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Illinois Republican delegation unveils own map
Clout StreetRepublicans in the state’s congressional delegation on Thursday unveiled their own map of U.S. House districts in their federal court challenge to Democratic-drawn boundaries that would put the GOP at a severe disadvantage. “The Fair Map...Tags: Court Preliminary, Politics, Illinois, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Elections
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Dream Act opposition fueled by anti-Latino racism
I am a Latino immigrant to the U.S. My father brought us here with a sixth grade education. I am my family's first college graduate, and both of my daughters have master's degrees. I am appalled at the move to abolish the Maryland Dream Act. Despite...Tags: Racism, Social Issues, Education, Politics, Maryland
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HIV on the rise in Imperial County?
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterLocals in the medical community are greatly concerned about recent trends in local HIV testing where Hispanics have been testing positive for HIV in preliminary results. Franko V. Guillen, Walgreens Community Pharmacy HIV specialist and community...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, AIDS, Medical Services, Labor Legislation, Gays and Lesbians
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Supervisor districts aren't settled yet
While the current proposal for changing the county supervisory districts keeps Altadena intact and firmly in the district of Michael D. Antonovich, the battle isn't over yet. Supervisor Gloria Molina and what the LA Times calls "Latino activists" are...Tags: Don Knabe, Minority Groups, Gloria Molina
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New U.S. census numbers herald a greater Latino presence in the Chicago area
New U.S. census figures herald a future where Spanish is more likely to be heard inside classrooms and everything from politics to fashion and food will be executed with a Latin flair.
After a steady increase of Latinos in the area due to births and...Tags: University of California, Berkeley, African Americans, Cicero, Chicago, Social Sciences
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Strauss-Kahn, Schwarzenegger scandals: a confluence of race and class, sex and power
Sex, power, class and race. For all their differences, the scandals encircling French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who is accused of sexually assaulting an African-born maid in New York, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has confessed to having a child...Tags: Social Issues, Crimes, Cornell University, Mexico, New York City
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Landmark gay history bill goes to California governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Tuesday sent the governor a bill that would make the state the first requiring public schools to include the contributions of gays and lesbians in social studies curriculum. The bill, passed on a...Tags: Executive Branch, California, African Americans, Education, Gays and Lesbians
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Latino 'beisbol' players: Don't boycott, speak out
So who will be the Jackie Robinson of the All-Star Game? Who will be the player willing to step forward and take a stand on matters not entirely related to baseball itself, but rather to how we ought to live together in society? A year ago, the nation...Tags: Jackie Robinson, African Americans, Bud Selig, Labor Legislation, Major League Baseball
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Viewpoint: Executive discrimination
Maybe only in the minds of the California State University Board of Trustees it’s reasonable to give its executives such a salary increase, but for the rest of us it is simply illogical. Last month, trustees authorized a $100,000 average pay...Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Education, Colleges and Universities, Politics
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As Spider-Man changes, so does America
OK, people: chill out. Breathe. Relax. Spider-Man is still white. He'll always be white. He's been white since that day in 1962 when Peter Parker, a high school science nerd, was bitten by that radioactive bug. In the five decades since, he's aged...Tags: Tobey Maguire, Glenn Beck, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Politics, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Newton: Creating a Latino district
There are two conversations going on inside the L.A. County Hall of Administration about the delicate matter of redrawing maps for the supervisorial districts. Both will come to a head Tuesday, but only one will be publicly acknowledged.
The surface...Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Zev Yaroslavsky, Social Issues, African Americans, Mark Ridley-Thomas
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Shakira es la Persona del Año de la Academia Latina
APShakira será reconocida como la Persona Del Año 2011 de la Academia Latina de la Grabación, anunció el lunes la organización. Shakira, quien recibió tres nominaciones al Latin Grammy este año incluyendo álbum del año, fue elegida por sus destacados...Tags: Julio Iglesias, Gloria Estefan, Univision (tv network), Shakira, Minority Groups
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May 25, 2011
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Aug 9, 2011
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Sep 26, 2011
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Sep 26, 2011
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