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Why does Sonia Sotomayor call her parents “Puerto Rican immigrants” and other...
From the Culture Kitchen blog I cannot understand the brouhaha in some circles on the left around Sonia Sotomayor’s description of her parents as “immigrants”. And I certainly cannot believe that...
View ArticleHoward Jordan’s Response to Black Agenda Report (BAR) article about Sotomayor
Below please find a reply I wrote to the recent article by “Black Agenda Report (BAR) the journal of African American political thought and action” on an article entitled “Sonia Sotomayor: She’s No...
View ArticleSOTOMAYOR’s OFTEN QUOTED SPEECH
The following is the text of the Judge Mario G. Olmos Memorial Lecture in 2001, delivered at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, by appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor. It was...
View Article‘Puerto Rican Hysteria’ is back!
Wednesday, June 10th 2009, 9:33 AM, Daily News Blog Among the many stereotypes about Latinos perpetuated by popular culture is that of the so-called “Latin temper.” Since Lupe Vélez exploded on the...
View ArticleFor Puerto Ricans, Sotomayor’s Success Stirs Pride
By DAVID GONZALEZ New York Times (August 6, 2009) In the summer of 1959, Edwin Torres landed a $60-a-week job and wound up on the front page of El Diario. He had just been hired as the first Puerto...
View ArticleSenate confirms Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court
The Senate votes 68 to 31 to confirm Sotomayor, who will be the first Latino and third woman ever on the nation’s highest court. Nine Republicans cross party line to support her confirmation. By James...
View ArticleSale una Juez al Supremo gracias a la lucha de los Young Lords
por Wilfredo Rojas Community Focus/Enfoque Comunal (23 de julio 2009) Segun informacion recibida de la capital de Washington, DC, la juez Sonia Sotomayor, va en camino a convertirse en el primer...
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“History in the Making”
NYC Councilwoman Melissa Mark Viverito invites you to “Hon. Sonia Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings” An Informational Meeting Monday, July 13 at 11:30am – 2:30pm Camaradas El Barrio 2241 First Avenue @...
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