



Good news for Latinoids! Evidently, we respond to Donepezil, a medication for Alzheimer’s disease, in much the same way that non-Latinoids do. A 4-week study comprised of 105 self-identified Hispanics who were administered the drug reacted as positively as...




Audacious Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has hired former Hillary Clinton’s former campaign manager, Patti Solis Doyle, in a move of cunning political strategery: Miss Solis Doyle is the most prominent Hispanic figure in the Obama campaign. She will help...




A new study shows that Hispanic high schoolers are shooting up, getting drunk, having sex and offing themselves at a higher rate than their Black or White classmates. Because, again, Hispanics cannot be Black, White or Asian: The study...




So by now you’re probably well aware of all this hugger-mugger over whether or not Latino voters are willing to vote for a Black candidate. As you may recall, we were a little skeptical as to the veracity of...




Senator Hillary Clinton is pulling out all the stops in an effort to garner fresh and flavorful Latino votes on the West Coast: Clinton and her busload of traveling press moved from there to the popular local Mexican restaurant...




A nation-wide study reveals that Black and Latino patients are less likely than their White, non-Latino counterparts to receive strong pain medications in emergency rooms: The study examined treatments for more than 150,000 pain-related visits to U.S. hospitals between...




Finally, someone has come forth to say what no one else has dared to: Latinos are, like, on TV and stuff. That someone is Eliot Tiegel, author of Latinization of America. And who, exactly, is Latinizing this fair region?...




The Latino Vs. Hispanic debate has raged on in America for a few decades now. It seems Latinos (or Hispanics!) have never quite been able to agree on what they should be called. Which makes it tough for a...




While perusing a Jezebel post about drag kings, we came across a comment that caught our eye: BY EMARTINEZ.ROMERO AT 10:40 AM @jessicarabbit: Absolutely. I love this little story: If you want to dance with/around hispanic people, pretend that...




A study conducted in Tennessee shows more Latino drivers are stopped by the state’s highway patrol than any other group: The study was ordered by the state Legislature in 2005 to find out whether race and ethnicity play a...




According to a recent poll by the Pew Hispanic Center, many Latinos feel that all the discussion and debate surrounding immigration, and the stigma attached to Latinos as a result, are having a negative impact on their lives: About...




According to a poll (but not a Pole because, seriously, come on) sponsored by New American Media, minorities mistrust and stereotype one another: The poll found that friction between ethnic and racial groups, which at times has erupted into...




Latino immigrants in the United Sates are making more than ever before even despite a lagging economy according to a new survey. And, what’s more, looks like they’re not taking anyone’s “rightful” job while doing it: Foreign-born immigrants in...




If you’re young and poor, you probably have a cell phone. Or so says a new poll, which lists Hispanic males as among the youngest and poorest. Or something: The federal data showed once again that young, poor, male...




In what is probably the retardedest “article” we’ve seen in a long time, Hispanic Business Magazine’s Hildy Medina reports that Latino executives like to use email and cell phones to stay connected (!!!). “From the founder of a nonprofit...




Remember how innocent the TV ratings world was before last Monday, when Nielsen Media Research did away with the Hispanic Television Index and let us heathens (plus our Spanish-spouting networks) be counted as one with the rest of the...




• U.S. demand is partly to blame for illegal adoption rackets in Guatemala. Hollywood sends Brangelina down there to sort things out. [Time] • The cards on Salma Hayek’s baby shower gifts are made out to “Valentina.” When boys...




The controversy surrounding Ken Burns’ upcoming WWII documentary “The War” has hit a fevered enough pitch to guilt trip PBS. You see, after Latino advocacy leaders bitched months ago about the dearth of Hispanic soldiers appearing in “The War,”...




The separate system that TV ratings behemoth Nielsen Media Research used to measure the popularity of Spanish-language networks among Latino viewers is no more. The company’s execs plan to scrap the 15 year-old Hispanic Television Index to reflect the...




• Beyond the Barrio Lite: ‘Obama Slut’ swings to Hillary Clinton’s camp. Seems those 15 minutes were just about up. [TMZ] • A former model for J. Lo’s clothing line is the love interest in a mindless Jason Statham...




A police officer in a town about 70 miles outside of Atlanta has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for systematically pulling over Hispanic drivers and pocketing cash from their wallets every time he went back...
