Latino Rebels
Where Is Latino Political Power Today?
Latino Rebels Radio: February 16, 2020
#ICYMI, the FULL LULAC Nevada Presidential Town Hall With Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer
The event was held at The College of Southern Nevada’s Horn Theater.
ICE Shoots Unarmed Man in the Face
Latino Rebels Radio: February 13, 2020
New Campaign Finance Data Report Says That Sanders Leads All Democratic Candidates With Latino Donors
According to the Plus 3 analysis, Sanders has raised close to $8.3 million from Latino donors.
TRAC Immigration Projects That More Than 120K Individuals Will Gain Some Form of Deportation Relief in 2020
The analysis comes from a data projection that lists the number of determinations by immigration judge regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removal requests.
New NALEO Study Identifies Messages to Motivate Latino Participation in 2020 Census
In a Monday media release, NALEO says there are “high levels of anxiety within Latino community around 2020 Census and offers effective messaging to mitigate fears.”
#DignidadLiteraria Was Never About Just One Book
Latino Rebels Radio: February 9, 2020.
ICE Officer Shoots Unarmed Man in the Face, Activist Community Rallies in Response
“Why is ICE shooting at anyone?” New Sanctuary Coalition Executive Director Ravi Ragbir asked. “This is a civilian agency, not a police agency, and the mere fact that they used a gun and fired a shot is excessive force.”
Harvard Study Says Nearly 85 Percent of Educators Surveyed Have Observed Students’ Fear of ICE
The “Under Siege: The Disturbing Impact of Immigration Enforcement on the Nation’s School” study “aimed to understand how educators perceive the effects of the new immigration enforcement regime as well as how immigration enforcement is affecting students who are not the targets of enforcement activity,” the release explained.
Report Says 5.3 Million Newly Naturalized Citizens Will Be Eligible to Vote in 2020 Elections
News of the report’s release coincided with a nationwide campaign to encourage civic engagement among newly naturalized citizens.
RAICES Installs Cages During Iowa Caucuses, Demanding End to Deportations
“These cages have fake children inside covered with mylar blankets, symbolizing the children jailed in detention along the border and throughout the country. Each cage includes a #DontLookAway sign and plays an actual recording from a child who was kept in detention,” a Monday media release noted.
The New Voters of Texas
Latino Rebels: February 2, 2020.
MI FAMILIA VOTA Speaks With Pete Buttigieg on Latino Priorities and Campaign’s Diversity
“We will continue as our campaign grows to prioritize and ensure that the Latino community and other under-represented communities have a voice,” Buttigieg said.
Mike Bloomberg Gave a Speech About Latinos in El Paso: This Is What He Said
“This is a campaign to build an America to be proud of, an America for all people—black, brown, white, urban, rural, suburban, gay, lesbian, transgender, and yes, immigrants,” Bloomberg said.
A Letter Signed by 82 Writers Asks Oprah Winfrey to Remove Book Club Designation for AMERICAN DIRT
“We are asking only that you remove the influential imprimatur of Oprah’s Book Club,” the letter said.
The #DignidadLiteraria Campaign Issues Statement About AMERICAN DIRT Book Event Cancellations
“We have moved our focus from Jeanine Cummins and American Dirt to the true problem: the canceling of Latinx writers by US publishing,” the statement read.
Myriam Gurba on AMERICAN DIRT and a Revolution to Change Publishing
Latino Rebels Radio: January 26, 2020.
CBS News’ David Begnaud Interviewed Puerto Rico’s Wanda Vázquez: Here Is the Full Interview
It happened on Saturday morning.
It’s Been Over 20 Years Since Oprah’s Book Club Has Picked a Novel by a U.S.-Based Latino Author
Of the 82 books in Oprah’s book club, the list has only featured books from three Latin American writers, and only one of those was about the U.S. immigrant experience.
This Is What Jeanine Cummings Said Wednesday About ‘American Dirt’ Controversy
“If people read it on its own merits and then decide that they hate it based on what is in the pages, that’s OK. Not everyone needs to love my book,” the author said in Baltimore.
#WritingMyLatinoNovel Is One Way to Tackle Stale Literary Stereotypes
“Abuela greets me, the chancla hitting my skull like a kiss from my ancestors”