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Latinos Must Think Before Boycotting the Census

Hector E. Sanchez | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2010 Census, Undocumented Immigrants, U.S. Constitution, Boycott, Latino Voters, Hispanic, Politics News

Boycotting the census is not the right way to put pressure on the administration. Calling for a census boycott would only be a severe setback, hardly a way to advance the Latino agenda.

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Are Hispanics Just Plain Dumb? Many of Us Think So

Daniel Cubias | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Weakest Link, Game Shows, Latino, Freakonomics, Economics, Hispanic, Racism, Discrimination, Post-Race, Intellectualism, Prejudice, Salk Vaccine, Bigotry, Politics News

White people will go out of their way to avoid looking like they're picking on black people. But when it comes to, say, Hispanics, all bets are off.

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CNN's Dobbs: Creating a Hostile Image of Hispanics

Adam Luna | Posted 09.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Soledad O'Brian, Cnn, America's Voice, Democracia Ahora, Lou Dobbs, Lou Dobbs Tonight, Politico, Race, Latinos in America, Dobbs, Hispanic, Media News

Ninety percent of Latino leaders believe that Lou Dobbs is having a hostile impact on Hispanics. We know Dobbs doesn't care about this, but does his network?

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A Mobile Connection for the Hispanic Community

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cell Phones, Hispanic, Broadband, Hispanics, Mobile Broadband, Health Care, Mobile, Politics News

Hispanics account for more minutes used and for a higher percentage of cell-phone ownership than other ethnic groups, despite their comparatively lower incomes.

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Hispanic Man Beaten In Racially Charged Robbery

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 09.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Marcelo Lucero, Hate Crime, Long Island, Long Island Hate Crimes, Hispanic Man Beaten, Patchogue, Hispanic, New York News

NEW YORK — A Hispanic man told investigators he was beaten and robbed in a racially charged attack in a Long Island community where another Hisp...

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Unearthed Film Footage From Secret Sports Summit Reveals How Race and Sports Play Out (VIDEO)

Paul Mecurio | Posted 09.14.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Auto Racing, Steroids, Marathon, Luge, Logos, Race, Chinese, Tennis, African American, History, Figure Skating, Mary Carillo, Boxers, Gymnastics, Black, Boxing, Women, Baseball, Japanese, Football, Hispanic, Quarterback, Kenyans, Sports Writing, Basketball, Hockey, Native American Indian, Track, Racing, Running, Fishing, Kenya, Comedy News

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A Conversation with Nancy Sutley, Head of the White House Council on Environmental Quality

Javier Sierra | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House Council on Environmental Quality, Sierra Club, Latinos and Environment, Ceq, Environmental Justice, Hispanics and Environment, Javier Sierra, Nancy Sutley, Hispanic, Obama Administration, Latinas and the Environment, Global Warming, Politics News

As a Latina, Sutley is aware of our community's disproportionate suffering from the consequences of environmental degradation.

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There They Go Again: Tom Tancredo, Mark Krikorian and the Politics of Hate and Fear

Janet Murguía | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Immigration Reform, Latina, Nclr, Mark Krikorian, Immigration, Supreme Court Justice Nominee, Center for Immigration Studies, Civil Rights, Hispanic, Republican Congressman, Tom Tancredo, Politics News

The politics of hate and fear are not new to our country. We've seen them before. We know what they look like. Right now, they look a lot like Tom Tancredo and Mark Krikorian.

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Sotomayor and the Fundamentals of Diversity and Affirmative Action

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Justice Powell, Empathy, Perspective, Quota System, Justice Lewis Powell, Affirmative Action, America, Conservative, Image of God, Brian McLaren, Story of Creation, Justice, Constitution, Affirmative Action Policies, Hispanic, God, Tower of Babel, Confirmation Hearing, David Brooks, Hispanic Woman, Diversity, Race, Racism, Jonathan Sacks, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Segregation, Regents of the University of California v Bakke, New York Times, Inequality, Creation, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News

In the story of creation in Genesis we see that the image of God is best reflected not through sameness, but through the breadth that exists within the grand diversity of creation.

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It Would Behoove the Republican Party to Immediately Stop Pissing Off Latinos

Pablo Manriquez | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Immigration Reform, Latina, Undocumented Immigrants, East Chicago, Latinos, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Illegal Immigration, Sonia Sotomayor, Mike Murphy, Republican Party, Hispanic, Republicans, Politics News

However it's fed to the media, what Democrats see in comprehensive immigration reform is 12 million potential votes. Unless Republicans prefer losing elections, they should stand with Obama on immigration reform.

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The NYPD's Hispanic Politics

Len Levitt | Posted 08.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Hispanic, Apollo Theater, Latino, Al Sharpton, Rudy Guiliani, Nypd, New York News

Is it a coincidence that the Hispanic Society's president, Jeff Stella, has a plush job in the Intelligence Division, or that the Society's first vice president Daniel Coats has a coveted spot on Kelly's security detail?

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Holder Pushes Hate Crime Bill in Wake of Recent Wave of Hate

Janet Murguía | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mexicans, Attacks, Hate Crimes, Congress, Nclr, Attorney General Eric Holder, Violence, Fbi, Immigrants, Southern Poverty Law Center, Eric Holder, Hate Crime Legislation, Dr. George Tiller, Eric Holder Attorney General, Hateful Rhetoric, Suffolk-County, u.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Talk Show Hosts, Jose Osvaldo Sucuzhanay, Elected Officials, Immigration Debate, Latinos, Shenandoah, Shooting, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hate Crimes Bill, Hispanic, Pennsylvania, New York, Murder, Luis Ramirez, Marcelo Lucero, National Council of La Raza, Ecuadorean, Politics News

Hate has always been present. But the recent spike in violence against immigrants is being fanned by the flames of the anger and hateful rhetoric being voiced in the debate over immigration.

