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Posts tagged "Sonia Sotomayor"

Sonia Sotomayor doesn't like commercialization of "wise Latina."

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said recently that she is troubled that “wise Latina” remark she made has been turned into a slogan sold on T-shirts, buttons and coffee cups. “I can’t tell you the number of people who come up to me and hug and kiss me and touch me, and some of them... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
December 20, 2009 at 9:57 pm
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Hispanics not in the news

The Hispanic community receives scant media coverage in the United States, found a new study released by the Pew Hispanic Center this week. An analysis of 34,452 stories that included print, online, radio and broadcast outlets found that less than 2 percent actually referenced Hispanics, the study found. However, most of these stories pertained to... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
December 8, 2009 at 3:13 pm
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Sonia Sotomayor is on the cover of Latina magazine

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is on the cover of Latina magazine. Cover photo by Platon. Latina magazine Editor-in-Chief Mimi Valdés Ryan recently visited Columbia College Chicago, where I’m an assistant journalism professor. She spoke to students and also briefly about the reaction to the “wise Latina” comment that almost derailed Sotomayor’s nomination. “We all... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
November 16, 2009 at 11:29 pm
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George Lopez is the first Latino host on late night

This week comedian George Lopez became the first Latino to host a late night talk show. Yes. It’s 2009. Latinos are more than 15 percent of the U.S. population and Lopez is the first Latino to get a major gig on late night TV (airing on TBS at 10 p.m. central). On his second show... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
November 10, 2009 at 11:55 pm
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Hispanic Hero: Sonia Sotomayor is smart and can mambo too

It’s Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Why does it fall from the middle of one month to the other? Well that’ so we can fit in as many fiestas as possible. Seriously, though Sept. 15 marks the independence day of five Latin American countries – Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
September 19, 2009 at 5:57 pm
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It's too easy to label someone a racist

There’s a lot of name-calling going on out there. Rush Limbaugh called Sonia Sotomayor a reverse racist. Fox commentator Glenn Beck called Barack Obama a racist Some debated on Chicago Now’s “An Improvised Blog” whether John Hughes was a racist for not having more people of color in his films and for creating a stereotypical... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
August 13, 2009 at 1:22 pm
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Sonia Sotomayor is the new "Suprema"

Sometimes an image says it all. I have blogged a lot about Sonia Sotomayor over the last 10 weeks. But I want to share a few powerful images of our new “Suprema” by editorial cartoonist, Lalo Alcaraz, who also pens the cartoon La Cucaracha. This second caroon was inspired by Lalo’s daughter. To order the... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
August 9, 2009 at 2:02 pm
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Sotomayor on Supreme Court shows Latinas can defy the odds

Wise Latinas are celebrating the Senate confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor 68 to 31 to the United States Supreme Court. But this is a moment of pride for all Americans. It shows that no matter your class, race or ethnicity, if you work hard one can aspire to the highest court in the land. But let... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
August 6, 2009 at 2:30 pm
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Five fun reasons the Senators should vote for Sotomayor

Watch this fun video by playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda on why Sonia Sotomayor should be our next Supreme Court Justice... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
August 6, 2009 at 12:23 pm
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The Senate will confirm Sotomayor

This afternoon the Senate WILL vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as our next Supreme Court justice. I’m watching the Senators give their testimony this morning on C-SPAN. Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin gave a compelling argument why she should be confirmed. Clearly she is qualified.  She has served a combined 17 years on the federal bench... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
August 6, 2009 at 11:52 am
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