De vez en cuando hay que hacer una pausa ,contemplarse a sí mismo sin la fruición cotidiana, examinar el pasado rubro por rubro, etapa por etapa, baldosa por baldosa y no llorarse las mentiras sino … [Read more...]
When my wife Gilda suggested a drive to the Esperanza Vineyard in Sherman, New Mexico, just East of Silver City, New Mexico, I readily agreed. It was a perfect sunny day for such a drive and … [Read more...]
“Outside Robledo Family Winery, south of Sonoma, on a cool April Sunday, the U.S. and Mexican flags whipped up a stiff salute in the wind blowing off the San Pablo Bay. A third banner bore the winery … [Read more...]
Bienvenido to another issue of La Voz Newspaper. Here is what’s on my mind. First, it’s hot outside. Casi no salgo en el dia por el calor. In the summers I turn into a night person. Bueno, so much … [Read more...]
The "War on Immigrants": Racist Policies in the Trump Era President Donald J. Trump and his administration’s immigration agenda centers on draconian, enforcement-based policies and executive orders, … [Read more...]
This week Mark Guerrero brings Latinopia an interview with rock and roll legend Chris Montez. Born Ezekiel Christopher Montanez in 1943, Chris became a rock and roll star with his recording of … [Read more...]
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This month, Mark Guerrero visits with drummer, musician and Butch Rillera. Butch is best known for being the key drummer in the 70s Native American/Chicano rock band Redbone. Butch comes from a … [Read more...]
De Tiempo, Espacio y Persona Propone la psiquiatría que parte de la sanidad mental radica en cómo nos ubicamos en tiempo, espacio y persona. En tiempo es más fácil, son varios los … [Read more...]
MASKS OF IDENTITY: THE SPACE OF LIMINAL POSSIBILITIES Abstract: A case study in teaching from 2007-2014 a dual-enrollment university course in Composition & Rhetoric 101 and 102 Exposition and … [Read more...]
Sacred Goals—The MAS struggle in Tucson My son Salomon (aka Sal, Jr.) and his colleague Fausto Olmos (more on them below) are producing a film, “Sacred Goals,” highlighting the fierce and inspiring … [Read more...]
How to say “No” to Donald Trump Cornel West has described Naomi Klein as “One of the few revolutionary public intellectuals of great integrity and vision.” And he is correct. Klein is also a … [Read more...]
Sincronizar a Ileana en “La Fortuna” Mirada de reojo que una vez fue de sorpresa mirada desde afuera. Manos a falta de caricias huecas. Son pocas las palabras que el gesto … [Read more...]
¡Vaya con los accidentes del destino! Coinciden el 11 de junio de 2017 el Desfile Puertorriqueño en Nueva York y el Plebiscito para la Descolonización Inmediata de Puerto Rico en la Isla. Dos … [Read more...]
Synchronization For Ileana in "La Fortuna" An skeptical look that was once a surprise as seen from outside. Empty hands caress-free. Few … [Read more...]
This month Mark Guerrero interviews legendary guitar stylist Gabriel Manzo on his decades-long musical career playing and discussing the tracks on Manzo’s acclaimed CD “Manzo Rally.” Gabriel Manzo is … [Read more...]
I was eight years old when I was became aware that the universe I inhabited in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles included people who were Latino but not Mexican like me. When I asked … [Read more...]
THE LATINO DIASPORA AND HERMANDAD I At the moment the U.S. Census Bureau calculates there are about 60 million American Hispanics—not Hispanic Americans—in the United States, all of whom are … [Read more...]
The times, they surely did change… Bob Dylan’s 1964 song “The times, they are a-changing” was popular during a dynamic political era, a period when grassroots movements—civil rights, Black Power, … [Read more...]
