The latest snapshot of America shows a population that is quickly becoming much more multi-racial.
Racial lines blurring in the US?
09/30/2011 By 1 Comment
Hate crime alleged in attack on Latino man
09/29/2011 By Leave a Comment
via The Seattle Times A 42-year-old Kent man was charged Monday with second-degree assault and malicious harassment for allegedly beating a Latino man last week in what prosecutors allege was a racially motivated attack. Kurt Randall Madsen was arrested early Thursday and is being held in the King County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail, Read More
Domestic violence hurts us all
09/29/2011 By 6 Comments
She wakes up slowly and tries to remember where she is and what just happened. She can feel a warmness trickle out her nose, down to the side of her cheek and into her ear. She raises her head slowly, but it’s too heavy to lift, so she places it back down. There’s a voice Read More
Exploring the soul of leadership
09/28/2011 By 1 Comment
Recently, I heard Deepak Chopra speak at a conference organized by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. He spoke about his book, “The Soul of Leadership.” His words were relevant for Latinos in many ways. We are growing in population, but are not seeing an accompanying growth in education level and representation across sectors. We are Read More
STEP OUT to help stop Diabetes
09/27/2011 By 1 Comment
It is Hispanic Heritage Month and the Hispanicize, Being Latino and Latina Mom Bloggers community invites ALL LATINOS to help support our Virtual Team as we help the New York chapter STEP OUT To help stop Diabetes. Since there are an estimated 440,000 Latinos in New York alone living with Diabetes on a daily basis, Read More
Cupcakes: A metaphor for the white man’s struggle for fairness in education? [video]
09/25/2011 By 3 Comments
via CNN – What do you do when you need to raise funds for your cause? There’s selling candy bars, hosting a car wash, and of course the ever popular bake sale. Who wouldn’t want to buy a delicious cupcake? Berkley students may not. Campus Republicans at the University of California Berkeley are hosting a bake sale Read More
You gotta fight, for the right…to read?
09/22/2011 By Leave a Comment
The belief in the right to freedom of speech is one that we hold dear in the U.S. Despite a guarantee by our Constitution that we can enjoy this right on a daily basis, many seek to restrict the freedom of speech through words. Each year, communities challenge and ban books from schools and local Read More
Don’t let a college education ruin your life.
09/20/2011 By Leave a Comment
The number of Latinos going to college is up. That’s great, but only half of Latinos who begin college complete a degree. The best scenario is that all these new Latino collegians will graduate with little college debt and a degree that will earn lots of money over their lifetimes. The worst scenario is that Read More
What does It mean to gentrify some place?
09/19/2011 By 4 Comments
I live in a gentrified neighborhood. At least that’s what I found out recently, when I spoke to a longtime area resident who informed me that “the damn hipsters came in and ruined everything.” He didn’t consider me an invader, even though I moved into the neighborhood just two years ago. I presume my Latino Read More
Teen faked cancer to collect donations
09/16/2011 By 1 Comment
via AP – A West Texas teenager who collected $17,000 in donations after telling people she was dying of leukemia and had only had six months to live faces theft charges after police determined she lied about being sick. Nine months later, Ruth Angelica Gomez, 18, of Horizon City is still very much alive and has Read More