Latino Rebels

Yesterday, Al Jazeera English’s The Stream covered the recent events from the Dominican Republic. Here is the full episode.

UPDATE, June 20, 2015: The Daily News apologized via an editorial. Last night, the Facebook page of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) posted the following update about a photo the New York Daily News published on June 15: This evening, we informed the NY Daily News that we have terminated our relationship, effective […]

Last night, VICE News went to Santo Domingo to capture the local reaction about the immigration crisis happening in the Dominican Republic. This is what Reuters reported: Dominican officials say anyone lacking identity documents or who has not registered for a so-called “regularization” program before the Wednesday night deadline could face deportation. The Dominican government […]

UPDATE, June 20, 2015: The Daily News apologized via an editorial. [View the story “Puerto Rican Day Parade Supporters Protest at NY Daily News” on Storify]

The following tweet was directed to us by one of our dearest friends and supporters, Rubén Castilla Herrera. It had to do with Chipotle. You know, that Chipotle. As a Queer Mexican-American/Chicano/Latinx, I'm disturbed by @ChipotleTweets marketing/branding here. @latinorebels pic.twitter.com/tlL7qo4bKg — RubenCastillaHerrera (@LatinoLdrSHIFT) June 17, 2015 Now, we don’t have many words for this one, […]

UPDATE, June 20, 2015: The Daily News apologized via an editorial. UPDATE, June 19, 2015: The NPRPD sent a letter to the Daily News, terminating its relationship with the newspaper. Yesterday the chair of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) wrote a letter to the CEO of the New York Daily News demanding that […]

[View the story “Social Media Images and Videos from Dominican Republic Deportation Crisis” on Storify]

The following video from Brave New Films just dropped on its Facebook page. The group has also started a petition calling for media to stop using racial bias in their reports. White Riots VS Black Protests • BRAVE NEW FILMS Ever notice how the mainstream media treats black protestors & white rioters differently? Using the […]

Looks like our friend and founder of UPLIFTT (United People for Latinos in Film TV and Theater) César Vargas keeps churning out more and more videos on some very important topics. The latest one is below. (You can catch other videos here.)   Tokenism: A Case of the TokenHola, Pueblo. Soy César Vargas. Founder of UPLIFTT […]

NEW YORK, NY—Politicians, celebrities and organizations at the Puerto Rican Day Parade today endorsed a campaign aimed to reverse recent federal government cuts to Medicare Advantage benefits in Puerto Rico. Among the supporters who raised their voices at the annual New York City event were the Governor of Puerto Rico Alejandro García Padilla, NYC Council Speaker […]

The latest #RebelReport with host R.J. Aguiar tries to educate all about the rights we all have when it comes to dealing with law enforcement.

Alondra Santos on America’s Got Talent. That’s what we’re talking about. Hit it. Feel the orgullo.   Let Alondra Santos lift you up. #AGT Posted by America's Got Talent on Tuesday, June 9, 2015  

Despite garnering over 50,000 signatures to an online petition asking that the Obama Administration not cut back on health care benefits to Puerto Ricans living on the island, this past Monday the Puerto Rican Healthcare Crisis Coalition (PRHCC) issued a strong statement, saying that June 8 decision by the government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid […]

“El whisky es la vaina.” Enough said. A look into the world of the Venezuelan living in the United States.

Another new video from our friend César Vargas, founder of UPLIFTT (United People for Latinos in Film TV and Theater). You can catch César’s first video here.   A Message to the Black and Latino Youth Hola, Pueblo. Soy Cesar Vargas. Founder of UPLIFTT ( United People for Latinos in Film TV and Theater). Today, […]

You really have to be a Spanish language geek to understand why the following viral video (over 2 million views on Facebook in less than 24 hours) is so flipping funny. It is all about dubbing from English to Spanish, particularly for a certain cable channel (see below). For all of you who grew up […]

Latino Rebels contributor Jonathan Marcantoni filed the following post about the YouNiversity Project he co-founded with Chris Campanioni: Since the inception of the YouNiversity Project in June 2014, authors Chris Campanioni and Jonathan Marcantoni have built a program that has attracted attention from people in 33 countries in six continents, has connected aspiring writers to […]

The following new video from Fusion Voices takes on the issue of immigrant detention and private prisons. Consider this video a sequel to the original Immigrant for Sale video, produced three years ago by Cuéntame. Corporations and local jails are locking up immigrants for profit. Posted by Fusion Network on Sunday, June 7, 2015

Earlier today Denver district attorney Mitch Morrissey cleared the police officers who shot and killed 17-year-old Jessica Hernandez. You can read Morrissey’s decision here: Investigation: Shooting death of Jessica Hernandez Hernandz family lawyer Qusair Mohamedbhai released the following statement after Morrissey’s decision: The Hernandez family is unsurprised but profoundly disappointed by the Denver District Attorney’s […]

After producing one very successful Part I, our friends at NPR’s Latino USA just came out with “A Latino History of Hip-Hop, Part II.” Give it a listen.

Today, Latino Rebels friend and UPLIFTT (United People for Latinos in Film TV and Theater) founder César Vargas released his first video in a series he will begin to produce for UPLIFTT. UPLIFTT: The Hollywood Reporter's Roundtable (Racism and Sexism) Hola, pueblo, soy César Vargas, founder of UPLIFTT (United People for Latinos in Film TV […]