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M•A•C Cosmetics stepped in it for a Day of the Dead makeup video that reeks of cultural appropriation. The company thought making the YouTube video private would solve the problem. It didn’t.

The Univ. of Louisville’s president is forced to apology after his inner werebigot was revealed when he dressed up as a “Mexican.”

Unlike what other Latino apologists are saying, this is not about staying silent. It is about speaking out against hate and against a network that is playing the community like a violin.

The senator from Florida, like many Latino Republicans, opposes the same programs that helped him and his family succeed.

A chat with Ariel Rojas, the immigrant rights activist who was dragged and kicked by a Trump supporter in Miami over the weekend.

Trump’s anti-immigrant and anti-Latino comments aren’t just shameless political theater, they are having a dangerous real-life effect in many immigrant communities.

Welcome to the ugly side of Latin American TV, where white dudes paint themselves in blackface to make people laugh. A new protest in Colombia is trying to change that, and the group is determined to create some noise.

It got uncomfortable.

We HAVE to give it up to Adrian Carrasquillo of Buzzfeed for finding one gem of a video. Before we explain, just watch: Ok, now this is what you need to know. The singer is named Ruben Obed Martinez. According to Buzzfeed, he is a 38-year-old Puerto Rican, who “was born and grew up in […]

Butts! Bikinis! Border Walls!

In a game dubbed “LaTina Fey,” the comedian and writer only manages to name eight Latino performers.

Needless to say Hispandering Heritage Month has not been going as planned for the GOP.

Yesterday at the United Nations, Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto spoke in front of the UN’s General Assembly, one of many global leaders who spoke there (including Cuban president Raúl Castro). Our friends at AJ+ did a quick video clip of Peña Nieto’s remarks, highlighting the points where Peña Nieto says that Mexico respects human […]

Sometimes we wonder if public relations agencies actually know what we do here, because either the following email pitch we received tonight is either a joke or it’s just ignorance (here’s the edited version to protect the names of the agency that sent us this): SUBJECT LINE: They’re ugly and we know it! Hispanic- Christmas […]

Readers of a local blog took offense to an op-ed blasting the restaurant for its stereotypical depictions of Mexicans

Reporting on Coca-Cola’s ill-conceived attempt to honor Hispanic Heritage Month, ABC 7 News spoke with Rebels’ own Marce Graudiņš

The controversy surrounding a not-so-authentic Mexican restaurant in North Carolina speaks to the larger issue of Hispanic Heritage Month

A few tips and guidelines that will help you avoid getting labeled with the #NoMames hashtag this month

Remember when NBC severed ties with Donald Trump due to pressure from Latino organizations? Looks like the network is back in the Trump Business.

A look at past cases like the Kim Davis one and what’s at stake

It is only September 5 and the seeds for another Hispandering Heritage Month are already being planted.