by Adriana Villavicencio Comedian Wanda Sykes joked that there’s one type of person who can go anywhere and move freely everywhere: a Mexican with a leaf blower. When you pass one on the street, you just assume he’s supposed to be there. She described how one could even get past White House Secret Service: [over Read More

by Keyla Elizabeth Cedeno Latin@s are always labeled as being calientes y pico! Allegedly, our men posses other-wordly abilities and our women have a motor that does not give out; running for hours at a time. I haven’t had sex with every Latin@ out there so I can’t agree or disagree with that idea. Still, based on that Read More

by Carlos Macías We all remember the political showdown between Democrats and Republicans on health care reform 6 months ago. In a tight vote of 219 to 212 on March 21, the House of Representatives approved the controversial legislation. On March 23, President Obama signed H. R. 3590, better known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Read More

by Libby Juliá Vázquez If asked about their Chicago neighborhood, Puerto Rican residents of Humboldt Park do not hesitate to claim it as home with a tone full of pride. After all, this home of El Paseo Boricua and the annual Puerto Rican Festival is where you can find all things Boricua in Chicago. Those Read More

Written by: Libby Julia The demographics in Texas schools is representative of the change in its population.  Of the 4.8 million school children pre-k thru 12th grade, 49% are Hispanic.  Hispanic enrollment is surpassing white enrollment in all but rural areas.  “Across Texas, 349 districts are majority Hispanic, 18 more than last year and 104 Read More