Teenagers in South Texas’s Rio Grande Valley can dance to anything – even two songs at the same time. Last week, Silicon Valley De Bug paid a visit to La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE), a community-organizing powerhouse created in 1989 by César Chávez. LUPE’s building is…
On May 20 Myeisha Hutchinson is giving up part of her Sunday off to join tens of thousands of American families throughout the country who plan to participate in the 2012 Equal Voice Online Convention. At the convention, which will be broadcast over the Internet, families will determine, and…
On Patricia Jones’ wedding day, her father pulled her aside, holding her arm firmly and speaking so urgently that she stopped hugging her guests to listen closely. “Buy a house as soon as you can,” he told her. “A house is your wealth, your future, for you, for your…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2010 census missed more than 1.5 million minorities after struggling to count black Americans, Hispanics, renters and young men, but was mostly accurate. The Census Bureau on…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s sputtering economic recovery is putting a heavier-than-expected drag on state tax revenue, leading Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday to propose deep budget cuts across an array…
Michael Seifert | Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Network 
On May 20 Myeisha Hutchinson is giving up part of her Sunday off to join tens of thousands of American families throughout the country who plan to participate in the 2012 Equal Voice Online Convention. At the convention, which will be broadcast over the Internet, families will determine, and…
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Sarah Comito rolls out of bed before dawn most days and slips quietly out of her house. Before her rambunctious toddler wakes up, she heads off to work as a waitress in an upscale weight-loss resort in Malibu. The hour-long commute is exhausting, but the 33-year-old…
On May 20 Myeisha Hutchinson is giving up part of her Sunday off to join tens of thousands of American families throughout the country who plan to participate in the 2012 Equal Voice Online…
On May 20 Myeisha Hutchinson is giving up part of her Sunday off to join tens of thousands of American families throughout the country who plan to participate in the 2012 Equal Voice Online Convention. At the convention, which will be broadcast over the Internet, families will determine, and…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s sputtering economic recovery is putting a heavier-than-expected drag on state tax revenue, leading Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday to propose deep budget cuts across an array of government services and warn again that even more cuts are ahead if voters reject his tax-hike initiative in…
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