Next month, Melrose resident and Berklee College of Music percussion and ensemble professor Ricardo Monzón will bring his Orquesta Bacharengue to Mozart Park in Jamaica Plain, Boston, to kick off Berklee’s fifth-annual Tito Puente Latin Music Series. :: from www.wickedlocal.com
Billboard recently launched billboardcanciones.com, a Spanish/English music store tailored to the diverse U.S. Latino population. The site features more than 100,000 Latin tracks :: from billboard.puretracks.com
Exclusive Entrevista: Aventura Gets Close And Personal :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
On the Road to Burma – Globetrotting with Ozomatli, unlikely U.S. diplomats :: from www.laweekly.com
El padre Alberto se casó por la iglesia :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Tiene Itatí feliz regreso a las telenovelas :: from www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx
Cantante colombiano Juanes visita Cuba y se pasea por La Habana :: from www.miamiherald.com
El cine mexicano es el protagonista esta semana en Nueva York durante el festival Hola México, que homenajeará hoy a la actriz y cantante Angélica María, conocida como la novia de México , por su carrera. :: from www.terra.com.mx
La nueva Graciela Beltrán – En su álbum ‘La Reina de la Banda’, la intérprete cambia de estilo y deja claro quién es quién en el negocio :: from www.impre.com
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Are Hispanics more susceptible to media influence? :: from www.hispanicmpr.com
Hispanic Business Magazine Announces the 500 Largest U.S. Hispanic-owned Companies
Puerto Rico’s latest media venture, The Daily Sun, is a nonprofit employee cooperative whose editor says it could be an answer to failing newspapers. :: from www.miamiherald.com
To Reach Multicultural Youth, Go Mobile :: from www.fastcompany.com
The number of Hispanics in Nevada who filed jobless claims from May 2006 to May 2009 jumped 662.3%, from 2,389 to 18,211 – Construction slowdown :: from www.lasvegassun.com
“The majority of the US Hispanic population is bilingual, and they decide where and when to speak English and Spanish,” says Ms. Phillips. “Marketers should execute campaigns and offerings in both languages,” explains Ms. Phillips. “The efforts will not go unnoticed, as English-dominant speakers will still see and appreciate messages targeted to them in Spanish, and Spanish-dominant speakers will know the advertiser is serious about addressing them.” :: from www.emarketer.com
Hispanics Online: No Más E-Barrios – eMarketer estimates that this year there will be nearly 23 million Hispanics online, over 50% of the US Hispanic population. :: from www.emarketer.com
10 Things You Should Know About U.S. Hispanics – (mostly internet related) :: from www.mediapost.com
Looking at Hispanic Behavior Online – Interview with Dr. Felipe Korzenny – Director of the Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication, Florida State University :: from www.emarketer.com
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A Positive Attitude at the NAHJ Convention in Puerto Rico :: from www.portada-online.com
Serrallés USA, a division of Destilería Serrallés, Inc. and exclusive importers of Don Q, Puerto Rico’s Premium Rum, announced the opening of its US Headquarters based in Dallas, Texas. :: from hispanicad.com
The National Latina Business Women Association, Los Angeles Chapter (NLBWA-LA) presented Gaby Alban, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Conexión a prestigious ‘Latinas in Business Award’ :: from hispanicad.com
Veteran corporate marketer Carlos J. Viramontes is now offering his expertise to clients through his new firm, Viramontes Marketing Communications (VMC). :: from hispanicad.com
Una Vez Mas launches regional newscast in four Texas Markets :: from hispanicad.com
Ontario Convention Center Caters to Quinceañera Celebrations
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis told attendees at Safety 2009 that OSHA will conduct a construction enforcement blitz in Texas in July :: from ohsonline.com
Latino Community Credit Union has been honored by the N.C. Credit Union League for its community service – Durham, North Carolina :: from www.bizjournals.com
The Resurrection of Producer Dennis Leoni – The best is yet to come :: from www.latinola.com
Hispanic merchants in south Omaha are returning to their roots by selling wares at an open-air market typical of those found in the town squares of Latin America. :: from www.omaha.com
MillerCoors and HACR Sign Hispanic Economic Partnership Agreement
Idaho residents start Spanish-language magazine – Pasion Atletica :: from www.theolympian.com
The single biggest event that caused the real estate debacle was the nationwide increase in immigration raids by ICE Agents from the DHS – (interesting commentary) :: from www.opednews.com
US-Based Web Site Targets Legal Marketing at US Hispanics in Their Native Language
Social media connecting with Hispanic market :: from sanantonio.bizjournals.com
Billboard recently launched billboardcanciones.com, a Spanish/English music store tailored to the diverse U.S. Latino population. The site features more than 100,000 Latin tracks :: from billboard.puretracks.com
