Intellectually Entertaining. Socially Relevant.
As we all know, the quickest way to convince people to do something is to tell them they are forbidden from doing it. Currently, legislators in everybody’s favorite state — Arizona — are learning this most basic principle of reverse psychology. You see, in 2010, Arizona lawmakers passed a law to dismantle ethnic studies in Read More
What is SB1128? Texas Senate Bill 1128 was introduced to the Texas legislature this month by Sen. Dan Patrick and proposes that only courses that give a “comprehensive survey” of American history or Texas history would count toward the six history credit requirement in Texas public colleges. The bill specifically states, “A college or university Read More
As we know, Arizona has been in the spotlight for taking actions against Latin Americans — specifically, for SB 1070, which allowed the state’s police to check the immigration status of people they detain, and for HB 2281, which prohibits classes that “promote resentment toward a race or class of people,” that “advocate ethnic solidarity Read More
Two Latinas are battling it out in Texas — and, no, they’re not clawing at each other over a suave macho like in some novela. What they’re after is a vacant state senate seat. From Fox News Latino: “Two Hispanic women are vying for the Texas Senate seat left vacant by the death of Mario Read More
A marriage falls apart; the father goes one way, the mother goes another, and the kids shuffle back and forth. One parent gets custody of the friendships that were cultivated during the marriage, and the other goes out into the world learning how to make friends all over again. In Better With You Here, the Read More