Category Archives: Media Coverage

Media coverage of the Latino Leaders Network events

President of National Council of La Raza calls for 2011 All-Star game to move

When a host of individuals and organizations called for Major League Baseball’s 2011 All-Star Game to be moved from Phoenix in protest of Arizona’s new racial profiling law, MLB commissioner Bud Selig flubbed his response. Read more by clicking MurguiaESPN-OpEd.

Nosotros

The Latino Leaders Network hosted Emilio Estefan as part of its Latino Leaders Luncheon Series on May  4th in Washington, DC. Launched by the Ibarra Strategy Group, the program provides a platform for  Latinos to network and gain insight from their peers. Read more by clicking Nosotros.   

Un astronauta hispano “aterriza” en Washington

El astronauta mexicoamericano, Jose Moreno Hernandez, “aterrizo” en Washington DC el lunes 1 para recibir un premio de manos del Latino Leaders Network. Hernandez es el noveno astronauta latino y cuarto mexicano. Continue reading this article

Promoting Diversity on the Hill, Congress Falls Short

Mickey Ibarra The Hill America is becoming more diverse each year. According to the most recent Census data from 2000, the numbers of Latinos and Asians in the United States will triple over the next half-century. By the close of 2010, it is estimated that minorities will number more than 110 million out of a [...]