July 18, 2008 | VivirLatino

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Does Obama's Hermana Look Like an Hermana?

13:19 H — Maegan la Mala

Someone thinks that Barack Obama's sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, looks like an hermana, one of us and that looking Latina could help with the Latino vote. Cuahtemoc Figueroa, the director of Mr. Obama’s Latino vote effort is quoted in the NYT... Read more »

Topics: Race - US Presidential Race 2008 - Women

Towns In D.R. Subject to Raids

12:57 H — La Macha

I set my google alert to notify me of all instances of "raids" being discussed in the news recently. And the results have been surprising. I expected to get links to stories about ICE raids here in the U.S., but... Read more »

Topics: Dominicans - Military

Venezuela : Big on Promoting Beauty Queens Not So Big At Protecting The Other Mujeres

11:19 H — Maegan la Mala

Venezuela is known for its record number of beauty queens and schools that churn them out like an assembly line. What Venezuela is not known for is protecting the lives of the rest of it's female population. Amnesty International issued... Read more »

Topics: Venezuela - Women

Ay the Hipster Irony (and Racism).

09:08 H — Maegan la Mala

We're told to "get a sense of humor" and ironically to "lighten up" when it comes to our reaction as people of color to racist imagery and histories being put up on magazine covers and more recently, on a tee... Read more »

Topics: Culture - Fashion - Magazines - Race - US Presidential Race 2008