Sunday, May 20, 2012

GUEST BLOGGER SERIES: Mario Solis-Marich "The Right Goes for Another Round of Latina Bashing"

As featured in today’s Huffington Post: Republican Senators not tired of Latina bashing have set their sights on Obama’s nominee for Ambassador to El Salvador – Mari Del Carmen Aponte. It is hard to gauge if the right misses the cold war as much as they miss having the Sotomayor nomination to vent their political [...]

Upcoming Census Signals Demographic, Political Importance of Latinos

As the new speaker of the California state assembly, John Pérez is another example of the increasing political power of Latinos in the United States.  Mr. Pérez, who is also openly gay, takes over a position that has been held by Latinos in the past, including his cousin Antonio Villaraigosa, the current mayor of Los [...]

Adolfo Carrión, Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs Policy, Discusses the Challenges and Goals the Office

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Adolfo Carrión, the highest ranking Puerto Rican in Barack Obama’s administration, is confident that he’s the right man for his job. January marks Mr. Carrión’s 10th month as director of the newly created White House Office of Urban Affairs, a policy area to which President Obama has promised to give considerable priority.  And given that [...]

Latinovations' Maria Cardona Appears on Univision's "Al Punto"

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Hispanics Lose Key Democratic Member as Dodd Announces Retirement

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Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, often viewed as a friend of the Latino community, has announced his plans to not seek re-election this coming November.

To all our friends who join us at La Plaza:

¡Deseándoles un Feliz y Próspero Año Nuevo! As we welcome in the New Year, and for many Latinos, welcome the arrival of the Three Kings, we would like to thank you for an exciting year and for staying engaged with us at La Plaza. We very much look forward to your continued readership and support [...]

Study Highlights Changing Social Conditions for Second and Third Generation Latinos

According to a new study by the Pew Hispanic Center, Latino youth “are straddling two worlds as they adapt to their new homeland”.  While young Latinos are making gains in education and employment, they still face considerable challenges in overcoming social stigmas and gang violence.

African American Leaders Criticize Cuban Government for Human Rights Abuses

The statement called for the release of Dr. Darsi Ferrer, an emprisoned black activist

A group of 60 African American thinkers and artists have released a statement attacking Cuba’s human rights record as it relates to racial equality on the island and treatment of black political dissidents.  The statement, entitled Acting on Our Conscience, claims “increased violations of civil and human rights for those black activists in Cuba who [...]

Text Messaging is Used to Warn Residents about Arizona Crime Sweeps

Lydia Guzman, director of the nonprofit immigrant advocacy group Respect/Respeto has started to use text messages to warn Arizona residents about crime sweeps by anti-immigrant Maricopa sheriff Joe Arpaio. According to Guzman, the new text messaging system is part of an effort to protect Latinos and others from becoming victims of racial profiling by Maricopa [...]