via Return of Mexico’s PRI may be hampered by drug allegations – latimes.com.
Opinion by Daniel Eslava
Enrique Peña Nieto – PRI
The PRI is counting on the charm, good looks, pearly smile and celebrity life of Enrique Peña Nieto – and his strong hold on the state of Mexico – to solidify its return to...
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The Monkey House Ends a 111-Year Run in the Bronx – NYTimes.com. It’s sad to see that finally the Monkey House in the Bronx Zoo is closing. I remember it well when I was a kid. My School right across the street from the Bronx Zoo, we weekly had outings there just to go and spend time outside.
It was interesting to...
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More Blacks and Latinos Admitted to Elite New York High Schools – NYTimes.com. Interesting news to hear how Hispanics and Blacks are finally enrolling in the more competitive and elite schools in NY. I think the issue has mostly to deal with the process for admissions into theses school starts very early, in Middle...
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San Diego Latino Film Festival announces Film Line-up for its 19th Annual event, March 8 -18!
Purchase advanced tickets and view film titles click here!
Over 20,000 festival attendees, over 150 entertaining & award-winning movies, special guest celebrities, recognized filmmakers, industry professionals,...
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In March 2011, for the first time ever, more than 30 percent of U.S. adults 25 and older had at least a bachelor’s degree, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. As recently as 1998, fewer than one-quarter of people this age had this level of education.
From 2001 to 2011, the number of Hispanics with a bachelor’s or...
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The Lansing Area Hispanic Business Association invites all LAHBA members to attend Legislative Advocacy Day Wednesday, February 29, 2012 with the Michigan Black Chamber of Commerce.
The Michigan Black Chamber of Commerce will be holding its 1st Annual Legislative Advocacy Day. The event will involve strategically planned legislative...
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Dear Friend,
On February 28th, the Republicans’ $10 million, tax-payer funded presidential primary ISN’T the only election on the ballot. In two crucial house districts, voters will also be going to the polls to vote in special elections – and the stakes couldn’t be higher!
If we don’t win at least...
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Save the Date, Grand Rapids will celebrate its annual Cesar E. Chavez Social Justice March, March 22, 2012.
You can visit their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/CommitteeToHonorCEC?sk=wall
Fore more information: Lupe Ramos- Montigny <lrmontigny@yahoo.com> or (616) 942-5241.
The Committee to Honor Cesar E. Chavez has...
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Alabama immigration law thins out a church’s Latino brethren – latimes.com. In Tallassee, Alabama we have a microcosm of how religious views and beliefs clash with immigration laws in place. While most Christians accept the view of love thy neighbor, in the Bible Belt where some of the harshest immigration laws...
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Website: http://www.maldef.org/ Founded in 1968, MALDEF is the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization. Often described as the “law firm of the Latino community”, MALDEF promotes social change through advocacy, communications, community education, and litigation in the areas of education, employment,...
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