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Cristina la revista gets the ax

6:06 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Magazines|Marketing|Media · 1 Comment

30 Nov 2005

Cristina Saralegui — the Cuban talk show queen that mainstream media likes to call “the Hispanic Oprah — has been building her niche media empire since the Latino market was just that: a niche. So it seems strange that now, with such a boom in Latino marketing and an increased demand for content to support advertising, her magazine, “Cristina”, is getting the ax:

Still, experts said they were surprised by the decision, given the growth in the market.

Samir Husni, a professor of journalism at the University of Mississippi who tracks the industry, said the magazine should have been able to survive.

“We have not seen the tip of the iceberg yet,” he said. “At any given newsstand, even at the non-Hispanic areas, we have five to 10 titles in Spanish. There’s no saturation yet.”

Latino Baseball Pioneer Dies

4:27 pm By Maegan La Mala · Puerto Rico|Sports · Comments Off

30 Nov 2005

One of the first Latinos in the Major Leagues has passed away. Vic Power was a seven-time Gold Glove winner from Puerto Rico.

Power started his career with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1954. Aside from being a defensive wizard on the field, Power also completed the rarest of baseball feats when he stole home plate twice in the same game! Some players play a lifetime without stealing home once, and Power did it twice.

Power who was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, later returned to the isla del encanto where he managed several amateur teams and ran a youth baseball academy. Power passed away of cancer in Puerto Rico.
Via / Miami Herald

Different Diplomas for Latinos in NYC?

2:07 pm By Maegan La Mala · Education|New York City · Comments Off

30 Nov 2005

Yesterday’s NYC Council meeting got heated with accusations that there is a two tiered education system in place. The accusation stems from statistics revealing that one in 10 African-American and Hispanic students earn the harder to get Regents high school diploma, with most of those students earning what has been called a “watered down” local diploma.

While some may fall back on the all too easy response that maybe those students are not made for the test based Regents diploma, many high school students of color are tracked in non-Regents classes with parents not even knowing.

Via / WNBC

Daddy Yankee, the role model

12:12 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Entertainment|Music · Comments Off

30 Nov 2005

The reigning king of reggaeton reveals a few of his thoughts and aspirations in an interview with MTV, on the heels of his recent collaboration with Snoop Dogg:

“I have the responsibility to educate the people out there and teach them what reggaetón is about, so with this DVD I hope people will understand us more,” Yankee explained, adding that he hopes to serve as an example to youth that a person can become a success without forfeiting his values.

“As a Latino, a lot of people are looking at me as a leader, and I’m opening the door for a lot of kids who felt just like me when I was a kid. I know that five or 10 years from now, people will say, ‘Yo, thanks to Daddy Yankee,’ and I’ll be sitting proud of that because what I’m doing now is history.”

Latinos Can Wait in Texas

10:18 am By Maegan La Mala · Politics|Texas · 1 Comment

30 Nov 2005

Texas governor Rick Perry, much like California’s Arnold Schwarzenegger is not afraid to show his true colors. While Schwarzenegger alienates Californians by scapegoating teachers and nurses for the ills of the state, Perry is alienating Latinos and other minorities by showing them that they are not a priority.

Perry has called for a special election to take place January 17 to fill a vacant House of Representative position in a West Austin district, while an inner city Houston seat has been vacant since May. The inner city position will finally be filled this month, but it is strange that it took so long while the other district was filled so quickly (The West Austin position became vacant in November). The district that will be filled without much wait is overwhelmingly Anglo while the other seat which took over seven months is dominated by minorities. What a coincidence.

“It really shows a very basic and fundamental disrespect for the needs and concerns of Hispanic Texans,” said House Mexican-American Caucus Chairman Pete Gallego, D-Alpine.

Via / San Antonio Express-News

Sí TV to Rub Internationally

9:10 am By Maegan La Mala · Bilingualism|Latin America|Marketing|TV · 1 Comment

30 Nov 2005

Soon 20 countries in Latin America will be able to say, “There’s the rub” and they won’t be quoting Hamlet. Sí TV, the only U.S. English-language Latino network, will be distributing it’s roundtable relationship show, The Rub subtitled in Spanish and Portuguese, and broadcast it in over 20 countries including Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean.

I occasionally watch Sí TV and don’t think The Rub is the best the channel has to offer, but I think a show that features a multi-racial group of young people talking frankly about relationships, love, and sex could be a hit across Latin America.

Via / Latin Heat

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Archive for November 30th, 2005

Cristina la revista gets the ax

Latino Baseball Pioneer Dies

Different Diplomas for Latinos in NYC?

Daddy Yankee, the role model

Latinos Can Wait in Texas

Sí TV to Rub Internationally

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