A few Latino designers have submitted sketches of what their vision for Michelle Obama’s inaugural gown is.
My favorite is this one from Carolina Herrera.
Dec
04
2008
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Articles for this day of December 4, 2008
Dec
04
2008
Excuse the Delayed Posts : Maegan la Mala is on the Road Again
Hopefully this will be the last trip of the year for yours truly. As I write this, I am on a bus from NYC to Boston (yay for wifi on the Bolt Bus). This evening, at 6 pm, I have the honor of speaking at Northeastern University gracias to the lovely gente of their Latin American Student Organization (LASO). I will specifically speak on Latina identity politics. So if you’re in the Boston area you should come through. It will be fun and interesting.
Dec
04
2008
Detroit Metro Area a Fast Growing Deportation Center
The Detroit Metro area is fast becoming the epicenter for deportations. In the year ending on September 30th, The Office of Detention and Removal Operations in Detroit increased deportations about 45 percent — from 5,057 to more than 7,500. This is a new record and already for the new year are ahead of that pace deporting about one-fourth of that record number in October and November alone.
The Detroit Metro area has more than 400 ICE investigators and their presence and actions are making familias scared, even young children.
Dec
04
2008
Immigration on Colbertnation
Stephen Colbert does in depth reporting on the ‘radical web of terror’ that exists on our nations borders:
(p.s. Did you notice what the woman was reading at the end of the segment? A magazine called Bitch? Guess what? I’m guest blogging there for a while–and I’d love to see ALL of my VLatin@s pop in and visit over there!)
Dec
04
2008
Cubana Congresista Hangs Up On Obama Twice
We’re sure Florida Republican Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is feeling pretty boba this morning since she hung up on the President to be, not once, pero twice.
According to Ros-Lehtinen’s flack Alex Cruz, the congresswoman received the call on her cell phone from a Chicago-based number and an aide informed her that Obama wanted to speak to her. When Obama introduced himself, Ros-Lehtinen cut him off and said, “I’m sorry but I think this is a joke from one of the South Florida radio stations known for these pranks.” Then she hung up.
Moments later, Obama tried again, this time through his soon-to-be chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel.
“Ileana, I cannot believe you hung up on the President-Elect,” Emanuel said. And then–yes, you know what’s coming–she hung up on Emanuel saying she “didn’t believe the call was legitimate.”
A short time later, Ros-Lehtinen received an urgent call from Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, who informed her that she indeed hung up on Obama.
Via / Yahoo