On the first day of class at El Camino Real Charter High School, an English teacher appeared before her ninth-grade students online wearing a T-shirt with the words I cant breathe written across the front in big block letters. She had just attended a workshop at her school about how…

Theres an important and largely overlooked subplot to the Republican National Convention call it the Republican Battleground States Convention. The GOP has gone all out to elevate the voices of Cuban-Americans in Florida, small business owners in Wisconsin and farmers in Iowa during the conventions first three nights. All three…

Buy PhotoMembers of the Marquette Academic Workers Union, which has yet to be recognized by Marquette University, staged a die-in outside Zilber Hall to protest lack of COVID-19 protections and no health insurance. Made up of graduate assistants and other academic type workers, union members do not feel their health…

The movement toward greater inclusivity by the Television Academy advanced when this year’s record-breaking Emmy nominations were announced on July 28. About a third of nominees in acting categories were Black performers. That’s really important. Black lives matter. As a queer Latino immigrant, my basic rights have been shaped and…

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden place bouquets of flowers at a memorial for the victims of the terrorist attack at the Pulse nightclub, at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Fla., June 16, 2016. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann) A planned…

On Monday, former football great Herschel Walker rhapsodised about how Donald Trump had once accompanied his family to Disney World, while senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, the lone black Republican in the Senate, lauded Mr Trump for creating an inclusive economy. On Tuesday, Mr Trump used the spotlight of…

Skip to comments. More conservative than you might think: Nearly a third of California Latinos support Trump Sacramento Bee ^ | Aug 25 2020 | KIM BOJRQUEZ Posted on 08/25/2020 6:17:16 PM PDT by rintintin As President Donald Trump showcases Latino voices at the Republican National convention this week, nearly…

Last night, the Donald Trump-led Republican Party launched its own version of an online political convention. For the evening’s “Land of Promise” theme, the Trump campaign offered an array of speakers ranging from Steve Scalise, Tim Scott, and Nikki Haley to Donald Trump Jr. and the gun-toting husband-wife team from…

Skip to comments. Latinos Criticize Lack of Prominent Roles at Democratic ConventionTucson Weekly ^ | MON, AUG 24, 2020 | Chase Hunter Posted on 08/24/2020 12:04:27 PM PDT by nickcarraway in the just-ended Democratic National Convention, one set of numbers was particularly striking. John Kasich, the Republican former governor of…

The Republican National Convention (RNC) is just getting underway today, but critics are already taking aimand many of their comments focus on race. Half of the 12 “key speakers” for the RNC will be members of the Trump family. Only one speaker will be a person of color: Senator Tim…