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Fri31Mar2006

Kids' t-shirts cause a stink at school

21:37 H.- Being a kid just isn't as it used to be. Especially since now if you wear an innocent t-shirt you'll be accused of inciting racial violence. All of this the age of five: A Hispanic second grader and kindergarten... Read more »

Topics: Children - Controversia

links for 2006-03-31

15:18 H.- Sentido Web — Actualidad, productividad y desarrollo web... Blogs Media's new baby (tags: internet blogsmedia links) Airlines are interested in serving Latino market | Hudson Valley News story Some airlines have expressed interest in learning more about the demographics... Read more »

Topics: Quicklinks

Raíces: Elis Regina

14:45 H.- Raíces is a VL Friday feature saluting Latino music icons of days gone by. I am not a musician, but as a different kind of artist, music is very important to me. The idea for Raíces comes from that; and... Read more »

Topics: Brazil - Celebrities - Features - History - Music - Raices

The Language of the Immigration Issue

08:40 H.- When you hear the word "Alien", do you think little green men from mars or do you think of Mexicans and other Latinos? According to the National Association of Hispanic Journalist (NAHJ), the language being used in the mainstream... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Media

Thu30Mar2006

New Pew Report: America Split over Immigration

17:14 H.- A new report released today by the Pew Hispanic Center shows that America is split on the topic of immigration:...the public remains largely divided in its views of the overall effect of immigration. Roughly as many believe that newcomers to... Read more »

Topics: Immigration

Latinos and blacks more entrepreneurial

13:18 H.- According to a Florida International University study, Latinos and blacks are more likely to be entrepreneurs than the rest of the population. From Black Enterprise:According to Entrepreneurship in the U.S., a report by Florida International University, blacks are more inclined... Read more »

Topics: Business - Race

FBI Continues Its Attacks on Rican Independence Leaders

08:11 H.- This past Tuesday, Puerto Rican independence leader and former political prisoner, Antonio Camacho Negron, was arrested by the FBI. Camacho Negron, who was convicted on charges in connection with a 1983 robbery from a Wells Fargo depot in Hartford,... Read more »

Topics: Puerto Rico

Wed29Mar2006

Immigration: More hate from the media

16:54 H.- Mainstream media's obsession with immigration just seems to grow and grow. It's not just Lou Dobbs anymore. One can't watch cable news in primetime without being bombarded with ignorant punditry and hate-filled diatribes. Media Matters has a couple of particularly... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Media - Radio - TV

Mexico loved Dúrcal as if she were its own

15:18 H.- Friends in Spain tell me that the news of legendary singer Rocío Dúrcal's death shook their country, and it's no wonder why. Rocío Dúrcal came of age and into fame at a time when Spain was living "de espaldas al... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Mexico - Music - Spain

Eva and JLo are Hermanas

13:41 H.- It's being reported that Eva Longoria and Jennifer Lopez will be playing sisters in an as yet untitled film set to begin shooting in September. The movie, a comedy, is about two Hollywood star hermanas who try to cut... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Chismes - Movies

Why Aren't We Watching Spanish Language Movies?

09:26 H.- According to an article in today's New York Times, many Spanish language films from Latin America, like Paréntesis from Chile, are languishing in search of U.S. distributors. Seems that Spanish speakers here are more likely to go home and... Read more »

Topics: Movies

Tue28Mar2006

History Channel Celebrates Cesar Chavez

16:32 H.- This Friday, March 31, marks the birthday of legendary farmworkers' rights leader Cesar Chavez. To commemorate the date, The History Channel en Español will be featuring a documentary about Chavez's life, called "La lucha en el campo" ("The Fight in... Read more »

Topics: Activism - History - TV

Limbaugh: Undocumented immigrants "unwilling to work"

13:52 H.- It comes as no surprise to anyone that Rush Limbaugh is anti-immigrant. However, a recent quote has left me in tailspin. Apparently he believes that immigration to the United States is Mexican president Vicente Fox's way of eliminating a criminal... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Media - Radio

Juanes, Carlos Vives, and Alejandro Sanz Say No to Minas

11:42 H.- Yesterday Colombian singer Juanes announced a star studded lineup, including Carlos Vives and Alejandro Sanz, for a May 24th benefit concert at the Gibson amphitheater in Los Angeles. Colombia sin minas seeks to raise money for children that were... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Celebrities - Colombia - Events - Los Angeles - Music

Bush : Unifying Latin America?

08:00 H.- Is U.S President G.W. Bush helping push forward the Bolivarian dream and the ideal of Pan-Latino cooperation? While here in the U.S. Bush's popularity is falling fast among Latinos thanks to his postion and the positions of his Republican... Read more »

Topics: Latin America - Politics

Mon27Mar2006

Argentina: 30 Years Later

14:05 H.- Where were you thirty years ago? I was just being born. Seems like a long time ago that an important chapter in the history of Latin America was being written, but the fact is it's still as fresh in the... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Argentina - Politics

Tancredo Keeps On Spitting Hate

13:44 H.- In the April 3 issue of Newsweek, on newsstands today, everyone's favorite hatemonger, I mean Congressman Tom Tancredo keeps on keeping on with his anti-immigrant (and let's not play, anti-Latino) rhetoric. Not only does he call so called illegal... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Magazines

FHM's Top 10, sin Latinas

12:46 H.- Men's magazine FHM has revealed its list of the "100 Sexiest Women in the World" as chosen by FHM readers. Of course, no one ever really cares about the picks beyond the top ten. The sexiest woman in the world,... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Magazines - Media - Women

VL en Casa : Walkout on HBO . Fidel on DVD

08:46 H.- Jennifer previewed the HBO Films movie Walkout produced by Moctesuma Esparza and directed by Edward James Olmos earlier this month. This past weekend I had a chance to sit down and watch the story of the 1968 Chicano led... Read more »

Topics: Movies

Sun26Mar2006

Rocio Durcal dies at 61

06:24 H.- Rocio Durcal, a Spanish singer and actress, died yesterday at her home in Madrid. Durcal was diagnosed with womb cancer in 2001. A star since childhood, Durcal acted in many films but was also famous for her singing, particularly... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Music

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