By Victor Landa, NewsTaco If you want to get to the truth of matters in the Latino community have a conversation over a meal, the traditional sobremesa that follows a feast. It’s where our gente relaxes and speaks frankly. We invited Texas State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte for a wide ranging conversation about old […]
NHLA Launches LatinasRepresent Initiative
Today, the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, a coalition of the nation’s 36 preeminent national Latino organizations, will be launching their new initiative LatinasRepresent, a campaign to address the lack of Latina representation at all levels of government. There are 25 million Latinas who live in the United States, and […]
Latina Entrepreneur Attributes Culture to her Success
Ivette Mayo, owner of Yo Soy I am, LLC, has become an example for all Latinas in this country on not only entrepreneurship, but how to make their dream a reality while staying true to their Latina culture. “When you face great challenges and constant change, you develop survival […]
Guest Blogger: Sec. of Labor Tom Pérez “Crear escaleras de oportunidades para todos los trabajadores inmigrantes y estadounidenses”
Una reforma migratoria podría agregar $1,000 millones a la economía de Estados Unidos Yo soy hijo de inmigrantes. La historia de mi familia es una historia de inmigrantes. Es una historia de personas que viven en Estados Unidos. Mis padres nacieron en la República Dominicana, y mi abuelo materno fue embajador en Estados Unidos hasta […]
The Latino Community Remembers JFK
To the Latino community, President John F. Kennedy is seen as the first president in history to recognize and acknowledge the community’s significance in the U.S. as well as care about the issues affecting them at the time. JFK made history on Nov. 21st 1963 when he, along with […]
2013 CNN Hero of the Year Awarded For River Cleanup Initiative
Chad Pregracke of Illinois was one of ten recipients of the 2013 CNN Hero of the Year awards for his dedication in cleaning up the Mississippi River and other waterways across the United States. “People want to see change and are stepping up to make change,” said Pregracke in a CNN video highlighting his work. […]
Comentarios from Maria: Republicans Should Abandon Their Obsession With Obamacare
How long can we put up with so much hypocrisy from the Republicans? In recent days we have seen how low the Republican party is willing to go in order to try and score political points. The same party that in recent years has been obsessed with eliminating Obamacare, now complains that people cannot join […]
Millions of U.S. Latinos Affected by Diabetes
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health states that 3.2 million Latino adults are living with diabetes which is 13 percent of the overall Latino population in this country. Latinos are 1.7 times as likely to have diabetes as Anglos are, according to HHS. […]
Boehner Crushes Immigration Reform Optimists
With the ongoing push from activists and groups for immigration reform in the United States, Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner on Wednesday said that talks between the House and the Senate regarding an immigration overhaul similar to the bill already approved in the Senate, is unlikely. “The […]
The Latino Vote Vital to Texas State Election
The state of Texas has traditionally been known to give its 38 electoral votes to the Republican Presidential candidate and has recently gone red on local state politics, as well. That could all change according to Texas State Representative Mary Gonzalez of El Paso who predicts that Texas […]
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