Even with the historic White House Report on Puerto Rican status published this year, a new social media movement is gathering steam on the island of Puerto Rico on the heels of a June 14 visit by President Barack Obama. Inspired by recent movements in both the Middle East and in Spain, residents of the [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Boycott Coors for its Offensive EMBORÍCUATE Ad
Posted in Coors, tagged Ad, Boycott, Coors, Newyoricans, NYC, Offensive, Puerto Rican Day Parade, Puerto Rico on May 28, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The Coors beer company has developed an ad in the Puerto Rican neighborhoods of the Bronx asking for everyone to EMBORÍCUATE (become Puerto Rican). Neighbors and Bronx residents are offended by the play on words that connect this add to EMBORRÁCHATE (get drunk). Last time we checked, Puerto Ricans do more than drink. Let Coors [...]
Lawyers’ Comments in Pima Country SWAT Shooting of US Marine Reveal Contradictions in Tragedy
Posted in Arizona, tagged Jose Guerena, Marines, Pima County, SWAT, Tucson, US Marine, US Marines on May 27, 2011 | 9 Comments »
With an official Pima County video now made public, more details about the fatal shooting of US Marine José Guerena from the 60 bullets of a SWAT team are starting to emerging. Below are two videos from The Arizona Daily Star recorded last week depicting the battle of dueling lawyers. This first video is of [...]







