Will anyone in the Trump administration be held responsible? Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen certainly should be held accountable for the physical and psychological pain migrant children are enduring. The despicable result of the heartless policy would have been easily predicted had anyone on Trump’s team (including the President) would’ve treated people escaping terror as…
Mr. President, stop using the derogatory and inaccurate term, “illegal aliens”. Last night, President Donald Trump repeatedly used those demeaning words in his speech from the Oval Office to instill fear and win favor for his campaign promise to build a border wall that many critics say is too costly and unnecessary. Pulitzer prize winning journalist Jose Antonio…
It will be some time before we learn whether or not the Latino Vote 🗳 made a difference in the midterm elections of 2018. Leading up to Election Day, there were mixed signals 👍🏼👎🏼 if this would finally be the year that the so called “Sleeping Giant” would awake. Many Democrats 🐴 were counting on…
Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth! Or is it ¡Feliz #MesdelaHerencia? 🤔 How does one celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month anyway? With tequila and guacamole? Or perhaps empanadas y mate tea? How about with Andean music or reggaeton? And why Hispanic and not #Latino Heritage Month? Each year millions of people celebrate the history, culture, contributions and #DIVERSITY of Hispanic…
Car horns blare as dozens of impatient drivers slowly weave in and out of lanes looking for familiar faces from the many strange ones staring at them from the curb. A trip to the airport can be exciting if you are being dropped off; it is a different story when you are there to pick…
Don’t do it. Resist the urge to put on a sombrero. That fake mustache isn’t funny. And that wanna be Mexican accent isn’t either. But, yes…by all means do have a shot of tequila. It’s Cinco De Mayo once again! Time for misinformed, insensitive nitwits to justify celebrating tired stereotypes about Mexican history, culture and…
Sports is a universal language. Regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or political ideology (to name a few)…we can all come together to celebrate our favorite sports, teams and athletes. We admire the work ethic, teamwork and solidarity on the playing field and aspire the same in our personal lives. Nacion ESPN: The Latino Experience…
(En español: 3 técnicas de pitcheo que todo empleado, miembro de minorías, debe estar listo para batear) As soon as I walk into a meeting; I start counting. How many people of color are present? How many Latinos? How many women? I’m always one of a few minorities and more often than I care to…
Many companies embrace diversity, but fail to build a long lasting inclusive workplace environment because they focus too much effort on representation and not enough on integration. In media, the theory is that an audience is distrustful of storytelling marketed as important to their needs when the messengers aren’t reflective of their community. I generally…
Friday is Cinco de Mayo! It’s about this.. NOT this… Well…at least it’s not like this in Mexico. The May day celebration is NOT Mexico’s Independence Day. 5 Things To Know About Cinco de Mayo (VIDEO): It’s also an unfortunate tribute to Mexican stereotypes: wearing of sombreros, beating of piñatas and consumption of mass quantities…
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