Latino Rebels
Back to School
Latino Rebels Radio: August 12, 2021
Family of Adam Toledo to Announce Plans of Adam’s Place Location for At-Risk Youth
The family of Adam Toledo will share plans at an upcoming community meeting about a proposed site for at-risk youth, a media release from Adam’s Place said on Monday.
Peru’s Contentious Election
Latino Rebels Radio: August 5, 2021
Gallup: 57% of US Latinos Say It Doesn’t Matter What Label Is Used to Describe Their Community
“Most Hispanic adults (57%) say it does not matter to them which term is used, though nearly one in four (23%) prefer ‘Hispanic’ and 15% prefer ‘Latino.’ Few expressed a preference for ‘Latinx’ (4%),” Gallup noted.
In Response to 2nd Anniversary of El Paso Massacre, MALDEF Announces New Program to Combat Open Bias and Racism
The Freedom from Open and Obvious Bias and Racism, “will focus on addressing and reducing the rise in hate crimes rooted in anti-Latino sentiments, including discriminatory policing policies that encourage or tolerate racism.”
Here Is the White House’s U.S. Strategy for Addressing the Root Causes of Migration in Central America
Earlier on Thursday, the White House released a cover message from Vice President Kamala Harris and a report about how the U.S. should be addressing the root causes of migration from Central America.
Reclaiming Puerto Rico
Latino Rebels Radio: July 29, 2021
#ICYMI: The Powerful January 6 Testimony by a Dominican Immigrant Who Served in Iraq and Is Now a U.S. Capitol Police Sergeant
“As a child in the Dominican Republic, I looked up to the United States as a land of opportunity and a place to better myself.”
The End of DACA?
Latino Rebels Radio: July 22, 2021
The Cuba Protests
Latino Rebels: July 15, 2021
Justice for Berta
Latino Rebels Radio: July 8, 2021
UndocuBlack Network Urges Biden Administration to Immediately Publish TPS Redesignation for Haiti
With the assassination of Jovenel Moïse, statement says that “now is not the time to deport, detain, or expel Haitians seeking refuge in the U.S.”
Black Super Dads!
Latino Rebels Radio: July 1, 2021
Chauvin Gets 22 1/2 Years in Prison for George Floyd’s Death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations.
Pride
Latino Rebels Radio: June 24, 2021
Open Letter to Biden Calls LUMA Contract in Puerto Rico a ‘Dangerous Misuse of Public Funds’
“It is imperative that the federal government heeds the calling of civil society organizations that have been denouncing the terrible negotiation that has taken place in this contract,” said Dr. Adi Martínez-Román, Director of Operations of the UPR Resiliency Law Center.
LULAC Calls Tortilla-Throwing Incident at High School Basketball Game a ‘Premeditated Assault on Latinos’
“What kind of people and community would allow this type of hateful behavior?” LULAC national president Domingo Garcia said in a statement.
On Colorism and ‘In the Heights’
Latino Rebels Radio: June 17, 2021
On DACA’s 9th Anniversary, Immigrant Youth and Allies Tell Biden and Demorcats That It’s Not Enough
“Republicans want a pathway to deportation, not citizenship. We demand Democrats go it alone to deliver permanent protections for millions now,” a release from United We Dream said.
Grijalva Releases DOJ Analysis of Puerto Rico Status Bills Before Wednesday Hearing
“I thank the Department of Justice for submitting its assessments of both bills,” the Arizona Democrat said on Monday.