Monthly Archives: January 2010

My Favorite Latino Blogs for 2010

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Last year I posted an entry of My Favorite Latino Blogs and thought I would revisit the topic for 2010. The blogs mentioned in the 2009 post are still great ones so I recommend checking them out if you have not done so already. There are so many incredible Latino blogs out there, but I decided to limit this 2010 post to my top ten favorites.

  • The Blog of Louis Pagan – Louis Pagan’s blog, Latino Rebranded: Social Media and Latinos, keeps up with the latest in industry news and trends.
  • Efrain’s Corner – Efrain Ortiz Jr. shares thoughts, culture,  information, and history related to Latinos and the Puerto Rican diaspora.
  • Being Latino – a communication platform designed to educate, entertain and connect all peoples across the global Latino spectrum.
  • Solpersona – Frankie De Soto’s blog studies modern Hispanic marketing and Latino culture.
  • The Adventures of a NYCity Mama – Carol Cain catalogues her personal experiences as she travels, tastes, and discovers all the family-friendly things to do with her three kids in tow.
  • My Feet Only Walk Forward – Brandon Lacy Campos, a gay poet, playwright, journalist, and amateur chef, chronicles his life’s journey with raw rants, raves, musings, and poetry.
  • hisPANIC 2050 – Eric Navaja Cortes, a Colombiano and member of a Latino fraternity, blogs about “us” in the Estados Unidos with a touch of personality.
  • The Jose Vilson – Vilson, an educator, writer, poet, web designer, and activist, blogs about education, politics, and everything in between.
  • Inside My Head… – Latinegro openly and honestly evaluates everything in his life on the road to self redemption.
  • The Sol Within – The thoughts and inspiration of Anna Rodriguez, a wife and mother who finally takes the leap into the writing life she’s always dreamed of.

I admire all of the Latino bloggers above. Each has something wonderful to share with the world and I’m sure you will connect with a few if not all. Please also check out the blogs/sites in my link exchange and blog list sections.

Feel free to leave a comment below on any of the Latino blogs listed or add one you think would be of interest to me and/or the readers of this blog. Thank you for supporting Latino bloggers.

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Health Care Reform Must Become a Reality – Now

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With more than 45 million Americans uninsured, health care reform must become a reality. No matter what the obstacle, Americans deserve access to adequate affordable health coverage. Conservatives are trying to scare everyone into thinking the health care reform issue is dead. However, now more than ever, Americans all across the nation need to contact their elected representatives and demand health care reform now. No matter how difficult or challenging the process, health reform must pass. People with severe medical conditions should not have to worry about possibly declaring bankruptcy because of an unforeseen accident or ailment. Others should not be denied access to necessary care because of a pre-existing condition. Insurance companies should not pick and choose which Americans get health coverage and which do not. Hospitals should not be allowed to charge $50 for an aspirin. Much work and discussion has already gone into trying to resolve the health care issue and it would be stupid and irresponsible for politicians to turn back now. Americans, of all political preferences, deserve a reasonable, working, and fair health care system. If the topic is taken off the table now, Americans may never see another opportunity for positive health care reform.

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Congressman José E. Serrano

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José Enrique Serrano, a New York politician who has represented Bronx residents and Boricuas for more than 35 years, is presently the most senior Member of Congress of Puerto Rican descent. As one of only two Puerto Rican-born members of the House of Representatives, Serrano has long been known to take the lead on Puerto Rican-related issues.

Serrano has long pushed for more federal support for Puerto Rico and considers Puerto Rico to be a colony of the U.S. He has repeatedly offered bills calling for a referendum in Puerto Rico to change its political status. The last time the question was put to a vote, Puerto Ricans narrowly voted against statehood and for keeping their status as a commonwealth. “I’m against the colony and I can live with whatever replaces it, either statehood or independence,” Congressman Serrano was quoted as saying in 2006.

In 2007, Serrano introduced a bill entitled the Puerto Rico Democracy Act. The bill would provide for a referendum that would give Puerto Ricans living on the island the choice between maintaining their present political status or choosing a new status. If a new status is chosen Puerto Ricans would have the option of being admitted as a U.S. State “on equal footing with the other states,” or becoming a “sovereign nation, either fully independent from or in free association with the United States.”

For more on U.S. Congressman José E. Serrano you can read the current political column at El Boricua.

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