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The recent radio blast by Rush Limbaugh regarding 3rd year law school student, Sandra Fluke, and her advocacy for female student rights to contraception at Georgetown University was jarring for this MALCS blogger. Sandra Fluke was verbally attacked by Rush Limbaugh and I was shocked by the hatred for a particular type of woman in … Read more
Another Oscar season has come and gone and for anyone interested in the representation of people of color in mainstream visual culture or the dramatic arts, it has been a disappointing season once again. This year, the talk was all about how The Help was the controversial film to watch. Yes, this movie did provide the only … Read more
America is a Hemisphere North, Central, South, United, not Divided, Historically and culturally Indigenous at its core, majestic land of the Eagle and Condor. Two continents centrally merged as one. We called ourselves, “Children of the Earth, Stars, Moon and Sun.†This land was respected and honored in every way, Called many names which remain … Read more
The February 7, 2012, episode of Glee, titled “The Spanish Teacher†features Ricky Martin in a guest appearance as David Martinez, who, as a Latino teacher of Spanish, becomes a rival to Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) for both the affections of the Glee students and a tenured spot on the teaching staff. The episode opens with Mr. Schuester … Read more
In the first two months of 2012, there are already major crises facing Latina/o and Chicana/o communities. From Alabama’s HB56, which makes all civic participation illegal for undocumented children and their parents, to Arizona’s recent “confiscating†of certain books from public schools, the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness in the U.S. is looking kind … Read more
MALCS Listjefa Nicole Guidotti-Hernandez recently webpublished this review essay at Ms.Magazine: The impact of homegrown, San Antonio-based, all-woman band Girl in a Coma stretches far beyond the borders of Texas. Its fourth album Exits and All the Rest, recently named to NPR’s 50 best of 2011, shows the band’s range of talents–from the Morrissey-inspired “Smart†… Read more
For several years now, the MALCS Executive Committee has been working on critical initiatives, projects it believes will fortify the foundation of the organization for the next period of time. Bylaws Revision. As members know, particularly those who attended the 2012 Summer Institute in Los Angeles, the Executive Committee has been working on a revision … Read more