Category Archives: Racism
Govt, Banks Loan Less To Latino-Owned Businesses
[A NewsTaco Post] The California Reinvestment Coalition recently released a report entitled, “Small Business Access to Credit: The Little Engine That Could” that found from 2007 to 2009 the Small Business Administration severely cut the number of loans made to Latino- … Continue reading
Poverty Forcing Latinos Into Segregated Neighborhoods
[A NewsTaco post] Census data released today apparently shows that Latinos continue to live in segregated communities — that is with mostly other Latino neighbors — whereas whites and blacks have become more integrated since the last Census. The proof: Segregation … Continue reading
AZ Loses $605M, Has A $31B Latino Market
[A NewsTaco post] November 29, 2010 Okay, these are the facts. Arizona passed SB 1070. About 100,000 Latinos left the state. Lots of people, like celebrities and professional organizations, called for a boycott of the state. The result is that Arizona has lost about $605 … Continue reading
Electoral Repercussions: GOP Redistricting
[A NewsTaco post] November 22, 2010 You knew it was coming, and, now it’s here: Gerrymandering time! The GOP is set to control much of the redistricting for future electoral boundaries all over the country,The Washington Post took a look at … Continue reading
GOP Going After Birthright Citizenship
[A NewsTaco post] November 22, 2010 Oh geez, one of the cornerstones of the American way of life — birthright citizenship, that crazy thing the government did way back in 1868 via the 14th Amendment after that whole, you know, slavery … Continue reading
Clorox: Cleaning ‘A Rite of Passage’ For Latinas
[A NewsTaco post] November 19, 2010 What in the world?! I don’t know who wrote this press release, but they should be fired immediately. From a press release from Clorox about a study the company did on the cleaning habits … Continue reading
Is culture to blame for high Latina suicide attempt rates?
[A NewsTaco post] Latina girls have twice the rate of suicide attempts as their Anglo and African-American peers: 21%. Professor Luis H. Zayas has been studying the phenomenon since he accidentally stumbled upon it in the 1980s. I spoke with … Continue reading
Pakistan Shuts Down Facebook Over ‘Everybody Draw Mohammed’ Page
[An Inside Facebook post] Pakistani judges ruled to ban Facebook in the country Wednesday in anticipation of May 20, which a Facebook Page had claimed would be “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day.” The ban began Wednesday evening and is to be … Continue reading
Church organizing anti-Minuteman campaign
[From The Brownsville Herald, Sept. 5, 2005] Church organizing anti-Minuteman campaign Majority of City Commission would support resolution against border militia group By SARA INÉS CALDERÓN The Brownsville Herald September 5, 2005 — Cameron Park church parishioners are organizing a … Continue reading
Let the Hate Begin!
This is what I get less than two hours after posting a video on YouTube: Which is funny for a few reasons. First, it’s MY USA, too. Secondly, he spelled wetbacks wrong. I’m glad there’s no more racism in the … Continue reading