On Sunday, nearly one thousand protesters are expected to join George Washington University's commencement ceremony to voice concerns about the honorary degree the school plans to confer on Mexican businessman Carlos Slim.

Eva Longoria and a San Francisco art museum chief are two of the key figures in the bid to establish a new museum on the Mall devoted to the history and culture of American Latinos but they may be running into an uphill battle.

Some Latino star power will lead the effort to establish the Smithsonian American Latino Museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.