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Hispanic Media Group Plans Hate Speech Petition

The National Hispanic Media Coalition, a media advocacy and civil rights organization, plans to unveil its preliminary findings on hate speech in commercial radio today and to follow up with a petition to the Federal Communications Commission.

Immigrants’ Son Struggled for Legal Status

Fernando Guadarrama was 12 when he decided he couldn’t stay in America illegally any longer.

Parent Complain That Pep Talks Singled Out Latinos, Blacks

Parents of black and Latino students at Camden County’s Eastern Regional High School complained to the school board last week that the school may have been discriminating by scheduling pep talks just for minority students.

Leadership & Policy

The New Era of Diversity

Molly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education, weighs in on the prospects for diversity in the Obama years.

Latino Inaugural Celebration Not High Profile Enough?

Latino entertainers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony graced “la alfombra roja” — the red carpet — at Union Station Sunday to give a Hispanic flair to the inauguration pre-celebration Sunday.

Hispanic Student Heads to Washington to Be Congressional Page

When Glance High School student Jose Echevarria arrived in Oregon at age 9 he spoke no English and had no political favors to call in.

Lawyers Help Stranded Peruvian students

Three work-experience exchange students from Peru were supposed to spend their three-month break from college working in retail, perfecting their English and discovering a new part of the world.

With Nation’s New President, Promise and ‘No Excuses’ for Black Students

Less than 15 minutes into his presidency, President Barack Obama uttered the words “we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age.”

Latino Inaugural Celebration Not High Profile Enough?

Latino entertainers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony graced “la alfombra roja” — the red carpet — at Union Station Sunday to give a Hispanic flair to the inauguration pre-celebration Sunday.

Ski Coach Uses Flashcards to Bridge Language Gap

The Nordic skiing coach at Jackson Hole High School and his assistants were having trouble communicating with the two freshmen members from Mexico City, who spoke almost no English.

Leadership & Policy

Latinos Upset Over Process for Denver Schools Chief

Latino leaders are complaining that the Denver Public School Board’s did not consider Hispanics before choosing a finalist for the superintendent’s job even though Latino students make up 60 percent of those enrolled in the district.

Boy Scouts See Hispanics as Key to Survival

As it prepares to turn 100, the Boy Scouts of America is honing its survival skills for what might be its biggest test yet: drawing Hispanics into its declining and mostly White ranks.

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