There is, of course, no doubt that Sonia Sotomayor is set to be the first Latina Justice of the Supreme Court. But some hugger-mugger still remains over whether she is the first Hispanic to assume such a position, with many pointing to Benjamin Cardozo as holding that particular distinction.
17 July 2009
Is She Or Isn’t She?: Benjamin Cardozo, Sonia Sotomayor And Who, Exactly, Is The First Latino Supreme Court Justice
By Alex Alvarez at 1:29 PM.
11 June 2009
Carmelo Anthony Is Surprised People Know He’s Boricua
By Alex Alvarez at 6:00 PM.
Carmelo Anthony was pleasantly surprised to find himself on Hispanic Business magazine’s list of 100 most influential Hispanics. Not only because he isn’t particularly influential, but because he didn’t realize that people were aware of his Puerto Rican background.
9 June 2009
Worry Not- The New York Times Will Teach You How To Refer To Latinoids
By Alex Alvarez at 12:00 PM.
New York Times writers, and other journalists (or so we assume, not being journalists ourself), have their work cut out for them when it comes to deciding how, exactly, to describe Latinos. It’s hard, y’all!
5 June 2009
What Does Being Latino Mean For You Beyond The Census’ Check Boxes?
By Alex Alvarez at 3:30 PM.
What does it mean to be Latino? Just like figuring out how many licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop, this is something the world may never know.
24 April 2009
Biracial Panel To Hispanics: Choose A Race
By Alex Alvarez at 9:21 AM.
Organizers for Orange Country, Florida schools’ biracial committee have told Hispanics that they can participate once they have selected a race: black or white. We’ve said it often: Latino is not a race! It’s an ethnicity! But this has got us thinking: Can’t it be both?
23 February 2009
David Feingold Named “Hottest Guy On Facebook.” Guanabee Announces “Hottest Latino On Facebook” Competition.
By Alex Alvarez at 10:38 AM.
We were thrilled to discover that something named David Feingold was named “Hottest Guy on Facebook” by a website named “HottestGuyonFacebook” run by “David Feingold.” And, obviously, he’s super hot. But surely our own Latino version can match Feingold in hotness, if not surpass him entirely.
6 February 2009
Andy Garcia: “I’m Not A Latino Actor.”
By Alex Alvarez at 2:15 PM.
In a press conference for his latest movie, The Pink Panther 2 (Why, God, why?!), Andy Garcia was quoted as saying, “I’m not a Latino actor, sincerely.” And, well. We think he has a point!
5 February 2009
From The Mexican Spanish Ayayay Files: Tom Cruise Says “Hola, Brazil! Let’s Tango.”
By Alex Alvarez at 10:05 AM.
During a press conference for Valkyrie in Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cruise greeted the Brazilian press with “Hola” and “Gracias” before reportedly saying he fell in love with Brazil while watching movies about Tango. Darwin, come collect this man?