Grassroots Groups Tell FCC: Stop Hate Radio! – San Francisco
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Hondurans in South Florida express support for shake-up :: from www.miamiherald.com
Consumer Empowerment Must Include National Financial Counseling Program, Says NCLR
Republicans Focus on Guest Workers in Immigration Debate :: from www.nytimes.com
Labor Secretary Solis to Attend year’s top Hispanic Convention | LULAC
Sotomayor support shouldn’t be a surprise :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Interview with young novelist Estevan Vega :: from www.examiner.com
Interview with children’s author Lupe Ruiz-Flores :: from www.examiner.com
National Association of Hispanic Nurses 34th Annual Conference Hispanic Nurses: Creating Pathways to Reduce Health Disparities – July 21-24, 2009 Crowne Plaza Riverwalk Hotel, San Antonio, Texas :: from www.thehispanicnurses.org
White firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge. :: from www.npr.org
Huge immigrant population brings blessings and challenges to Catholics in Arkansas, part 2 :: from www.examiner.com
Immigration reform takes courage – Ruben Navarrette :: from www.cnn.com
The executive director, Sofia Ochoa, of the Miami Symphony Orchestra has resigned, three years after her husband and the symphony’s founder died. :: from www.miamiherald.com
More than 70 top-performing Latino students from Lake County high schools participated in a recent regional debate. The students traveled from eight county high schools to debate issues like immigration during the Great Lakes Great Debate at DePauw University :: from www.suburbanchicagonews.com
Girl Scouts of Central Texas and Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas’ Austin Chapter Announces “Latinas Celebrating Achievements” :: from www.impactnews.com
ya es hora Campaign Calls for Complete Count of Latinos and Immigrants in the 2010 Census
National Puerto Rican Coalition Frames Its Upcoming Public Policy Agenda
15 Essential Chicana Poets :: from miapogeo.com
Review of Hungry Woman in Paris, by Josefina Lopez :: from www.examiner.com
About 5,500 churches affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas are being invited to partner with the denomination to offer online GED programs for free :: from www.woai.com
Que Macho! Books on Latinos & Manhood :: from www.literanista.net
State Department Agrees To Fair Issuance Of Passports To Mexican Americans
Michael Jackson asked us: Does it matter if you’re black or white? :: from www.chicagonow.com
The Office of Hispanic Ministries is sponsoring retreats around the diocese to provide spiritual and practical guidance to any young woman planning to mark her 15th birthday with a “quinceañera.” – Toledo, Ohio :: from www.catholicchronicle.org
Vegetarian Travel Tips for South America :: from www.bootsnall.com
CHC Prepares for Next Steps on Immigration Reform
President Obama Leads Immigration Reform Debate – Executive Branch to Shepherd Legislative Process
Join five Powerful Latinas as they discuss the importance and ramifications of the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court, the highest Court in the land. :: from www.powerfullatinas.com
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Mexican Man Allegedly Tries To Sell Woman, 4 Kids To U.S. For $2,000 Each :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa on Global Capitalism, Why He Won’t Renew the US Base in Manta, Chevron in the Amazon, Obama’s War in Afghanistan, and More :: from www.democracynow.org
Colombia’s Uribe Faces a More Wary U.S. – White House Is Expected to Raise Concerns About Human Rights, Democracy :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Rare petroglyphs found in Cuban caves :: from www.thaindian.com
Guatemalan journalists in jeopardy, lack support from authorities and media owners :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Mexico’s 10 most romantic honeymoon hideaways :: from www.sfgate.com
Ontario Convention Center Caters to Quinceañera Celebrations
Honduras coup is a blow to democracy :: from www.chicagonow.com
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says soldiers rousted him out of bed, beat his body guards and arrested him in his pajamas in what he criticized as “a coup” and “a kidnapping.” :: from www.washingtonpost.com
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- November 7, 2009
- WCVI Study Finds Disproportionate Foreclosures in Latino, Black Communities
- A small Dominican Republic town plagued by birth defects wants to know if a U.S. power company is to blame.
- In pictures: Yucatan wonders – (wow some amazing photos)
- George Mason University Study Shows Deep Anti-Immigration Sentiment in Pockets of Prince William County
- CNN’s Rick Sanchez Interviews Juanita Castro: “While you were still in Cuba and your brother was beginning a Marxist revolution, you were not only cooperating with the CIA, but you were protecting CIA agents who were inside Cuba at the time.”
- Report on Women’s Human Rights Violations Shows Systematic Attack on Women Under Honduran Coup
- Would Mass Deportation Mean More Jobs for U.S. Workers?
