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South Carolina: 16 Countries Seek to Join Suit (CBPN)

Tweet Sixteen Latin American and Caribbean countries have asked to join in the Justice’s Department’s lawsuit against South Carolina’s new illegal immigration law, citing concerns for their citizens. Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico and other countries filed papers Tuesday, asking to join the litigation in Charleston. The law would require law officers who make a […]

Immigration: Russell Pearce Loses Recall Election (CBPN)

Tweet Conservative Arizona State Sen. Russell Pearce lost a recall election Tuesday evening, with Republican challenger Jerry Lewis taking 54 percent of the votes. The recall drive in Maricopa County serves to some degree as a referendum on Peace’s aggressive stance on immigration. As a state senator for the last 10 years, Pearce has pushed […]

The Chicano Radio Network BLOG is back with higher security after it was attacked

Tweet For the last few months the Our BLOG has been hacked repeatedly. Now that we have a high level of security we can now continue to bring you the news that effects all Latino community’s in areas that are underrepresented in other news mediums. We are sorry for the down time but will post […]

Rare Tape of a Radio Show on the Evolution of Chicano Rock Music Found After 40 Years

Tweet   by Joe Ortiz The tape contains music and interviews with Chicano rock pioneers TIERRA, YAQUI, Mark Guerrero and Chicano rock music producer, Art Brambila, which aired 40 years ago on KLOS-FM in Los Angeles, CA. Memories, precious memories! Joe Ortiz, 1st Mexican American to host a talk show on an English-language, commercial radio […]

Are Mexicans Planning to Conquer the United States?

Tweet by Joe Ortiz Who is La Raza, What is a Chicano and What is Reconquista? There is a big hue and cry (mostly from radical white Anglos-Saxon nationalists’ camps), that Mexicans are bent on conquering the United States (through a Reconquista) and want to reclaim what they believe is land that originally belonged to […]

The Arizona Effort to Ban La Raza-Chicano Studies in Schools

Tweet by Joe Ortiz Hey Kids! Check out this article on Huffington Post concerning an interview with Dr. Rudy Acuna concerning the truncated effort by ‘politicos’ to disband Chicano Studies in schools. Those who are pursuing this effort use the old “Unpatriotic ” and “Not Educationally Relevant to Success” charges to substantiate their claims; however, […]

CRNLive is delighted to have Stevie D as one of our new writers!

Tweet Steve will welcome any topics you feel are important for discussion on our Blog. Steve has been on radio in Arizona, and Oregon. He served on a Tucson station as a political adviser. He served in the military for the official paper, where his topics ranged from environment, government just to name a few. […]

2010 Census – Power in Numbers!

Tweet This year we have the unprecedented opportunity to make a difference in Latino communities across the United States simply by filling out the 2010 U.S. Census form. Based on the results of the census, the federal government will allocate more than $400 billion in funds for hospitals, schools, job-training centers and public works projects.  […]

WE LATINOS MUST RAISE OUR VOICES IN UNISON AND TAKE ACTION SO THAT WE CAN LIVE IN A WORLD WITHOUT AIDS

Tweet Reunion Latina 2010 is around the corner! We have so much work to do! 2010 will be indeed a demanding time for all of us: While the nation has elected a new president, the International AIDS conference was held in Mexico City this past summer, bringing light to the situation of HIV and AIDS […]