Cuban-American rapper Armando “Pitbull” Perez is taking a bite out of Arizona over the state’s “papers please” legislation by canceling a stop in Phoenix at the Celebrity Theatre as part of his “Mr. Worldwide’s Carnival” tour.The popular rapper, perhaps best known for the joint “Culo,” which partnered him with rap…
The ACLU has sent out a media advisory stating that it will formally announce its federal anti-SB 1070 lawsuit on Monday. The ACLU is keeping mum till then, but you can anticipate that the suit will seek to enjoin the law, and hopefully stop it from going into effect before…
Friday, college grads and alumni at ASU’s Hispanic Convocation are going to tell SB 1070 supporters where to go, in the nicest way possible.Los Diablos, ASU’s Latino Alumni Association, has unveiled a brilliant new retort to Arizona’s nasty “paper’s please” legislation: A maroon and gold T-shirt, which reads, “You want…
About a dozen or so activists protested an American Bar Association conference at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio resort in north Phoenix, demanding that the participants walk out of the conference and join the nationwide boycott of Arizona over SB 1070.Organized in part by Linda Brown of the Arizona Advocacy Network,…
THE COST OF WAR If there’s anything you can take from the fallout over SB 1070 in this state, it’s that a large number of Arizonans want “illegals” out. That the term “illegals” is often used to mean all Hispanics should be obvious to anyone who pays attention to the…
Hundreds of demonstrators protested Arizona Schools Superintendent Tom Horne in Tucson today over his backing of Sand Land’s new ethnic studies ban. The new law forbids classes that teach “ethnic solidarity,” promote the overthrow of the U.S. government, or “are designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group.”Coming on…
The Los Angeles City Council today joined the growing list of cities and organizations boycotting Arizona because of our new “papers please” legislation SB 1070. Well, kinda sorta.According to LA Times reporter Phl Willon, the council voted to “ban most city travel to Arizona and future contracts with companies” here,…
The news has been such a downer lately, what with Arizona declaring war on Hispanics, the near-universal condemnation of Arizona’s new “papers please” legislation, and a boycott of Arizona that could cost the City of Phoenix alone $90 million, that I’ve decided we all need some lighter fare, if only…
Guadalupe activist Andrew Sanchez and activist Margarito Blancas got the CNN treatment today, in a piece running on CNN’s Web site with the header “Cop-watchers look for racial profiling on the streets of Phoenix.”CNN tagged along with Sanchez and Blancas (CNN has the latter’s name as “Blanco,” though I’ve always…
You know it’s bad when California’s tres unpopular, washed-up screen star guv — whose dad was a member of the Nazi party back in the day — is using your state’s “papers please” law as the butt of his shuck-and-jive before a crowd of college grads.”I was also going to…
No doubt you’ve heard about Sheriff Joe’s weekend visit to Stoney’s Rockin’ Country bar and dance hall in Las Vegas. It was protested by about 200 people, who called him a racist and yelled, “Arpaio go home!” at him. This guy’s name is mud nationwide. Just wait till he’s (hopefully)…
If you’re not a basketball person or a Suns fan, you should head out to the Valley Art on Mill Ave. in Tempe today and check out the documentary 9500 Liberty. I caught the film last night, and was intrigued by its depiction of the conflict in Prince William County,…
Sultans of falsehoods: Man, is Bill O’Reilly looking old these days, or what?The lefty Think Progress Web site has addressed an absurd, nativist shibboleth that I’ve heard kicking around the conservanut echo chamber lately: The lie that SB 1070, Arizona’s new “papers please” legislation, is actually supported by a majority…
Just caught this anti-SB 1070 hip-hop on YouTube. The dopest track out there right now on the subject. Already gone viral. The revolution, it will be YouTube-ized. Enjoy…
The nine activists arrested after chaining themselves to the Arizona state Capitol in an act of civil disobedience over SB 1070 — known to many as “the Capitol Nine” — will be honored next week with a billboard-size digital mural in San Francisco’s Mission District.The billboard was commissioned by San…
UPDATE, 9:44 PM: Received the statement below from the Phoenix PD shortly after posting this item. Suspect’s name is Gary Kelley. Victim’s name is Juan Varela. See bottom of post for more.***Police are saying that a 50 year-old white male shot his 44 year-old Hispanic neighbor in South Phoenix in…
Mesa neo-Nazi J.T. Ready’s been getting around lately, earning play in the local media by calling Cinco de Mayo “Report an Illegal Day” on behalf of his beloved National Socialist Movement, or showing up to support Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “pick” for Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery. Now he’s scoring some high-profile…
The man right-wing crackers love to hate, the Reverend Al Sharpton, preached to standing ovations from the crowd at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Wednesday night, in an impressive show of opposition to Arizona’s new “papers please” immigration law, which he blasted as encouraging the profiling of Latinos.Afterward, Sharpton donned a…
Hollywood director Robert Rodriguez of Sin City and El Mariachi fame has dissected Arizona’s new “papers please” legislation in the coolest way imaginable, producing what he calls an “illegal trailer” for his upcoming Mexploitation flick Machete, a trailer that slices and dices the new law with abandon.With a cast starring badass…
In advance of a service to be held tonight at Phoenix’s Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, and a subsequent march to the state Capitol, the Reverend Al Sharpton blasted Arizona’s new “papers please” legislation during a press conference, supporting a boycott of the state and promising “freedom walkers” brought in from…
Acclaimed actor Danny Glover, known for his role as Mel Gibson’s cop sidekick in the Lethal Weapon film series as well as for his Emmy-nominated role in the TV movie Mandela, joined Mayor Phil Gordon today at the Phoenix Convention Center to denounce Arizona’s new “papers please” law, SB 1070.With…
Suns managing partner Robert Sarver has announced his opposition to Arizona’s new “papers please” legislation, adding a unique touch by saying that players will don their “Los Suns” jerseys for the second game in the NBA Western Conference semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday, which is Cinco de Mayo.The…