- November 6, 2009
- The closing immigration window
- THE LEGALIZATION SOLUTION – IPC Reports Highlight Gains Made From Legalization Programs Past and Explore Future Legalization Proposals
- Activists Push for Immigration Reform on Anniversary of Long Island Hate Crime – Marcelo Lucero
- Miami sports agent who aided in defections freed from jail – Juan Ignacio Hernández Nodar, a Miami sports agent who served 13 years for trying to help Cuban baseball stars defect, will fly home Friday.
- Like California’s 30 years ago, Oregon’s growing Latino population is reaching a tipping point: A critical mass of Latino professionals is starting to organize and influence state and local politics. – dubbed Latino Agenda for Action
- The memory of Marcelo Lucero’s death still horrifies but the atmosphere that created it still exists
- One of Marcelo Lucero’s Attackers Pleads Guilty
- A third woman has filed a paternity claim against Paraguay’s Roman Catholic bishop-turned- president, her lawyer confirmed Thursday – President Fernando Lugo
- November 5, 2009
- AZ GOP Committeman: Ask “Brown People” About Crime in Tucson
- Francisco Ayala, honored Spanish author, dies at 103
- Mixed impressions inside the poll numbers – Texans on immigration
- Hispanic women snap up brands that boost their behinds- Colombian jeans celebrate women’s curves
- In Mexico, fears of a ‘lost generation’ – Violence among young soars as drug cartels recruit more minors
- They’ll (the NBA) take our money, but do they want us in the stands?
- Geraldo Rivera faces tough critics – a pair of abuelitas
- Remembering Marcelo Lucero : One Year Later, The List of Hate Crimes Grows Longer
- Guest Columnist: Sergio Troncoso. Is the Texas Library Association excluding Latino writers?
- The Prevention Research Center (PRC) in St. Louis is launching a multinational research project focused on preventing the leading causes of death in Hispanics in the United States and Latin America. – will conduct a four-year, $2.8 million effort to apply and adapt evidence-based strategies for preventing heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity in the United States, Mexico and Brazil
- Hispanic Voter Turnout Remains Low – voter turnout rate of just 21% in Yakima, WA
- Dr. Luther Castillo — Voice of the Voiceless in Honduras
- FIU to develop model programs to keep Hispanics in college – Although 57% of non-Hispanic white students nationwide graduate within six years; only 46 % of Hispanics do so.
- Dominican-born judge wins bench in N.Y. State Supreme Court – Diccia Pineda-Kirwan
- Deal to restore Manuel Zelaya in Honduras at risk – Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya say lawmakers are stalling efforts to bring him back to office before a Nov. 29 election.
- November 4, 2009
- Study finds Lehigh Valley’s Hispanic students are progressing – But struggles persist in areas such as reading. Valley area review is called ‘eye-opening’ – Pennsylvania
- Hispanic Women Run for Nevada Office – Several candidates hope to alter the composition of the Nevada State Legislature. There are currently no Hispanic women serving in the legislature, but four have already announced they will run next year
- Reid Gets No GOP Support For Resolution Honoring Hispanic Media
- A soldier every 3 feet on the US/Mexico border = 6,930,880 soldiers – Immigration Anecdotes
- Stop the Deportation of the Mejia-Perez Family; Parents of a Dreamer
- In these times, cities need to do more to help day laborers
- ICE gives voice to victims of human trafficking in the United States
- Board of Immigration Appeals Rules Not to Reopen Old Deportation Cases
- Hispanics urged to make census count – Cities plan outreach to allay fears of government probing that could limit federal dollars – Chicago area
- November 2, 2009
- The 287(g) policy has become a perverted version of its original intent in Tennessee
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- November 7, 2009
- MARISA TREVIÑO: She’s one blogging Latina lista to be reckoned with!
- Honduras leadership in limbo as accord dissolves
- BLS: Unemployment Rate Rose to 10.2% in October; Hispanic Unemployment at 13.1%
- November 6, 2009
- Carmen Ortiz has been confirmed as the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, becoming the first Hispanic and the first woman to hold the state’s top federal prosecutor’s job.
- A Mix of Flash and Idealism at the Latin Grammys – Glitz and heart-on-sleeve emotionality mingled, every so often, with political and social messages at the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards.
- Native American corporations, particularly an array of Alaska Native Corporations, have become major defense and homeland security contractors – responsible for a wide range of national security operations, including electronic surveillance on the border, running immigrant detention centers, and supplying security and other services in U.S. overseas wars and energy exploitation.
- Latin Grammys: Calle 13 dominates with 5 awards – “Other than Calle 13, there were no other major winners. ” – Mercedes Sosa won the prize for Best Folk Album.
- Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a GOP attempt to require next year’s census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens – Vitter’s attempts fail
- November 5, 2009
- TOP Ten Latino-themed Caskets for Sale at Wal-Mart
- Low Latino voter turnout in NJ and VA elections reveal a return to the old ways
- Grassroots Effort to Oust Lou Dobbs Now 100,000 Strong – Latino leaders and their allies who are part of BastaDobbs.com vow to continue online campaign putting pressure on CNN to drop Dobbs
- Latin Grammys honors Mexican icon Juan Gabriel – The Latin music world celebrated 100 million records sold, 1,500 songs written and 30 years of recording, all by one artist, Mexico’s beloved Juan Gabriel.
- Calle 13: With the people, without a map – Calle 13 hit it big in a hurry. Unsettled by fame, MC Rene Perez set out to connect on a personal level with Latin America.
- For immigrants, illness can bring a death sentence
- The U.S. Supreme Court has indicated it is interested in hearing an appeal from business groups that, for the past two years, have been trying to have Arizona’s controversial employer-sanctions law thrown out. – The sanctions law, which punishes companies for hiring illegal immigrants and requires all Arizona employers to use a federal electronic system to verify the work status of employees, has been upheld by two lower courts.
- Cuban Tomas Regalado was elected mayor of Miami with a pledge to control spending, limit property-tax increases and curtail development
- A top Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) official confirmed that officers were conducting a training exercise at CSUN that involved members of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) earlier this semester. – Members said they were targeted and profiled by LAPD officers during their first meeting on Sept. 2. & that they were followed, harassed and intimidated by “undercover police officers” during a ceremony to welcome first-time freshmen to their organization.
- November 4, 2009
- Walking a mile in an immigrant’s moccasins – Ben Reed married Deyanira Escalona in Mexico after she was deported at LAX while en route to their planned wedding in Idaho. They live in Mexico now. “I’ve been radicalized by the whole experience,” Reed says.
- Half of American kids will live in households receiving food stamps before age 20, according to a study reported Monday in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
- Friendly Fire? CNN’s Lou Dobbs Gets Called Out By CNN’s Reliable Sources
- Native Americans Profit from Abusive Immigrant Detention and Billions of Dollars in National Security Contracts
- Miriam Flores is a 42-year-old Mexican immigrant who has taken the cause of English as a second language to the nation’s highest courts.
- Child welfare workers too quick to remove Latino children from their families
- Latin Grammys aim to bring Latin music to the mainstream – After a decade, Latin music’s most important awards show still falls short of its original goals — bringing greater visibility to Latin artists and musical styles.
- The debate over health care for illegal immigrants continues to percolate in Congress despite the Obama administration’s efforts to put it to rest, with lawmakers in both houses also wrangling over how much coverage to provide for immigrants who have settled in the country legally.
- Lawrence elects Massachusetts’ first Latino mayor – William Lantigua
- November 2, 2009
- Latinos need more than lip service – Families are being torn apart by America’s broken immigration system. President Obama needs to show leadership and fix it – (the view from England)
- The Newest Face in the Late-Night Party – The arrival of “Lopez Tonight” on TBS is breaking up what Jay Leno likes to call “the parade of nine white men” on the late-night talk shows.
- A little more than 1 million people work in the illegal drug trade including “around 200,000” women, according to the COCyP association of peasant organizations, based on police estimates.
- The Strange Bedfellows of the Census Boycott
- Top 10 Reasons Not To Wear A Culturally Appropriating Halloween Costume
- ‘Drop Lou Dobbs’ Campaign Nearing 100,000 Signature Goal – need 30k more!
- Rights activists in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana have hung 5,100 small white crosses on the fence straddling the U.S. frontier to commemorate migrants who have died trying to cross.
- Immigrant Jail Tests U.S. View of Legal Access – City Bar Justice Center is calling for all immigrant detainees to be provided with counsel.
- The Hispanic Market Is Set to Soar – The 2010 Census will radically alter the demographic map and the rules of engagement between Hispanic and general-market shops
- October 30, 2009
- Song banned, band pulls out of Luna Awards TV show – Los Tigres del Norte is initially barred from playing its latest drug-trade lyrics. – “La Granja”
- Mexican emigrants sent home $16.4 billion during the first nine months of this year, down 13.4% from the same period in 2008
- Sanchez sisters eyed by House ethics panel for alleged collusion – Linda and Loretta CA Democrats
- U.S. May Be Open to Asylum for Spouse Abuse – Immigration lawyers said the administration had taken a major step toward clarifying a murky area of asylum law and defining the legal grounds on which battered and sexually abused women in foreign countries could seek protection here.
- Did a resolution honoring Hispanic media trigger a silent boycott among the GOP?
