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This is the full release shared today by the attorney representing the widow and two daughters of Antonio Zambrano-Montes, whose shooting death in Pasco, Washington, has begun to get more attention in U.S. media outlets. #PascoShooting Statement from Attorney of Zambrano-Montes Family This is the autopsy image shared in the attorney’s release:

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Two days after Consejo Latino leaders in Pasco, Washington, met with Department of Justice officials in response to a letter they sent to the DOJ last week surrounding the shooting death of Antonio Zambrano Montes, the American Civil Liberties Union formally supported the civic group’s request for a federal investigation. Here is a copy of […]

Everyone in the mainstream political media seems to be very aware that yet another political standoff is happening between Democrats and Republicans all because of a temporary injunction a Texas judge issued last week against President Obama’s executive action on relief for qualified undocumented individuals. Yet, no one in the mainstream press is even taking […]

This weekend, our friends at NPR’s Latino USA spent a whole day in a New York City bodega.

In perhaps one of the most boring Oscars ever (excluding one incredible acceptance speech by Common and John Legend), the last five minutes of the broadcast got everyone worked up. It happened when actor Sean Penn muttered the following right before letting the world know that Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman won Best Picture: As expected, […]

Why waste four hours watching the Academy Awards when you can just catch “Rebel Report” host R.J. Aguiar give out the Golden Llama Awards in just five minutes.

In a follow-up to a story about whether or notToronto-based VarageSale has instituted an English-only policy for its community pages, our founder received the following email yesterday from Tami Zuckerman, founder of VarageSale: Hi Julio, Your concern was definitely at the top of my mind all weekend, and I made sure to reach out to a […]

Earlier today, one of our Twitter followers sent us this tweet: Roswell, NM newspaper publishes cartoon this week suggesting Blacks and Latinos leave town: http://t.co/54P6CoMn6d — Mónica Ortiz Uribe (@MOrtizUribe) February 18, 2015 So we clicked on the link, which took us to the site of the Roswell Daily Record and this editorial cartoon: That […]

There are certain topics in the Latino digital space that will always get attention, no matter when, no matter how. For example, Danny Trejo, Marc Anthony memes, silly videos about speaking Spanish, Chespirito and Selena Quintanilla. Especially Selena. Because, you know, “anything for Salinas.” Yesterday, the admiration was front and center on our Facebook site, after […]

The following video shows an unidentified man who says he witnessed the shooting death of Antonio Zambrano-Montes in Pasco, Washington. The man says he saw the officers killed Zambrano-Montes in “cold blood.” The YouTube information for the video says this: Eye witness to the 2/10/2015 shooting in Pasco, WA tells his story of the police […]

So everyone who follows immigration issues is talking this morning about the State of Texas et. al v United States temporary injunction a federal judge from the Southern District of Texas issued yesterday against President Obama’s executive action on immigration relief. Josh Blackman, a law professor at South Texas College of Law, posted judge Andrew […]

Last night on Latino Rebels Radio during a detailed conversation about the shooting death of Antonio Zambrano-Montes in Pasco, Washington, Felix Vargas of Consejo Latino said that his group would be formally requesting the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the case. The following is the letter Vargas sent today to Attorney General Eric Holder. […]

Toronto-based VarageSale is one of the hotter apps around, earning the 2014 Startup of the Year award in Canadian tech circles. According to its own marketing copy, the app is “the fun way to buy and sell in your trusted local community.” Think virtual garage sales, with local pages run by local administrators and you […]

Here is another longer video showing different angles of this week’s shooting death of Antonio Zambrano-Montes in Pasco, Washington.

Pasco’s local newspaper published video from yesterday’s Justice for Antonio Zambrano-Montes Anti-Police Brutality Rally and March. The Zambrano-Montes case has already gained national and international attention. Last night, NBC News ran a segment on its newscast. Outlets such as The Guardian and CNN also covered yesterday’s march. Tonight, Latino Rebels Radio will talk with Pasco […]

A graphic yet troubling video of Pasco police officers shooting and killing Antonio Zambrano Montes has gone viral on YouTube in the last two days. According to local media accounts, Zambrano Montes, a homeless migrant worker originally from Mexico, was hurling rocks at officers. This the YouTube video (CREDIT: Dario Infante Zuniga/ViralHog.com): This is what […]

So last night’s Powerball drawing had three big winners: one in North Carolina, one in Texas and one in Puerto Rico. As you might expect, news of the Puerto Rico winner is getting the ignorant few a bit testy this morning. First up, one of our Rebeldes of El Paso told us that KLAQ’s Lisa […]

Continuing the long-standing tradition of racist parties celebrated at Greek organizations at Penn State, Cal State San Marcos, Cal State Fullerton, USC, Columbia, Baylor and Duke, yet another “border patrol” party, this time at the University of Texas, has led to an open petition from UT students. UT fraternity thinks it's funny to throw 'border patrol' themed […]

In an Spanish-language interview published earlier today with Puerto Rico’s El Vocero, actor Antulio “Kobbo” Santarrosa is suggesting that he will return to Puerto Rican television two years after his top-rated “SuperXclusivo” show was taken off the air due to a highly publicized social media boycott against his La Comay puppet character. Saying that he […]

It’s the weekend. Time for a new #RebelReport. This week, R.J. is taking about Disney’s new Latina princess.