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The Legend el El Yebe: Al Madrigal’s Brilliant #Hispandering Segment

In case you missed it last night on The Daily Show, Senior Latino Correspondent Al Madrigal breaks it down pretty brilliantly: The Daily ShowDaily Show Full Episodes,  More Daily Show Videos,  Comedy Central Full Episodes

  • May 7, 2015
  • 8:31 AM

Tonight’s #CincodeFallo Award Goes to Florida Bar

And the hits keep on coming. Congrats to Madison Social for tonight’s Cinco de Fallo Award. For a previous list of winners, go here and here. You can also follow any new #CincodeFallo winners live on Twitter. And if you see any new winners, tweet us @latinorebels

  • May 3, 2015
  • 8:39 PM

Danger: Journalists Crossing the Border (VIDEO)

The following video comes from our friends at Narco News. As Narco News tells us: The idea for the latest NNTV video was born at the 2014 School of Authentic Journalism, a laboratory where new ideas are created at the intersection of journalism and social movements and where participants share experiences from movement leaders and […]

  • Apr 30, 2015
  • 1:28 PM

Nylon Wins the Next 2015 #CincoDeFallo Award

Earlier today, we gave our first 2015 #CincoDeFallo Award to American Eagle. Tonight, our next #CincoDeFallo goes to Nylon, after our friends at Remezcla shared the following tweet and wrote more about it here. Facepalm Alert: Nylon is Selling a “Cinco de Mayo” Clothing Collection http://t.co/jGINDQSBry pic.twitter.com/tDOrOJsHps — REMEZCLA (@REMEZCLA) April 27, 2015 And yes, […]

  • Apr 27, 2015
  • 6:21 PM

American Eagle Earns First 2015 #CincoDeFallo Award

It’s not even May, yet with Cinco de Mayo less than two weeks ago, the #CincoDeFallo Awards are already happening. You would think that after last year, things would change, but come on, you knew that wasn’t going to happen. Case in point… @AEO im not amused w/ your appropriation of MY holiday for profit. […]

  • Apr 27, 2015
  • 12:45 PM

Do We Really Need a Selena Hologram? (A New #RebelReport Video)

So now that you have caught up with the first 19 episodes of Rebel Report, here is episode 20, and it’s all about Selena.

  • Apr 25, 2015
  • 1:12 PM

A Viral Video Showing Tortilla on Record Player Sparks Discussion on Stereotypes and Bigotry

The following video, posted two days ago on Facebook, has already gotten over five million views, 74,000 likes and 124,000 shares. It is about 17 seconds long, and it shows a flour tortilla on a record player as “Jarabe Tapatío” (perhaps the most overplayed Mexican song ever) plays on.   What a tortilla sounds like […]

  • Apr 24, 2015
  • 8:14 AM

19 Things You Need to Know About This REBEL REPORT Series We’re Doing With Flama

While you all anxiously wait for the 20th episode of REBEL REPORT (a Flama series with Latino Rebels as executive producers), here are 19 things you need to know about the show, which has gotten close to 350,000 total views on Facebook and YouTube (349,814 to be exact) as well as one very active #RebelReport […]

  • Apr 22, 2015
  • 3:38 PM

Boricua Twitter Schools the Ignorant About Another Winning Powerball from PR

Here we go again. Last night, yet ANOTHER winning Powerball ticket was sold in Puerto Rico, and although you would think the U.S. mainlaind Twittersphere would have gotten the clue from the last time a winning ticket came from the island, it looks like one guy didn’t even register: Guess Mike didn’t read this piece. […]

  • Apr 19, 2015
  • 5:53 PM

Our Facebook Community Responds to ‘Sábado Gigante’ Going Off the Air

53 years. 53 flipping years. That’s how long “Sábado Gigante” has been on the air. Today, Univision announced that the show will see its last day on September 19. As you might imagine, this is the PERFECT Friday afternoon topic to ask our community about the news. Here is a sampling of what people are […]

  • Apr 17, 2015
  • 2:26 PM

Puerto Ricans Live Like Kings, Cheat on Social Security and Refuse to Work in Sweatshops

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this piece appeared on the author’s blog. Harry has since expanded on it, given recent news pieces. In addition, all photos listed here are part of the public domain. According to the latest articles on Puerto Rico making the rounds in the U.S. mainstream media in the last months, Puerto […]

  • Apr 14, 2015
  • 9:02 PM

Ted Cruz, First Latino President? (VIDEO)

Here’s the latest Rebel Report. All about Rafael Edward Cruz.

  • Apr 4, 2015
  • 1:54 PM

FDA Spanish Press Release Wants Us All to Take Good Care of Our Easter ‘Balls’ (Huevos)

Bad translation alert! Sometimes you have to know about context, usage and all that other fun stuff so as to avoid the awkward laughs and snickers. This week’s FDA Spanish translation email about Easter egg safety is one of those moments. Here’s the problem with what the agency released in Spanish: by just using the […]

  • Apr 3, 2015
  • 12:39 PM

That Time Starbucks Tried to Solve Racism (VIDEO)

Here is another new #RebelReport. Hit it, R.J.

  • Mar 28, 2015
  • 4:12 PM

People Who SUCK at Latin American Geography (VIDEO)

This is sad. But funny. Yes, sad and funny.

  • Mar 25, 2015
  • 3:04 PM

How to Really Combat Racism (VIDEO)

Another weekend, another “Rebel Report.” Here’s the latest episode.

  • Mar 21, 2015
  • 1:29 PM

THE REAL Tries to Delete Proof of Its Ridiculously Racist Mexican Quesadilla Segment

By now you may have already seen perhaps one of the most overtly bad stereotype moments of 2015. Earlier today The Real talk show thought dressing up its hosts in sarapes, sombreros and mustaches while doing a cooking bit about quesadillas would be funny. It wasn’t even close. All you need to do is check […]

  • Mar 10, 2015
  • 7:46 PM

John Oliver Just Made Voting Rights for U.S. Territories Funny and Relevant

In just 13 minutes last night, John Oliver did more for all those U.S. territories than any politician ever has done in a century. Watch.

  • Mar 9, 2015
  • 8:38 AM

Michelle Rodríguez, Racist? (VIDEO)

Latest #RebelReport is up. This week, R.J. addresses Michelle Rodríguez’s comments from last week on TMZ.

  • Mar 7, 2015
  • 6:13 PM

Four #ConanCUBA Clips You Should See Today

Hey, we get it. Cuba is a really touchy subject. You don’t have to remind us. It is a topic that generates intense passion and opinions. We know. With that said, last night a lot of the Rebeldes caught Conan Brien’s show, which was filmed in La Habana over the course of four days. Were […]

  • Mar 5, 2015
  • 8:37 AM

One Size Does Not Fit All: Body Image and Ethnic Identity on TV

Health and wellness is a touchy subject, and so before I dive into it, I want to make a couple of things clear: This article is meant to analyze how media representation can affect people of different cultures and is my attempt at understanding how those representations embolden misconceptions about healthy living. People who are […]

  • Mar 3, 2015
  • 10:56 AM

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