SXAméricas Brings Latinos’ Best to SXSW
South by Southwest, or as its commonly known by, SXSW, has become one of the premier annual festivals that brings the most popular and up-and-coming artists in music, film, and the digital world together to showcase the latest and greatest in their respective fields. At this year’s festival, SXSW is launching South by Américas (SX Américas), a section of the event that they hope will appeal to Latinos, the fastest growing demographic in the U.S. “It’s purpose is not only to connect to a demographic that has long felt left out of the festivities, but to … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger: Vanessa Cárdenas “6 Steps the President and Congress can Take to Help Young Men of Color”
Last Thursday, President Obama launched “My Brother’s Keeper,” an initiative that aims to address the profound challenges young men of color face. A long overdue and sorely needed endeavor, the President is using his bully pulpit to call on government, nonprofit, and corporate leaders to get serious about improving the life outcomes of young men of color. This initiative, coupled with the efforts to increase college access and the overhaul of the crack-era drug sentencing guidelines that disproportionately punished non-violent minority offenders, shows the administration’s efforts to address … [Read More...]
Latinos Have Nothing to Worry About When Signing up for Obamacare
Yesterday, President Barack Obama participated in a town hall meeting focusing on healthcare reform benefits for Latinos. The town hall was hosted by the Aseguragte campaign, a partnership of the California Endowment, Covered California and Spanish-language media outlets Univision, Telemundo and impreMedia. Many attribute Obamacare’s low Latino enrollment rates to the fear of enrollees’ personal information being used against relatives who are undocumented and living in the United States. And with the large amount of deportations … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger: Vanessa Cárdenas “6 Steps the President and Congress can Take to Help Young Men of Color”
Last Thursday, President Obama launched “My Brother’s Keeper,” an initiative that aims to address the profound challenges young men of color face. A long overdue and sorely needed endeavor, the President is using his bully pulpit to call on government, nonprofit, and corporate leaders to get serious about improving the life outcomes of young men of color. This initiative, coupled with the efforts to increase college access and the overhaul of the crack-era drug sentencing guidelines that disproportionately punished non-violent minority offenders, shows the administration’s efforts to address … [Read More...]
Thanks to the Latino Vote, Arizona Can Turn Blue
The State of Arizona is well-known to be strongly conservative in both its views and preference in voting. According to a recent report by polling firm Latino Decisions and pro-immigration reform group America’s Voice, Arizona is highly likely to change that preference and vote democratic thanks to its growing Latino voting population. “Although over 40% of Latino voters in Arizona indicated they voted for Bush in 2004 and McCain in 2008, Arizona’s Hispanic voters have all but abandoned the Republican Party more recently as a … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger: Alfredo Estrada “Here We Go Again”
We've seen this movie before. Many of us at LATINO Magazine worked at HISPANIC, launched in 1988 during the so-called "Decade of the Hispanic." It certainly wasn't, and no one would make the same claim of the naughty '90s and double-barreled '00s. But here we go again... Latinos (not Hispanics!) were the decisive factor in the last election, voting 71% for President Obama and handing him victory in swing states like Florida, Colorado and Nevada. Even an adversary as staunch as Fox News CEO Roger Ailes declared that "the contributions made by Latinos are extraordinary." It appeared that we … [Read More...]
News Makers
Guest Blogger: Vanessa Cárdenas “6 Steps the President and Congress can Take to Help Young Men of Color”
Last Thursday, President Obama launched “My Brother’s Keeper,” an initiative that aims to address … [Read More...]
Thanks to the Latino Vote, Arizona Can Turn Blue
The State of Arizona is well-known to be … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger
Guest Blogger: Vanessa Cárdenas “6 Steps the President and Congress can Take to Help Young Men of Color”
Last Thursday, President Obama launched “My Brother’s Keeper,” an initiative that aims to address … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger: FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel “Closing the Latino Achievement Gap with Broadband”
Across the country, one in four public elementary school students is Latino. And this number is … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger: Kristian Ramos “Our Country Has Changed; Why Hasn’t The ’96 Telecom Act”
This month marks the eighteenth anniversary of the 1996 Telecom Act. This landmark piece of … [Read More...]
Commentarios de Maria
Comentarios from Maria: The GOP’s Hypocrisy Regarding Immigration Reform
The truth is that in recent months we have seen how low Republican leaders in Congress are willing to go. The latest accusations from Speaker of the House, John Boehner, blaming the President for Congress’ inaction on immigration reform, shows how desperate the Republican leadership is and how … [Read More...]
Links
Guest Blogger: Jose Aristimuno “In State of the Union, Obama is Cautious on Immigration Reform”
This week, President Obama urged Congress in his State of the Union address to fix our broken immigration system once and for all. And although the President made the call that Congress needed to act, many have been quick to criticize him for only dedicating a short portion of the speech to talk … [Read More...]
Guest Blogger: Jose Aristimuno “In 2014, Immigration Reform Must Be A Priority”
For the past year, people from across the country have come to see firsthand how dysfunctional Washington can come to be: Republicans forcing a government shutdown, failure to expand unemployment benefits for millions of Americans, and the their obsession with repealing Obamacare. But despite all … [Read More...]
GOP Leaders Look to Rebrand Their Message in Spanish
Republican leaders are organizing their party and speakers to become more knowledgeable in communication with Latino audiences and are arranging more appearances in Spanish-speaking outlets. “We’ve been absent from the conversation with Hispanic media for so long, anything can set back that … [Read More...]
