As featured in My Latino News: Robert Deposada has sold out his community. Deposada, a GOP operative from the failed Bush Presidency, crossed a critical line this week by developing and placing ads urging Latino voters to stay home and not vote during this important election cycle. The ads are not only despicable in purpose […]
Guest Blogger Series: Mario Solis-Marich “Suppression of the Empire- Robert Deposada’s Adventure”
October 19, 2010 By
Guest Blogger Series: Maria del Pilar Avila “New America Alliance: 11 Years of Advocacy”
October 15, 2010 By
On November 17-19, the New America Alliance (NAA), an American Latino Business Initiative, will hold its 10th Annual Latino Economic Summit for the first time in Washington, D.C. As one of the nation’s leading Latino organizations dedicated to advancing the economic development of the American Latino community, the NAA will celebrate its 11th anniversary at […]
Guest Blogger Series: Veronica Bayetti Flores “Gender, Health and Immigration Detention”
October 8, 2010 By
As a reproductive health organization, sometimes people are surprised to learn that the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health does immigrants’ rights work. The truth is that immigration and reproductive justice are inextricably tied, and the health and struggles of immigrant detainees is an area that is particularly ripe for action. Though we envision a […]
Guest Blogger Series: Xinomara Velazquez Yehuda “10,000 Hispanics Registered to Vote in Nevada”
October 4, 2010 By
The challenge was met and the goal achieved. The Hispanic Institute’s (THI) Latino Voter Registration Project has successfully added 10,000 new Hispanic voters to the rolls in Nevada. “The fervor and the excitement generated by the past fifteen months of voter participation activity, has obliged discouraged citizens to vote again. Merged with those stalwart voters […]
Guest Blogger Series: Hector E. Sanchez “One Nation March: Important for Latinos”
October 1, 2010 By
Tomorrow, October 2, thousands of people will gather at the Lincoln Memorial to participate in a march to call for One Nation Working Together— marching for good jobs, for justice, for immigration reform and for education for all. Progressives from around the nation will come together with labor, human and civil rights organizations, youth and […]
Guest Blogger Series: Monica Garcia “A True Education Nation includes Latino Students”
September 30, 2010 By
This week an important event in our nation’s capital brought together experts to examine this problem: Although education is the key to our future success as a country and the cornerstone of our democracy, we have allowed our students to fall behind. This has never been truer for Latino students. Educational opportunities for Latino students […]
Guest Blogger Series: Jorge Madrid “Green Can Grow Latino Business Ownership”
September 24, 2010 By
By Jorge Madrid Latinos are launching new businesses at greater rates than ever – more than double the rate of all new U.S. businesses from 2002-2007, according to a new census report. These firms generated over $345 billion in sales in 2007 alone. And while many must certainly feel the strain of the current economic […]
Guest Blogger Series: Carlos Roa, Jr. “Congress: Now is the Time! Pass the DREAM Act!”
September 17, 2010 By
I’m a 23 year old undocumented college student from Caracas, Venezuela. From January 1st to May 1st of this year, I was one of four undocumented youth to embark on a 1500-mile walk from Miami, FL to Washington D.C. known as the Trail of Dreams. I walked for nearly five months to our nation’s capital. We […]
Guest Blogger Series: Delia Pompa “The Promise of Real Change in Our Education System”
September 10, 2010 By
By Delia Pompa As featured in the Huffington Post and NCLR: School is now in full swing, and students throughout the country are readjusting to new classmates, teachers, and schoolwork. Many states are also marking the new school year by beginning to implement the Common Core State Standards, which are part of a voluntary, state-led […]
Guest Blogger Series: Education Investments, a Sure Thing in Shaky Times
August 30, 2010 By
By Rep. Henry Cuellar As featured in the Huffington Post: The cliché is true. ‘Education is the gateway to opportunity’ has been said so many times that it’s almost an empty expression. But it’s still very true. Earning an education is the greatest investment a person can make and adhering to that axiom has paid […]
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