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Who Is the “Latino” Voter? Does Such a Person Exist? Time for a Wake-up Call

Diversity doesn’t apply only to the moral character of individuals within the group, it applies also to their ideology: some are more conservative than others. While some are more empathetic to the plight of the poorest and the most disadvantaged in society, others are more focused on their own individual welfare, and extending only to their families. Those who simplistically speak of the Latinx ethnic group are simply not understanding that there is no such thing. And it is equally simplistic to say that Trump garnered so many votes from it because it’s fragmented and failed to hold together.

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Youth on Racial Inequalities: An Italian American and Black American Discussion

"Here’s the thing about Black Lives Matter. I think people have a misconception of what the movement actually is. Let’s clear the air. When we made this movement we weren’t saying that other races don’t exist. We weren’t saying that we don’t care about white people, asians, latinos. We weren’t saying that we hate others. Like in Macklemore's song "White Privilege," if you called the fire department for a block that has six houses, but only one of them is on fire, the firemen will only hose down that one house. You wouldn’t put water on all of the houses if only one of them was on fire..." (Audio recording inside)

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Being Italian American: Why Columbus Day Gives Me a Headache

You can make film after film and T.V. show after T.V. show focusing on every negative stereotype and caricature of Italian-Americans with impunity, and you can continue to ignore the great contributions Italian Americans have made to our society, as when Chirlaine McCray de Blasio ignored the results of a public poll and snubbed the winner, Mother Cabrini. No other ethnic group is so consistently marginalized and belittled so freely as ours.

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