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Texas Teachers Pack Heat

17:38 H — Jennifer

At least one school district in the great state of Texas is letting its faculty carry concealed firearms into their classrooms:Harrold ISD Superintendent David Thweatt said his school board unanimously passed the concealed weapon policy in October to protect employees... Read more »

Topics: Children - Education - Society - Texas

America Ferrera Wins at ALMA Awards

16:53 H — La Macha

Ms. America Ferrera of "Ugly Betty" fame, won entertainer of the year award for her portrayal of Betty Suarez at the ALMA awards yesterday. My thoughts? I love America and the work that she does in both television and movies--but... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities

Christina Applegate has Double Mastectomy

16:45 H — La Macha

I'm not much of a fan of Christina Applegate, but I was mighty shocked to hear that she recently underwent a double mastectomy to deal with her breast cancer. Apparently she only had cancer in one breast, but because of... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities

Latino Henry Cejudo Gets Olympic Gold, Gets Stereotyped

16:04 H — Jennifer

Latino wrestler Henry Cejudo took home the gold for the U.S. in men's freestyle wrestling in a dynamic win today over opponent Tomohiro Matsunaga. According to The L.A. Times, Cejudo, the son of undocumented immigrants, invoked his Mexican heritage as... Read more »

Topics: Mexico - Race - Society - Sports

231 Dominicans Tweet

13:03 H — Maegan la Mala

There's a really interesting article up about the use of Twitter in the Dominican Republic. According to the article there are 231 tweeters in D.R. 11 of them being non-Dominicans who live/work there. 26% of the Dominican users have protected... Read more »

Topics: Dominican Republic - Tech

Argentina's Olympic Women's Soccer Team Gets on the Hate Bandwagon

11:32 H — Maegan la Mala

When the Spanish sports teams did their offensive eye posing, it was easy to dismiss the racism as coming from Europeans with their own history of conquest. But now the women's Olympic soccer team from Argentina has been caught doing... Read more »

Topics: Argentina - Beijing Summer Olympics - China - Race - Sports

South Central L.A. Farm Site to be Forever 21

09:32 H — Maegan la Mala

The South Central Farm, a 14 acre Los Angeles space used by mostly Latino, immigrant community members, that became the center of controversy when the city took it away from those that worked the land, will be Forever 21, as... Read more »

Topics: Fashion - Labor - Los Angeles - Shopping

Latino Conspiracy Theories : Gloria Estefan to Retire and Be Honored by Latin Recording Academy

07:32 H — Maegan la Mala

According to various news sources, Gloria Estefan's tour through Spain beginning August 22nd, titled 90 Millas, as in the distance that separates Cuba and Florida, will be her last. The Cuban artista wants to dedicate her time to her daughter... Read more »

Topics: Music