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Fri25Jul2008

Isabel Garcia: Human Rights Activist Dehumanized and Targeted to Be Broken and Violated

Over the last 15 years of my life, where I have been an activist and blogger working with and writing about immigrant issues, being told to go back where I came from (Queens, NYC) and being threatened is nothing new.... Read more »

Friday, July 25 2008 | 13:00 H

Wed25Jun2008

Michael Savage Says Refugees "Can't Assimilate"

Michael Savage, the shock jock whose bigoted rhetoric has ruffled more than a few feathers over the years has got something to say about refugees to the United States. An email from media watchdog group Media Matters fills us in:Michael... Read more »

Wednesday, June 25 2008 | 13:29 H

Tue27May2008

Inside Immigrant Detention Centers : Daily Abuses Include No Feminine Hygiene Products for Women Detainees

In an NPR interview with Washington Post reporters, Dana Priest and Amy Goldstein, responsible for a four part series on the treatment of foreign detainees inside ICE detention facilities, the pair describe how medical care for those detained is decided... Read more »

Tuesday, May 27 2008 | 09:18 H

Wed15Aug2007

Hearing ICED

Last week I wrote about ICED, a video game being put out by the human rights organization Breakthrough! After to listening to an interview this morning with one of the creators of the game and some sound clips of the... Read more »

Wednesday, August 15 2007 | 10:52 H

Fri10Aug2007

Barack Obama Meets Piolin in the Morning

We already know that Barack Obama and his camp like reggaeton, well yesterday Obama showed that he loved Mexican music as well. The Democratic presidential candidate appeared on Piolín por la mañana in Glendale California. On Despierta America this morning,... Read more »

Friday, August 10 2007 | 10:14 H

Wed08Aug2007

More Latino Male Bonding : Maradona and Chavez

We already saw the love between Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and el mano de dios, Diego Maradona at the Copa America. Well they want to share the love via the airwaves. Diego Maradona has been invited on as a guest... Read more »

Wednesday, August 08 2007 | 10:08 H

Wed25Apr2007

No Doughnuts for Jersey Radio Racists

Late last month Jen wrote about a racist radio show in New Jersey that called for listeners to report and round up undocumented immigrants. New Jersey Assemblyman Wilfredo Caraballo wanted to put his money where his mouth was in terms... Read more »

Wednesday, April 25 2007 | 10:50 H

Thu22Mar2007

NJ radio station calls for "illegal" roundup

There's something ugly on the radio waves in the Garden State. Some radio DJs (always the source of such high-brow entertainment) in New Jersey have put the call out to their listeners to report "suspected illegal immigrants" to the radio... Read more »

Thursday, March 22 2007 | 17:11 H

Tue06Mar2007

Thalia on the Radio : Mottola Marriage Has It's Privilages

Mexican singer Thalia isn't happy with just having a clothing line and candy in her name. She's now going to tackle the media world with the launch of a radio show.The Spanish-language show, called "The Conexion Thalia Radio Show," initially... Read more »

Tuesday, March 06 2007 | 14:00 H

Wed28Feb2007

Aló, Fidel! He's still alive and kicking

Vivito y coleando -- alive and kicking. That's Fidel's current state, according to an appearance he made yesterday on his homie Hugo Chávez's weekly radio show, Aló Presidente. If really interested, check out the video below (with a very LONG... Read more »

Wednesday, February 28 2007 | 13:54 H

Fri10Nov2006

Hear Mamita Mala on NPR's Latino USA

VL East Coast Editor Mamita Mala was a guest on NPR's Latino USA radio show yesterday talking about the Latino vote in this year's elections. Mala threw down with a Latina republican who claims that "Latinos are Republicans, they just... Read more »

Friday, November 10 2006 | 11:51 H

Fri22Sep2006

Paulina would bite Thalia's ear off

So much for childhood loyalties. Paulina Rubio and Thalia may have been in Timbiriche together when they were teens, but that doesn't mean they are homies. Their eternal rivalry has been the stuff of Mexican tabloid covers for decades now.... Read more »

Friday, September 22 2006 | 18:26 H

Fri09Jun2006

Shakira hit: most played song in pop history

Shakira's English-language hit "Hips Don't Lie" became the most played song in pop history earlier this week, according to Nielsen. Via Top-40Charts.com: "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean became the most played song in pop radio history TODAY... Read more »

Friday, June 09 2006 | 19:38 H

Tue09May2006

Would You Name Your Baby Lou?

Latino satirists Lalo Alcaraz and Esteban Zul are at it again, announcing on their Los Angeles based radio show, the Pocho Hour of Power, the name your baby Lou Dobbs contest. The first undocumented immigrant to name their U.S. born... Read more »

Tuesday, May 09 2006 | 14:10 H

Wed29Mar2006

Immigration: More hate from the media

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 »

Wednesday, March 29 2006 | 16:54 H

Tue28Mar2006

Limbaugh: Undocumented immigrants "unwilling to work"

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 »

Tuesday, March 28 2006 | 13:52 H

Mon13Mar2006

Mexican Sex Dolls fight Machismo

No, this isn't the latest in Latino porn; it's the latest "pro-woman" media campaign of the Mexican government. The television, print, and radio ads feature blow up sex dolls dressed as office execs in an office setting. The message... Read more »

Monday, March 13 2006 | 08:00 H

Wed15Feb2006

Latino radio sex talk has listeners vibrando

The airwaves are heating up -- at least the Latino airwaves -- as multiple Spanish-language radio stations opt for talking about sex in the morning in between traffic and weather reports. The success of one NYC station's morning programming has... Read more »

Wednesday, February 15 2006 | 16:59 H

Thu19Jan2006

Clear Channel is so Preciosa

Media giant, Clear Channel, has launched La Preciosa Network, a Spanish-language network with more than one dozen stations. The programming can be heard in parts of California, Texas, Iowa, New York State, Oklahoma, and Nevada. Preciosa is the latest... Read more »

Thursday, January 19 2006 | 14:28 H

Thu24Nov2005

No Thanks on Thanksgiving

While some Latino families will be eating pavo (or pernil) giving thanks in the tradition of a story passed on about Native Americans sharing with the pilgrims, others may be out serving those less fortunate. For many Latinos whose... Read more »

Thursday, November 24 2005 | 10:04 H

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