equality
‘Machete’ is dead on, immigrants are heroes
September 7, 2010After seeing the movie "Machete," I thought this could quite possibly be the worst film ever or it could be one of those timely political satires perhaps on the verge of pure genius.
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One local church helps to combat fear
September 7, 2010I was mortified and outraged when I heard that a pastor is planning a "National Burn a Qur'an Day" scheduled for September 11 and encouraged other churches to do likewise.
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Immigrant bashing in France
September 3, 2010What do France's right wing President Nicolas Sarkozy and Arizona's Republican governor Janet Brewer have in common? Immigrant bashing.
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Women’s Equality Day celebrates hard-won right to vote
August 26, 2010Today, August 26, marks the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution being signed into law.
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Latino civil rights pioneer Mario G. Obledo dies at 78
August 24, 2010Mario Guerra Obledo, a son of Mexican immigrants who became a champion of civil rights and the first Latino official to head a California state agency, died Aug. 18 at age 78.
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