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N.J. man is accused of sending threatening e-mails to 5 Latino civil rights groups

Posted by News on February 9, 2010 at 10:17am

An Ocean County man was arrested and indicted on charges he threatened employees of five civil rights groups that work to improve opportunities for Latinos in the United States, authorities said.

Vincent P. Johnson, 63, of Brick, was arrested Friday by the FBI, according to a statement by U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.

Johnson is accused of repeatedly sending threatening e-mails to employees of the LatinoJustice

One Down; Last Man Standing

Posted by News on February 5, 2010 at 7:14am

Remember Joe Kapp? The famous Latino quarterback long before the NFL was courting Latino viewers? With the Jets and Mark Sanchez out of the picture, Latinos won't have much to root for come Super Bowl Sunday.

Colts wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez is sidelined with a season-long injury, and Jonathan Casillas, a Saints bench player, represents the only Latino who can conceivably clock in some game time in the Latin capitol of America. And unless the game is a blowout, there's little chance he'll st

Youngsters in Spanish-speaking homes watch less TV

Posted by News on February 5, 2010 at 7:09am

The findings have important implications for efforts aimed at helping reduce TV watching among Latino kids, Dr.Darcy A. Thompson of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, an investigator on the study, told Reuters Health. But first, she said, further investigation is needed to understand the reasons behind the differences in TV watching patterns she and her colleagues observed.

Thompson and her team looked at data for the year 2000 from the National Survey ofEarly Child

After a 14-year decline the rate of teen pregnancies is on the rise once again.

Posted by News on February 4, 2010 at 4:43pm

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that a study found the rate of teen pregnancy increased three percent from 2005 to 2006. This is the largest jump in teen pregnancy since 1990. That surge, however, was seen strictly among older teens between the ages of 15 and 19 years old. Birth rates for younger girls, ages 10 to 14, had a slight decline Among older teens, Latino and Black girls respectively were the most likely to become young mothers, according to this graph from the C

U.S. Jews and Latinos form unlikely bond over immigration policy

Posted by News on February 2, 2010 at 6:06am

Even as health care reform twists in the wind, immigration policy looms as the next big political debate, and Hispanics and Jews are moving to the forefront in a burgeoning political alliance. The next three months are seen as critical in the fight for immigration reform, but the weakening of the Democrats, grip on Congress with the recent loss of a key Massachusetts Senate seat does not bode well for the passage of reform legislation. The Jewish-Latino alliance on immigration issues builds on

Boy Scouts launching initiative to attract Latino youngsters

Posted by News on February 2, 2010 at 5:58am

In an era of instant text messages, eye-popping video games and constant soccer practice, can an outfit touting the merits of woodcraft, civic virtue and campfire sing-alongs attract today's seen-it-all kid? Specifically, a Latino kid who might be wrestling with questions of how and where to fit in? The Boy Scouts of America is preparing to find out. On the cusp of its 100th anniversary — and in the face of daunting membership declines — the organization is launching a campaign to recruit La

Democratic legislator slams Obama for failure to deliver on immigration reform, warns of Latino backlash at the polls

Posted by News on February 2, 2010 at 5:30am

Many Latinos are furious at President Obama for failing to deliver on promises to push immigration reform legislation and may stay away from the polls during this year's midterm elections if they don't see concrete progress, including legalization of undocumented immigrants, a key Democratic legislator said Monday. “People are angry and disillusioned,” U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Chicago) said in an interview with The Times. Gutierrez said that Obama’s failure to push immigration reform was s

LATINA Style 50 Awards to Celebrate Latina Corporate Diversity

Posted by News on January 28, 2010 at 3:32pm

LATINA Style, the premier magazine addressing the needs of professional Latinas in the United States, will host the 12th Annual LATINA Style 50 Awards & Diversity Leaders Conference. The unique program, launched in 1998, recognizes the 50 companies that provide the best opportunities for professional Latinas in the workplace. Companies are evaluated on an array of issues, including the number of Hispanic women executives and board members, Hispanic community outreach, employee benefits, and ment

