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Hilbert Morales/EL OBSERVADOR Mainstream TV media executive and producers need to begin transmitting program materials which are not as despicable and salacious as those recently presented which display Trump’s total disregard for women. Many adults, especially parents need to turn off the TV when their children are watching because...

Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the end of the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy: “Five years ago, America moved closer to fulfilling its highest ideals of equality under the law by ending the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask,...

Orange, CA – Last week, the College Democrats of University of California Irvine, College Democrats of Cal State University Fullerton, and the College Democrats of Orange Coast Community College voted to endorse Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez for United States Senate, joining UC Merced College Democrats, Orange County Young Democrats, and...

Partnership with San Jose State University Research Foundation offers credit-bearing general education courses to incarcerated men and women, beginning in September  SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.— The County of Santa Clara is paving the way to higher education for men and women at Elmwood Correctional Facility and Main Jail in...

  By Raul Ray, Esq. On June 27, 2015, in a landmark opinion, Obergefell v. Hodges, The US Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a legal right across the United States. Gay and lesbian couples already could marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The court’s...

Washington, D.C. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on Wednesday evening outside the Capitol building where crowds gathered to show their support for House Democrats as they continue to demand a vote on commonsense gun legislation before recess.  Below are the Leader’s remarks: “Thank you, . ...

Washington / D.C. El viernes pasado, la congresista Loretta Sanchez (CA-46), co-presidente del Subcomité de Inmigración del Caucus Hispano del Congreso, hablo en frente del pleno de la Cámara de Representantes en contra de la disposición discriminatoria impidiendo que la Biblioteca del Congreso elimine el término ‘extranjero ilegal’ en sus...

New America Media / Editorial There are moments when as a member of the ethnic press we must leverage our collective voice, to push our nation’s leaders to act in the interest of the communities we serve. This is one of those moments. In the early morning of June 12, a gunman...

Kaira Portillo / Special to El Observador As we get closer to the elections, it is surreal to see how much support Trump has. But the one positive thing to come out of the circuslike political debates is that more people are waking up to our reality: racism is still...