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Los Angeles Council President Resigns After Racist Remarks

The Associated Press — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:53:25 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of the Los Angeles City Council resigned from the post Monday after she was heard making racist comments and other coarse remarks in a leaked recording of a conversation with other Latino leaders.

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Franco as Castro

Latino Rebels — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 21:20:53 +0000

Latino Rebels Radio: August 11, 2022

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First Lady Biden Blasted, Defended for ‘Taco’ Comparison

Chantal Vaca — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:36:59 +0000

First Lady Jill Biden apologized Tuesday morning for calling Latinos "as unique" as breakfast tacos during her speech at a conference in San Antonio, Texas held by UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Latino nonprofit advocacy organization.

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CBP Says It Will Investigate Origin of Unofficial Coin Showing Border Patrol Agent Chasing Haitian Migrant

Chantal Vaca — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:30:04 +0000

As reported by McClatchy and the Miami Herald on Tuesday, the existence of an unofficial "challenge coin" with an engraved image of a Border Patrol agent apparently chasing a Haitian migrant on horseback has led to promises of an investigation by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

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Cinco de Fallo

Latino Rebels — Thu, 05 May 2022 18:01:41 +0000

Latino Rebels Radio: May 5, 2022

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LULAC Blasted for ‘North Korean Burrito’ Statement

Hector Luis Alamo — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:18:50 +0000

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is receiving criticism on social media for a press release on Friday aimed at North Korea's state-run media, which last week made the outrageous claim that the late Kim Jong-il, father of current dictator Kim Jong-un, invented the burrito shortly before his death.

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Mexican Mothers Expelled From Swimming Pool for Listening to Spanish-Language Music

Juanita Ramos Ardila — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 19:54:24 +0000

The event happened last Monday, July 12 at the Flex Fitness and Recreation Center pool where the eight women and their kids were having a fun time and decided to play music on a speaker.

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Coronado Unified School District Appeals CIF’S Probation for Tortilla-Throwing Incident

Juanita Ramos Ardila — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 20:58:15 +0000

Board members decided not to accept the penalty and filed an appeal last Tuesday following the CIF's decision to place the team on probation through the 2023-24 school year and vacate their 2020-21 regional championship.

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Coach Fired for Tortilla-Throwing Incident at High School Basketball Game

Juanita Ramos Ardila — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:49:07 +0000

On Tuesday night, the Coronado Unified School Board voted unanimously, 5-0, to fire its high school basketball coach head, JD Laaperi, who allegedly confronted the opposing team's coach after the game.

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LULAC Calls Tortilla-Throwing Incident at High School Basketball Game a ‘Premeditated Assault on Latinos’

Latino Rebels — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:34:53 +0000

“What kind of people and community would allow this type of hateful behavior?” LULAC national president Domingo Garcia said in a statement.

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