July 16, 2008 | VivirLatino

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Miercoles Musica (and Dancing) : Hector Tricoche - Un Lobo Domesticado

12:28 H — Maegan la Mala

El Lobo Domesticado, Hector Tricoche plays tonight at LQ (remember when it used to be called Latin Quarter?). And don't worry if you can't dance. There are free salsa lessons if you get there early. LQ NEW YORK 511... Read more »

Topics: Events - Music - New York City

A More Apt Comparison

12:25 H — La Macha

In a follow up to the New Yorker's "ironic" cartoon, the Washington Post published the following: via Anxious Black Woman As I asked in comments here, the interesting thing to consider is what could the New Yorker artist have done... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Magazines - Race - US Presidential Race 2008

Nearly 600 Dead in Mexican State

11:17 H — Jennifer

Nearly 600 people have died so far this year in the Mexican state of Sinaloa as a result of execution-style murders related to drug trafficking. Mexico's La Jornada reports that in May and June of this year alone, 120 people... Read more »

Topics: Drugs - Latin America - Mexico - Society

Long Hair, Religion and Rules Clash at Texas School

10:28 H — Jennifer

5- year old Adriel Arocha shouldn't be at the center of a firestorm right now. He should be in school learning alongside his classmates in his hometown on the outskirts of Houston, Texas. But a controversy around his physical appearance... Read more »

Topics: Children - Controversia - Society - Texas

Justice For Jayson Tirado Press Conference

08:49 H — Maegan la Mala

On Monday, we told you about the case of Jayson Tirado, the young man whose life was taken by an off-duty police officer. The grand jury in the case refused to indict and the community expressed its' outrage at a... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Internet - Justice - New York City

Latest Mass ICE Raid Site : Providence, Rhode Island

08:13 H — Maegan la Mala

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, aka ICE, has launched another mass raid in a major U.S. city. Yesterday, at around 5 PM, ICE took 31 people who work for a cleaning contractor as janitors in Rhode Island courthouses (catch the irony... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Rhode Island