Melinda Melendez, Senate’s chief education consultant, dies at 61

Posted by News on January 28, 2010 at 3:28pm

Melinda Ramona Melendez, a 27-year veteran of the Capitol staff and the chief education consultant in the Senate, died unexpectedly last week of a stroke. Melendez, who began her education career in 1973 as a primary and middle-school teacher in the Napa-Sonoma area, worked in the Legislature for former Assembly Speakers Antonio Villaraigosa, Bob Hertzberg and Herb Wesson Jr., among other legislative leaders. During the 1980s, she served as a consultant in the Senate Office of Research and on t

CUNY Law Professor Jenny Rivera receives state bar's Kay Crawford Murray Award

Posted by News on January 28, 2010 at 3:18pm

Jenny Rivera, Professor of Law at the City University of New York School of Law, received the Kay Crawford Murray Award from the New York State Bar Association on January 26 at the State Bar's Annual Meeting held at the Hilton New York in Manhattan. Sponsored by the Committee on Women in the Law, the award honors an attorney who works to enhance diversity in the legal profession and whose efforts have advanced the professional development of women attorneys. The committee singled out Rivera for

Broke or homeless migrants heading for home

Posted by News on January 28, 2010 at 3:06pm

Felipe Galvez left his wife and three children in Guatemala three years ago, working as a gardener and landscaper in Jamesport and hoping to provide a better life -- and to someday build a house -- for his family back home. That dream was cut short four months ago when he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle. When Mr. Galvez came to he found himself in a hospital bed, where he would stay for the next three months. Today Mr. Galvez, 50, can walk, with the help of crutches, but the metal pl

Activist and Actor Eduardo Verástegui Endorses Adam Andrzejewski in Illinois Gubernatorial Race

Posted by Veronica Vera on January 27, 2010 at 11:22am

Elmhurst, Ill.—Eduardo Verástegui, a prominent Hispanic actor and producer of the award-winning film Bella, has endorsed Adam Andrzejewski (an-gee-EF-ski) for Governor of Illinois. The following is his statement of endorsement:“I am endorsing Adam Andrzejewski for Illinois Governor because of his commitment to end abortion and support traditional family values. Adam clearly understands that as the chief executive of a state, a governor can play a key role in ending the national nightmare of abor

Chicago Resident Christina Villanueva Chosen for Illinois Lincoln Excellence in Public Service Series

Posted by News on January 26, 2010 at 5:10pm

Christina Villanueva of Chicago has been named a 2010 fellow for the Illinois Lincoln Excellence in Public Service Series, a leadership program that trains and mentors up-and-coming Republican women in Illinois. Villanueva is one of eight women selected statewide to participate in the Illinois Lincoln Series this year. “I’m honored to have been selected for this program,” said Christina Villanueva. “Republican women have an important opportunity to contribute unique and diverse viewpoints to h

Now is the time for Latinas to speak up

Posted by News on January 21, 2010 at 9:00am

Last month, while the nation's attention was focused on Washington, D.C., and whether Congress would exclude abortion access from its health care reform package, a mirror image of that debate was taking place in Travis County, Texas. As members of Congress debated how to avoid using tax dollars for abortion care, Travis County officials did the exact opposite: They voted to use county tax dollars for abortion care for women living in poverty. Why were politicians acting so differently in Washin

Don't cry for me, Alabama: Story collection explores Latinas' roles in the South

Posted by News on January 21, 2010 at 8:58am

Lorraine M. López made her notable debut in 2002 with the story collection "Soy La Avon Lady." Two novels later, she returns to her strength as a master tragicomic storyteller with "Homicide Survivors Picnic" (BkMk Press, $16.95), a book that explores the Latino family's intercultural and interracial experiences in the American South. Only two of the 10 stories are connected, and two take place in California, but most of the characters are familiar with the same territory -- Georgia, Kentucky

