Nevada Ad Tells Latinos 'Don't Vote'
Spanish language television network Univision is refusing to air a new political ad in Nevada for its controversial message to Latinos: "Don't vote." Univision says the ad is antithetical to its...
View ArticleGillibrand Trying to Brand Herself As Pro-Immigrant Candidate
When Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was named U.S. senator for New York in 2009, to fill the seat vacated by Hillary Clinton, some immigrant advocates (and the editorial board of El Diario)...
View ArticlePuerto Ricans: The Worst-Off of NYC's Latinos
From a study by the Community Service Society of New York:Roughly 17 percent of young Puerto Rican men were not in school, employed or looking for work, compared with 9 percent of Dominicans and 8...
View ArticleHow Ethnicity Factored in the Midterms
Last night, Latinos carried Harry Reid to victory in Nevada, while more blacks voted for Republican candidates than ever before. Black Republicans made gains in the House, though in the Senate, there...
View ArticleWill There Be a Marco Rubio Tsunami?
History might show that the Tea Party Republican (TPR) victory launched the presidential career of Florida Senator-elect Marco Rubio. His personal characteristics — a strong family man, religious, an...
View ArticleTo Build a More Perfect Union, Enfranchise Latinos
With the 2010 election behind us and the 2012 contest beyond our focus, this is an opportune time to think about how to improve the quality of our democracy.For the good of our country, we must abandon...
View Article2010's Lessons For Latinos
The Republican led defeat of the Dream Act offers one more example in the well established tradition of the GOP rejecting major Latino policy preferences. It maintains the tradition sustained by...
View ArticleLatinos Allege Police Violence and Intimidation in Connecticut Town
All this week, we're reflecting on the major issues of 2010. Immigration remained one of the biggest stories out of southwestern states, like Arizona. But immigration has become a serious issue even in...
View ArticlePeter Parker Replaced By Miles Morales: The New Spider-Man
The latest issue of the long-running Spider-Man comic book series comes out today, and there's a brand-new protagonist. Miles Morales, a half-Latino, half-African-American teenager is taking over the...
View ArticleBloomberg Pledges Millions to City Initiative Aimed at Black and Latino Men
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday he will invest his own money in a new, $130 million city initiative to help black and Latino men get ahead. The Bloomberg Administration calls it the nation's...
View ArticleFamily of Hate Crime Victim Calls for More Action from Government
The brother of an Ecuadoran immigrant, who was attacked and stabbed to death by a gang of teenagers in 2008, called for a stronger response from the Department of Justice, which is currently...
View ArticleSecond Annual Latin Media and Entertainment Week Kicks Off
The city's second annual Latin Media and Entertainment Week kicks off Monday and will include free events, concerts and business networking sessions aimed at promoting the city as a destination for...
View ArticleCan Republicans Win Latino Voters in 2012?
Welcome to Politics Bites, where every afternoon at It's A Free Country, we bring you the unmissable quotes from the morning's political conversations on WNYC. Today on the Brian Lehrer Show, President...
View ArticleFlash Forward: How African-Americans and Latinos Will Shape Politics
Like the Iowa caucuses before it, the relevance of New Hampshire's primary has been questioned because of the state's 94 percent white population. Major demographic changes are taking place across the...
View ArticleKen Salazar Wants More Landmarks for Minorities
There are thousands of national landmarks in the United States. But less than 3 percent of them are dedicated to members of minority groups, such as Latinos and women. Ken Salazar, Secretary of the...
View ArticleSuper Tuesday and Latino Voters
Coming up, who did Latino voters favor last night? Dee Dee Garcia Blasé, founder and co-president of the Tequila Party, and Leslie Sanchez, author of "Los Republicanos," join The Takeaway, next.
View ArticleIs the Trayvon Martin Case an Example of Tension Between Black and Latino...
Coming up, Trayvon Martin’s shooting has sparked a discussion on some of the commonalities and tensions between the black and Latino communities in the US. More, next, on The Takeaway.
View ArticleTaking Stock: Latinos and the 2012 Election
As part of our coverage of this political year we are doing what a lot of people in the U.S. are doing as they think about voting for a new President: Taking stock of the last four years and looking...
View ArticleRomney and Obama to Speak Back to Back at Latino Political Conference
On Thursday, Mitt Romney will address the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. It's an annual conference with a long history of hosting presidential hopefuls seeking to pitch...
View ArticleThe Candidates with Univision
Pilar Marrero, senior political writer for La Opinión and now author of Killing the American Dream: How Anti-Immigration Extremists Are Destroying the Nation, talks about this week's Presidential...
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