The National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA), together with the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), The LIBRE Initiative and Being Latino are launching a social impact project called: The Art of Politics. The initiative draws attention to the lack of Latino voices on the… [Continue Reading]
National Latino Organizations Challenge Broadcast News Presidents to Increase the Presence of Latinos on Sunday Morning News Talk Shows
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Book review: Violet Island and Other Poems
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Spotlight on the National Hispanic Institute
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by Nick Baez Since the age of 16, I have been a part of the National Hispanic Institute (NHI). Founded in 1979 as a nonprofit organization by Ernesto Nieto, NHI has impacted the lives of thousands of Latino youth across the United States, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic.
Defriending and you
06/29/2011 By 3 Comments
by Ryan Almodovar Lately I’ve been finding myself becoming more and more dissatisfied with my user experience on Facebook. The website that is supposed to be the great connector, the ‘electric friendship generator’, now just seems unsettling to me, largely driven by the fact that when I check my newsfeed and I have no clue… [Continue Reading]
Making History: Gay Marriage and the NYC Pride Parade
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by Xeno Martinez Its Friday, June 24 and as the rest of New York is laying in wait surrounding the decision regarding gay marriage, I find myself out for a night on the town with my friends in the West Village for pride weekend. As I look around at the crowded bar, I’m awakened from… [Continue Reading]