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A Toxic Lesson

Javier Sierra | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green

In more than half of the investigated schools, students were in danger of contracting cancer and respiratory diseases because of the presence of toxic compounds.

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Hispanic 2010 Census BOYCOTT Planned

azcentral.com | Daniel GonzáLez | Posted 05.18.2009 | Home

Read More: 2010 Census, Boycott, Hispanic, Hispanic, 2010 Census, Boycott, Home News

With the 2010 census less than a year away, officials have launched a campaign to build trust with undocumented immigrants amid growing concern that m...

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Beautiful Skin in All Colors

Dr. Anne Chapas | Posted 04.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Juvederm, Fighting-Wrinkles, Hispanic, Injectable-Fillers, Wrinkles, Fighting Wrinkles, Restylane, Laser, Skin Care, Cosmetic Lasers, African Americans, Minorities, Living News

The 67th annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology had countless sessions covering a broad range of skin diseases and conditions but one o...

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A Great Lack of Latinos at the Academy Awards

Daniel Cubias | Posted 02.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Denzel Washington, Latinos, Anthony Quinn, Kate Winslet, Guillermo Del Toro, Academy Awards, Hattie McDaniel, Hispanic, Gael Garcia Bernal, The Oscars, Jose Ferrer, Pan's Labyrinth, Viva Zapata, Babel, Rita Moreno, Benicio Del Toro, West Side Story, Penelope Cruz, Halle Berry, Charlton Heston, Cyrano De Bergerac, Oscar Firsts, Adriana Barraza, Touch of Evil, Aimee Mann, Sidney Poitier, Traffic, Movies, Video, Entertainment News

In the eighty-one years the Academy has been handing out awards, just 14 Hispanics have been nominated for acting Oscars. The last was Adriana Barraza in 2007 for Babel.

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Changing the Image of Religion: The New Faith Coalition

Jim Wallis | Posted 02.19.2009 | Living

Read More: President, New Evangelical, Leadership, Media, Campaign, Christian Community, Black, Poor, Pastors, Prayer, Consistent Ethic of Life, America, Human Trafficking, African-American, Conservative, Muslim, Abortion, Common Good, Values, Climate Change, Religious Right, Pro-Life, Hispanic, Catholic, Religion, Human Rights, Abortion Reduction, Church, Common Ground, Election, Evangelical, Religious Leaders, Jewish, Vote, White, Gay Marriage, Liberal, Poverty, Emerging, Living News

The day after the inauguration, I will be joining religious leaders at the National Prayer Service for our new president. I will pray that this new era can change the image of religion in our country.

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The Best Drinking Game, Like, Ever!

Daniel Cubias | Posted 12.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Latinos, Hispanic, Interracial Relationships, Drinking Games, Race, Gen X, Race Relations, Living News

In certain company, it's more proper to grab an acquaintance's hand and blow your nose into it while revealing a dark sexual secret. At least then you wouldn't have to talk about race.

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The Power of the Powerless: The Rise of the Economic Scapegoat

Daniel Cubias | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Economic Slowdown, Latinos, Hispanic, Immigration, Martin Scorsese, Middle Ages, Illegal Immigration, Politics News

Any sensible discussion of immigration reform is doomed once it's declared that a guy making sub-minimum wage who lives in constant fear of deportation is really the secret strongman.

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Latina Women Get out the Vote for Obama

The Ballot Box | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Casa Obama, Obama, John McCain, Hispanic, Tampa, Hispanic Voters, Florida, Election 2008, Latina, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Home News

With the clock ticking, the women of "Casa Obama" have only a day to get the word out to help Florida win the Hispanic vote for their candidate.

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Smells Like Republican Schadenfreude

Kamala Lopez | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fraud, John McCain, Actors, Election Fraud, Latino Voters, Latino, Breaking Politics News, Obama, Voting With the Stars, Las Vegas, Hispanic, Democrat, Barack Obama, Republican, Independent, Voter Fraud, Politics News

I feel very very ashamed of what we, as Americans, have come to accept as "all's fair" in this craven fight to win.

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Start Cramming Now - Let's Test Everybody for Citizenship

Daniel Cubias | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Hispanic, John McCain, Constitutional Amendments, Constitutional Law, U.S. Constitution, 2008 Presidential Race, Citizenship, Politics News

The citizenship test asks people things like, "Why do some states have more representatives in Congress?" I find it difficult to believe that this is a harmful thing for citizens to know.

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Massive Latino Voter Registration Drive Launched

AP | JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Voters, Latino, Campaign, Hispanic Voters, Election, Demographics, Hispanic, Politics News

SAN FRANCISCO — A coalition of Spanish-language media and community organizations kicked off a massive voter registration drive Thursday, aiming...

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Omnipotent -- The Slowly Dwindling Power of Religion

Daniel Cubias | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Bristol Palin Pregnancy, Latinos, 2008 Presidential Race, Sarah Palin, Hispanic, Religion, Politics News

At this point in history, is the net effect of religion in general (and Catholicism on Latino culture specifically) a positive? My belief is that it ultimately does more harm than good.

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Where Are Those Babies? We Must Have Babies!

Daniel Cubias | Posted 09.15.2008 | Living

Read More: Latinos, Hispanic, Population Growth, Child Birth Rate, Children, Living News

Hispanics are more likely than many Americans to back up the phrase "family values" with something approximating an actual valuation of family.

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