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One Wisconsin school is rocking the race boat: “A school district in Wisconsin said they will review a high school diversity class that exposed students to radical leftist thinkers and promoted a critical race theory that alleges white people are oppressors. The ‘American Diversity’ class was taught to students at Delavan-Darien High School in Wisconsin, Read More
Two stories connected through nonsense: “From the small parishes with Latino church goers on the East Coast to the Los Angeles cathedral that houses the country’s largest Hispanic congregation, America on Wednesday will pay tribute to Mexico’s patron saint. The Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the New World, is a day Read More
Who knew bilingualism was a good thing? “Having command of Spanish and English means, for Latino women, a competitive advantage, several outstanding Hispanic figures from the political, activism and business spheres said Monday. ‘Being bilingual is an incredible opportunity. I have two children and I’m concerned for both to speak Spanish as well as English, Read More
The rise of the “wise Latina” has at long last come to an end. Latinas have finally arrived. According to a new study released by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University, Latinas between the ages of 18 and 29 are the most progressive group in the Read More
Edward James Olmos can arguably be called the Latino version of James Earl Jones, in that both have distinguishable voices that can sway people to do pretty much anything. So in short, what I am trying to say is that Edward James Olmos must be one with “the force”. It is almost as if on Read More
The United States of America is home to great athletic programs (see the London 2012 Olympic medal count), a grand diversity of citizens, and the world’s best public education system. And no, you didn’t read that wrong. Every so often, I come across a report talking about how a Nordic country is kicking our butt Read More
When the economy takes a downward path, government funded programs across the board experience budget cuts. While education tends to be among the last to experience cuts, many can’t escape drops in funding from both state and local budgets. Simultaneously, operation costs are rising which leaves even less money for schools to operate on. When Read More
I was sitting at a family friend’s house one day, when I heard the cry, “they’re taking our jobs!” Annoyed that once again I was the last person to hear family gossip, I immediately set out to find out who “they” were and whose jobs “they” were taking, and most importantly, if “they” were taking Read More
No matter your political party affiliation, top Latino comedians coming together to put on a statewide comedy tour in support of proposition 38, is beneficial for all of us Latinos. November’s election season is not far away and all efforts to engage our communities in political discussion and voter mobilization is critical to our representation Read More
This week the Chicago Public Schools enacted their first strike in 25 years prompting both a local and national debate on the place for unions in the modern labor workforce. Chicago’s mayor has called the action a “strike of choice,” while public school teachers united across the city staying out of the classroom and keeping Read More