More Bad News From the Job Market

Posted by News on January 21, 2010 at 12:58am

You’ve been out of work for a year now and you are wondering what’s ahead. Or you are one of many couples who lost a paycheck and you are trying to get by on one only. Or you are middle-aged and had a good-paying factory job. But there are very few factory jobs today in your Rust Belt city. Or you are black or Latino and a lot of your friends can’t find a job either. Where are we headed at the start of 2010? As a number of recent reports point out, the Great Recession still hangs heavily over

Latino parishes waiting for new Catholic priests

Posted by News on January 21, 2010 at 12:47am

With the departures of the Franciscan Friars from St. Anthony parish on Milwaukee's south side and Father Eleazar Perez from St. Adalbert, the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee is searching for ways to meet the pastoral needs of the largest Latino parishes in the archdiocese, said Father Pat Heppe, the vicar of clergy. In addition, there's another opening for a Spanish-speaking priest at St. Patrick's in Whitewater, where Father Rafael Rodriguez has been reassigned to the seminary, he said. "

Why Latinos Are So Pessimistic About the Future

Posted by News on January 21, 2010 at 12:39am

Despite my frequently cynical viewpoint and occasional outbursts of rage (always justified, I assure you), I consider myself a fairly optimistic person. But I've just found out that my positive attitude has made me a psychological minority within an ethnic minority. This is because my fellow Latinos are a little down on the world right now, especially regarding how well we all get along with each other. A recent Pew Research Center poll found that "one year after the election of President Bara

NFL to Blitz Latinos at Super Bowl

Posted by News on January 21, 2010 at 12:27am

Not content with its place as the biggest U.S. sporting event of the year, the National Football League wants to make the Super Bowl the most-watched sports event among Hispanics. The NFL is gearing up to launch a series of Latino-targeted marketing efforts around Feb. 7's Super Bowl XLIV with music and sports events featuring Latin celebrities, and educational and informative programs at the grass-roots level. CBS will televise this year's game from Miami's Dolphin Stadium. At stake is a grow

Latinos and the Political Earthquake in Massachusetts

Posted by News on January 21, 2010 at 12:22am

There was that horrible earthquake that devastated Haiti. Last night, Massachusetts and the United States experienced a political earthquake that could be as in many ways as profound with the election of Republican Scott Brown over Democrat Martha Coakley to the U.S. Senate. And today is the first anniversary of the inauguration of President Barack Obama, which means that the Massachusetts debacle will be magnified by media assessments of the President's first year. The immediate debate in Wash

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N.J. man is accused of sending threatening e-mails to 5 Latino civil rights groups

One Down; Last Man Standing

Youngsters in Spanish-speaking homes watch less TV

After a 14-year decline the rate of teen pregnancies is on the rise once again.

U.S. Jews and Latinos form unlikely bond over immigration policy

Boy Scouts launching initiative to attract Latino youngsters

Democratic legislator slams Obama for failure to deliver on immigration reform, warns of Latino backlash at the polls

LATINA Style 50 Awards to Celebrate Latina Corporate Diversity

Melinda Melendez, Senate’s chief education consultant, dies at 61

CUNY Law Professor Jenny Rivera receives state bar's Kay Crawford Murray Award

Broke or homeless migrants heading for home

Activist and Actor Eduardo Verástegui Endorses Adam Andrzejewski in Illinois Gubernatorial Race

Chicago Resident Christina Villanueva Chosen for Illinois Lincoln Excellence in Public Service Series

Now is the time for Latinas to speak up

Don't cry for me, Alabama: Story collection explores Latinas' roles in the South

More Bad News From the Job Market

Latino parishes waiting for new Catholic priests

Why Latinos Are So Pessimistic About the Future

NFL to Blitz Latinos at Super Bowl

Latinos and the Political Earthquake in Massachusetts

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