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Latino Trump Supporter Puts MAGA Hat on Selena Statue & Her Dad Called Him an Idiot

Araceli CruzJune 9, 2020June 9, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 9, 2020June 9, 202008146

Was Selena Quintanilla a Republican or Democrat? People are questioning where she would stand on the side of politics today after a Latino put a MAGA hat on the Selena statue in Corpus Christi, Texas. According to the Houston Chronicle, Joe Michael Perez...

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Trump-Supporting Protestor Yells “Go to China” at Frontline Nurse

Araceli CruzApril 20, 2020July 24, 2020

by Araceli CruzApril 20, 2020July 24, 202002194

More than 36,000 people have died from the coronavirus in the U.S. alone, and more than 753,000 people have been infected. Yet, some people are demanding that businesses should reopen, and their biggest cheerleader is President Donald Trump. Last week,...

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Indigenous Sacred Land Is Being Destroyed Due to Border Wall Construction

Araceli CruzFebruary 7, 2020July 22, 2020

by Araceli CruzFebruary 7, 2020July 22, 202001462

As President Donald Trump nears the last year of his first term, his border wall is nowhere near completion. The construction of the border, however, continues on — even if the portions that are complete are falling. So, while construction crews proceed...

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‘Trump Can Deport You’ Threatens Teacher to Latinx Student

Virginia IsaadSeptember 6, 2019July 27, 2020

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 6, 2019July 27, 202001762

In yet another instance of the threat of deportation being used against the Latinx community, a 14-year-old boy was threatened by a Texas teacher who said Trump could have him deported. The incident happened over a dress code violation. The student...

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Lila Downs Sings About Detained Children in New Manu Chao Cover

Araceli CruzApril 22, 2019August 10, 2020

by Araceli CruzApril 22, 2019August 10, 202003769

When I think of social justice singer/songwriters, especially an artist that advocates for Latinos and indigenous people, there’s one that always comes to mind: Lila Downs. The Mexican songstress, by way of Oaxaca, has been bringing audiences prideful Mexican culture...

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Trump Offers Money to Notre Dame, but Won’t Help Flint or Puerto Rico

Araceli CruzApril 18, 2019August 10, 2020

by Araceli CruzApril 18, 2019August 10, 202001099

Hours after the Cathedral of Notre Dame went up in flames in Paris, and millionaires offered to give donations to rebuild, people on social media tweeted reminders that black churches in the U.S. had also been destroyed in deliberate fires...

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Millions of Water Bottles Were Never Distributed in Puerto Rico Post Hurricane Maria

HipLatinaSeptember 12, 2018September 8, 2020

by HipLatinaSeptember 12, 2018September 8, 20200804

Coming up on the one year anniversary of Hurricane Maria, CBS News correspondent David Begnaud, a tireless advocate for Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans post-hurricane, said that FEMA failed to deliver and distribute millions of bottles of water to those in...

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Why Trump’s Move to Strip Naturalized Americans of Their Citizenship is BS

Mariela RosarioJune 15, 2018September 17, 2020

by Mariela RosarioJune 15, 2018September 17, 20200857

In this week’s installment of utter madness, it has been announced that the office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is planning to open a Los Angeles based investigative division to review the fingerprints and files of naturalized American...

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People Responded to Trump’s “Shithole” Comments Beautifully

Araceli CruzJanuary 12, 2018November 5, 2020

by Araceli CruzJanuary 12, 2018November 5, 20200853

In a meeting with lawmakers yesterday, President Donald Trump used incredibly foul language to describe countries with black and brown populations. The private bipartisan meeting was in regards to the figuring out a longterm solution for people that have Deferred...

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5 Latinas on Being Queer in Trump’s America and Their Concern for LGBTQ Rights

Johanna FerreiraAugust 2, 2017January 6, 2021

by Johanna FerreiraAugust 2, 2017January 6, 202104006

These days, it’s hard not to have politics on your mind. Politico writer, Kevin Baker said it best. “Today, in the Age of Trump, all is politics.” That is especially the case for minority groups, who don’t exactly feel safe...