Inside from the Inside

Yesterday Hispanic blogosphere was buzzing with the news of Lou Dobbs exiting CNN.  Some claimed victory from their efforts to force CNN to muzzle Mr.  Dobbs on his anti immigrant anti Hispanic vitriol. 
Personally, having worked in media for so many years I understood his strategy of content branding.  With the explosion of cable leading to the fragmentation of [...]

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These last few days have been hard on our country and our fabric way of life. On the economic front while we are no longer hemorrhaging, the recovery is going to take a long time. Unemployment is high and perhaps higher than what the numbers tell us because some have just stopping trying to find [...]

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CNN took a chance with the two hour prime time documentary Latino in America.  The first night brought us stories from both ends of the spectrum, the success stories as well as the realistic challenges Latinos face in this country.
Latino organizations have been looking forward to his night some holding their breath hoping that a [...]

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A broad stereotype of Hispanics is that we are undocumented criminals who use and traffic drugs. This may have something to do with a “Brownout” in TV news programming. This is the name of a study of Latino coverage in TV news networks done by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
Wrap your mind around this [...]

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Veronica had at least two tribes of which she considered her and her family members:  black, and poor.  Her dad made the decision to abandon one (the black group) in favor of joining another poor group, this one predominantly white.  I’m sure if he could have chosen to desert the poor group and join a [...]

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When you think of San Antonio you might automatically picture in your mind’s eye, the Alamo and the river walk.  It’s true that the city has successfully branded itself as a tourist destination where you can eat good Mexican food; enjoy mariachi music and all the other things that make it a Hispanic themed playground [...]

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A mere seven days ago The Beer Summit brought us two grown people squaring off mano a mano to resolve an explosive racial issue.  It seems like the fire has been put out for the time being.  Is this a great country or what?  Today sixty eight senators voted to seat a “wise Latina” as [...]

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President Obama delivered a speech to the NAACP in New York yesterday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its fouding.
His focus was on not only the results and the tactics that have been successful, but also on the obstacles that currently block the path to “a more perfect union.”  In some areas, this President really [...]

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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the [...]

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