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Sarasota Hispanic Caucus Pens Letter Demanding Martin Hyde Quit, and He Responds ‘That’s a Big No!’
“It is unacceptable for a candidate for the Sarasota City Commission to show such insensitivity and such a level of racism,” the letter reads.
Undocumented and LGBTQ (Part 5)
Latino Rebels Radio: December 15, 2019.
IN THE HEIGHTS Dreams Big in Newly Released Movie Trailer (VIDEO)
The In The Heights trailer dropped this morning and it makes you feel that, just like the characters in the movie, summer of 2020 will be full of dreams.
ICE Releases 2019 Enforcement Report
In the interest of sharing what the government is telling you, we are posting the full report here.
Senior Scholars See Tenure Denial at Harvard as Undermining Latinx Students
The letter presents a critical indictment of Harvard’s ability to properly evaluate Lorgia García Peña’s scholarship and to understand the invaluable contributions that Latinx and Ethnic Studies make to the larger academic community.
More Than 20 Organizations Sign Letter to US House Committee, Calling for Puerto Rico’s Decolonization and Sovereignty
“Without sovereignty there is no autonomy, and without autonomy there is no accountability. This is where Puerto Rico finds itself, fundamentally disempowered through its colonial status,” Boricuas Unidos en la Diaspora spokesperson Diana Isabel Sotomayor said.
The Legacy of Selena Quintanilla Is the Focus of a New College Course
Latino Rebels Radio: December 8, 2019.
Immigrant Rights Groups to Mayor Pete: Return Donations From ICE-Enabling McKinsey and Its Employees
McKinsey & Company employees have donated more than $53,000 to the Buttigieg campaign.
In Colombia, Protesters Demand Better Protection of Indigenous People and Government Commitment to Peace Treaty
Thousands of Colombians occupied the streets of different cities in the third strike against President Iván Duque.
In Orlando Sentinel Op-Ed, Joe Biden Shares His Campaign Platform for Puerto Rico
In a guest opinion piece published Thursday by The Orlando Sentinel, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden laid out several campaign positions about Puerto Rico. The piece, titled “Joe Biden: Puerto Rico deserves more respect than Donald Trump has given,” starts by placing blame on Donald Trump’s response to hurricane recovery and the fact that Puerto […]
NYC Comptroller Calls on City to Stop Working With McKinsey: ‘I Am Deeply Disturbed’
A recent report states that the consulting firm helped ICE make inhumane cuts to their resources.
Sarasota’s Martin Hyde Apologizes for ‘Racially Insensitive’ Comments Towards Puerto Rican Junior Tennis Players
“If I got enough balls to tell people off and to be aggressive towards them, I have to face the reality that my behavior was wrong. It was racially insensitive. It was inappropriate,” Hyde said.
Students and Scholars Rally Behind Latina Professor Who Was Denied Tenure at Harvard
A letter already signed by over 2,000 people is demanding that the university reconsider.
Sarasota Politician Who Confronted Puerto Rican Junior Tennis Players Allegedly Had Previous Racist Incident
A new story published Tuesday by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune referred to a February police report.
The Latin Americans of Australia
Latino Rebels Radio: December 1, 2019.
Video Shows Man Berating Puerto Rican Junior Tennis Player at Private Florida Club for Speaking Spanish
“You told us to cut grass,” one boy said.
“So what,” the man said.
The Immigrant Rights Organizer Who Confronted Biden About Obama Deportations
Latino Rebels Radio: November 24, 2019.
Substitute HS Teacher in Texas Caught on Video Telling Latino Student to ‘Speak English, We’re in America’
LULAC is calling for the teacher to be permanently banned from teaching.
When Pressed About Obama’s Deportation Legacy, Biden Tells Immigrant Rights Leader to ‘Vote for Trump’
“By now, it is clear that the immigrant community cannot trust Biden,” Carlos Rojas said in a statement after the campaign event.
Lehman College’s Latinx Student Alliance Pens Letter Demanding Diversity in English Department Curriculum
One of the demands includes “Reduction of British-focused courses.”