10 Awesome Latino Inventions

May 16, 2013 Subscribe · Forward 10 Awesome Latino Inventions A fury erupted when the Washington Post reported last week that Former Heritage Foundation researcher Jason Richwine argued in his Harvard doctoral dissertation that Hispanics are genetically predisposed to have lower IQs.  Continue reading... America Ferrera Graduates From College After Ten Years Dominican Republic Cracks Down On Sex Trafficking And Prostitution Kennedy Center Revises Honoree Selection Process After Criticism For Lack Of Latinos LOOK: SelGo's Mom Expecting Again? 'La Mafia' Attacked Univision Joins Forces With Robert Rodriguez JLO's New Position Outrage Over Police Killing Captured On Camera Data Reveals Immigrants' Financial Contribution To States Outrage Over Police Killing Captured On Camera The Sexiest Women In The World Are From... JUAN MELENDEZ Protect the Innocent: Florida's Governor Must Veto the 'Timely Justice Act' My trial took less than a week. I was sentenced to death. I spent nearly 18 years on death row, a traumatic and heartbreaking time for me and my family. I never stopped fighting for my freedom. Continue reading... LIZZ WINSTEAD White in America I mean, really, you can barely see white people anymore unless you turn on cable news, walk into a boardroom of a Fortune 500 company or watch C-SPAN. Continue reading... PAUL ABRAMS Expand Holder's IRS Investigation to All Voter Intimidation as Civil Rights' Violations The right-wing is screaming at Eric Holder to investigate potential civil rights' violations by IRS officials. He should take them up on their entreaties, and raise the ante by investigating all the voter suppression and intimidation during the 2012 election. Continue reading... JENS ERIK GOULD For the Gay and Undocumented, Stakes Are High Ahead of Court Ruling (VIDEO) Eric Manriquez, a U.S. citizen, has been legally married to Juan Rivera, an undocumented immigrant, for five years in California, yet Rivera can't apply for a green card through marriage as heterosexual spouses can, because the federal government doesn't recognize their union. Continue reading... GABRIELA ABENDANO Why I Am Fasting to Keep Families Together I have lived in this country long enough to know that I love it. But when our families, friends and neighbors work hard everyday and still have to be afraid of raids in their own neighborhoods and homes, it feels a lot like the countries we came from. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003