Hispanics Lead in March Job Gains, with Unemployment Down from 10.7% to 10.3%
By Griselda Nevárez
Hispanics saw the biggest employment gains in March. Their unemployment rate fell to 10.3% down from 10.7% in February.
The unemployment rate for blacks held, at 14%, constant. Also, whites did not see change and stayed at an unemployment rate of 7.3%.
Organizations kick off campaign to register Latinos before November election
By Claudia Gómez
Three top Latino and immigrant-rights organizations are joining forces to launch a campaign intended to build political power by registering more Latinos before November’s presidential election.
Their goal is to register 200,000 Latino voters and have at least 100,000 of them go to the polls in key states, including Arizona, California, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Texas.
Double Jeopardy: Femicide and Disappearances at the Border
New America Media, Jose Luis Sierra
SYNOPSIS: Mexico is increasingly plastered with photos of disappeared and murdered women. Despite protests, though, few killers are brought to justice.
JUAREZ, Chih., Mex. -- Photocopies bearing the logo of the state attorney general's office are everywhere in this nightmare border town. They are taped under the counters of neighborhood grocery stores; stuck on shopping center walls and electricity poles; and posted on walls, in buses or on the sheets distributed by anonymous hands on street corners.
This is what people usually see: a black-and-white photo of a young woman or teenager. She is calm in the photo. Or she is smiling in better times. Now she has vanished.
HISPANIC AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO BULLYING
By José A. Healy
Hispanic Link News Service
(First of two parts)
Sixteen-year-old “Feliciano” used to be called a “f---- Mexican” and pushed around by a high school classmate in Houston, Texas. He complained to his principal, his counselor and his parents, who then spoke with the other student and asked him to stop the harassment.
The bully would not listen.
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A DIFFERENT ATTITUDE TOWARD ART
By José de la Isla
Hispanic Link News Service
MEXICO CITY — Elizabeth Catlett died this month at age 96 in Cuernavaca, 80 miles distant from this city.
Most accounts of her passing simply referred to her as an African American and a bi-national, a Mexican citizen born and raised in the United States. A few typecast her as an “important African-American” artist to typify her work.
She was much more than that.
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MAMÁ’S LIBERATION
By María de la Luz Reyes
Hispanic Link News Service
It took my Mamá almost 60 years of quiet suffering to evolve from a shy, submissive Mexican girl, often apologizing for her lack of education and talent, into an independent, creative and confident woman. Her long and silent transformation occurred without knowledge of women’s liberation, and within the backdrop of a Mexican Catholic tradition.
Mamá lived three distinct lives.
One Man’s Journey: From Astronaut to Run for a Seat in Congress
By Aitana Vargas
It’s been nearly three years since the world witnessed the remarkable arrival of Mexican American astronaut José Hernández to the International Space Station. Now, this 49- year-old father of five is seeking public office for the first time in California’s newly created 10th Congressional District, which includes Stanislaus County and the southern portion of San Joaquín County.
Hernández, who considers himself the embodiment of the American dream, became a symbol of courage and hope for millions of Hispanic immigrants after landing a seat on the space shuttle Discovery mission in 2009.
Court Unveils Texas Redistricting Maps as Final Approval Awaited
By Jim Lamare
A San Antonio-based Federal District Court recently unveiled maps detailing the geographical boundaries of 36 congressional seats to be contested in the 2012 Texas elections.
Primaries are set for May 29 and, runoffs, if necessary, for July 31.
The general election falls on Nov. 6.
This court-ordered plan must still be submitted, under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, to the federal government, mostly likely to the Department of Justice (DOJ), for pre-clearance.
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