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According to Democracy Now.org, Sean Arce, the head of the Tucson school district’s banned Mexican American Studies program, was dismissed this week, amid vocal protests from dozens of supporters. Tucson’s Mexican American Studies program has been under attack following the passage of a bill which prohibits schools from offering ethnic studies courses. Arce maintains he was [...]

Silicon Valley De-Bug, Video, Steffane Flores and Cesar Flores, Posted: Dec 31, 2011 In San Jose, Calif., as participants of the Occupy movement protested in front of Wells Fargo with a backdrop of the city’s “Christmas in the Park,” Silicon Valley De-Bug asked protesters: What is your resolution for the Occupy movement in 2012?

The Mexican Heritage Corporation, a non-profit community-based content company, today released a music video Op-Ed through its online portal, www.vivafest.org, and social media, in response to recent anti-Latino legislation enacted in the state of Alabama. The Op-Ed anchors a national “Start the Truth” campaign designed to balance the national conversation about Latinos. http://vivafest.org/start-the-truth

In her TEDx Washington Heights talk, Voto Latino executive director Maria Teresa Kumar talks about the “big ideas” that are shaping the Latino experience — and helping to shape America’s future through the next generation of Latino leaders.