ALMA and the Oscars
By Samantha Ferm, Integrated Marketing and Events, NCLR (This was first posted to the Alma Awards blog.) Thanks to everyone who has followed our brand-new ALMA Awards Twitter handle, @ALMAawards, and...
View ArticleTweet the White House!
Are you curious about the rise of voter suppression laws? Do you want to know how the White House plans to secure comprehensive immigration reform? Were you wondering how the historic mortgage...
View ArticleLatinos Will Benefit from the Common Core
By Delia Pompa, Senior Vice President, Programs, NCLR (This was first posted to the National Education Experts Blog.) The Common Core standards are not a “silver bullet” for education reform, but we...
View ArticleThe Wrong Approach to Fixing No Child Left Behind
By Raul Gonzalez, Legislative Affairs Director, Office of Research, Advocacy and Legislation, NCLR If Congress were actually capable of passing significant legislation, the futures of millions of...
View ArticlePeople Who Are Destroying America
The Florida voter suppression law was the subject of a new segment on The Colbert Report last night. “People Who Are Destroying America” is a hilarious takedown of this discriminatory law and puts a...
View ArticleCheck-out your choices for the 10 best NCLR Tweets this week!
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View ArticleNCLR Joins Historic March from Selma to Montgomery
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View ArticleNCLR Honors Advocates for America’s Hispanic Community at 25th Annual Capital...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julian Teixeira jteixeira@nclr.org (202) 776-1812 Washington—On the occasion of the silver anniversary of the NCLR (National Council of La Raza) Capital Awards, NCLR...
View ArticleNCLR rinde homenaje a los defensores de la comunidad hispana durante su 25ª Gala
PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Julián Teixeira (202) 776-1812 Washington— Como parte de la conmemoración del vigésimo quinto aniversario de los premios Capital Awards, el Concilio Nacional de La...
View ArticleExpanding the Latino Electorate Will Strengthen Our Democracy
Clarissa Martinez de Castro, Director, Civic Engagement, NCLR In 2008 many new voters went to the polls for the first time—including about two million Latinos. But in the aftermath of the economic...
View ArticleThe Nation’s Most Respected Latino Civil Rights Organizations Join March from...
For Immediate Release: Contact: Paloma Zuleta (202) 833-6130 ext. 103 (O) (202) 812-4477 (C) LCLAA, LULAC, NCLR, and the Hispanic Federation help mark the 47th anniversary reenactment of the historic...
View ArticleUnaffordable Affordability in Health Care Reform?
By Jennifer Ng’andu, Deputy Director, Health Policy Project, NCLR and Sergio Eduardo Muñoz, Senior Policy Analyst, Health Policy Project, NCLR It was one of the president’s most repeated selling...
View ArticleNCLR Celebrates its 25th Annual Capital Awards Gala
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View ArticleThe @NCLR Weekly Top 10
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View ArticleAs Civil Rights March Ends, Participants Celebrate Court Decision to Block...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joseph Rendeiro (202) 776-1566 jrendeiro@nclr.org Washington—As civil rights leaders and advocates marched into Montgomery, Ala., last Friday, participants were...
View ArticleAnnouncing NCLR’s Inaugural Health Summit!
NCLR’s Institute for Hispanic Health (IHH) and the Health Policy Project (HPP) are happy to announce the first-ever NCLR Health Summit, “Health Communities for a Better Tomorrow.” This inaugural...
View ArticleNBC to Broadcast 2012 NCLR ALMA Awards® as Prime-time Special on Friday,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julian Teixeira (202) 776-1812 jteixeira@nclr.org Washington—NCLR (National Council of La Raza) is pleased to announce that NBC has renewed its ALMA Awards partnership...
View ArticleNBC to Broadcast 2012 NCLR ALMA Awards® as Prime-time Special on Friday,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julian Teixeira (202) 776-1812 jteixeira@nclr.org Washington—NCLR (National Council of La Raza) is pleased to announce that NBC has renewed its ALMA Awards partnership...
View ArticleLa NBC Transmitirá La Entrega de Los Premios ALMA 2012® Del NCLR
PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Julián Teixeira (202) 776-1812 jteixeira@nclr.org EN HORARIOS DE MÁXIMA AUDIENCIA EL VIERNES 21 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2012 Washington—El NCLR (Consejo Nacional de La Raza)...
View ArticleLa NBC Transmitirá La Entrega de Los Premios ALMA 2012® Del NCLR
PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Julián Teixeira (202) 776-1812 jteixeira@nclr.org EN HORARIOS DE MÁXIMA AUDIENCIA EL VIERNES 21 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2012 Washington—El NCLR (Consejo Nacional de La Raza)...
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