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...]
Language racism… He couldn't speak English, so me and the other workers made fun of him. State Rep. Russell Pearce, referring to a teenage co-worker. Arizona Republic, February 11, 2005 Native … [Read more...]
Informe de Retroceso/ Ahí viene el lobo El compás sigue siendo de espera, el lobo se ha avistado desde lejos y todo el mundo sabe que viene, sus gruñidos se oyen y su aliento fétido se perciben … [Read more...]
This month Mark Guerrero brings us the music of Trini López on the Chicano radio Network (CRN). Every night in May, from 7Pm to 9PM listen to Mark's interview with music legend Trini López … [Read more...]
On September 15, 2016, in an essay titled “The Hustler: Trump and the Mean Streets of East Los Angeles,” I argued that then-presidential candidate Donald J. Trump was hustling the American public. … [Read more...]
It may seem incongruous to link Robert James Waller and Chicano literature: he of the best-selling novel The Bridges of Madison County; and Chicano literature so unread and so unknown—except to the … [Read more...]
During the month of April, 2017, Mark Guerrero features Dr. Loco on his show, Chicano Music Chronicles. Since 1989, Dr. Loco, also known as Jose B. Cuellar, Ph.D., and his Rocking Jalapeno Band have … [Read more...]
It’s difficult to believe that it’s been twenty-five years since the L.A. Riots. Or Rebellion. Or Revolt. Or Uprising. Whatever you choose to call those events of late April and early May, 1992, the … [Read more...]
