PENSAMIENTOS WITH ALFREDO SANTOS 3.25.18 “PENSAMIENTOS ABOUT ST. PATRICK’S DAY”
Pensamientos About St. Patrick’s Day There was a time in America when the Irish were not welcomed. There were signs in the windows of business saying, “No Irish.” or “No Irish Need Apply.” It was … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 3.09.14 “LATINO BLACKS IN BASEBALL”
LATIN BLACKS IN BASEBALL BEFORE JACKIE ROBINSON. The start of the Major League Baseball season is just around the corner and that seems like a good time to look back at some of the very early … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 3.18.18 “EL PADRE DE LA PATRIA VIVE!”
Cuando la brújula pierde el norte, se menoscaba el ánimo y se disipa el camino, mucho ayuda retomar a quien dejó la visión clara y la certidumbre de propósitos. Entre los prohombres que ha dado este … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES – LOUIE PÉREZ
This week Mark Guerrero's guest on Chicano Music Chronicles is renowned American songwriter, percussionist and guitarist for Los Lobos and Latin Playboys, Louie Pérez. As co-founder of the legendary … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO “LISTEN TO THE CHILDREN”
Listen to the children… As I write this, young people are in the frontlines of political change. High-school students, survivors of the Feb 14 massacre in Parkland, Fla., are confronting … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD with DON FELIPE 3.04.18 “JAMES BALDWIN, RICHARD WRIGHT AND CHICANO CONSCIOUSNESS”
JAMES BALDWIN, RICHARD WRIGHT, THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE AND CHICANO CONSCIOUSNESS Our paths did not cross … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 2.18.18 “LA DEUDA ODIOSA”
En estos tiempos aciagos y momentos difíciles, resulta necesario el aliento de la esperanza. Los golpes que hemos recibido han sido fuertes y seguidos, contundentes, tal vez definitivos si logramos … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES – LEROY “LONNIE” JORDAN
This month Mark Guerrero's featured singer/songwriter is Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan, founding member of the '70s funk band War. Jordan has had a number of roles over the years, acting as vocalist and … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 2.11.18 “SPECIAL-ED PLACEMENTS: WE GET IT FROM BOTH SIDES”
Special-ed placements: we get it from both sides As they say: “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” The Trump administration is looking to delay an Obama-era rule meant to counter … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 1.28.18 “NO DEAL ON “S—HOLE” BORDER WALL!
If Democratic leaders make a deal with President Donald J. Trump on his "s---hole" border wall, they will secure his re-election in 2020. (Here, I’m borrowing a word, "s---hole" or “shithole,” from … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD WITH DON FELIPE DE ORTEGO 1.21.18 “LABYRINTH OF SECRETS, SURVIVAL AND THE STUPID”
More than half a century ago in the midst of cold war flurry I was part of an American deterrence strategy that shaped my life in ways I am only now becoming aware of. If memory serves me, this is how … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 1.21.18 “DE ACA Y DE ALLA”
De Acá y de Allá De muy pocas cosas me siento seguro en esta vida. Se que voy a morir un día, que hay una gente que me quiere bien y a quien quiero. Mas allá de eso son pocas las verdades que … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA 1.21.18 “DEMANDING A CLEAN DACA BILL, NOW!”
Democratic leaders should unite and stand firm against President Donald J. Trump—“Racist-in-Chief” and “Hustler-in-Chief”—and the complicit Republican leaders on passing a clean DACA bill. A clean … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 1.14.18
A “warrior nation” produces a warrior legislator… Today’s politics are simultaneously depressing and infuriating. From President Trump on down to Republican-dominated state legislatures, right-wing … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 1.01.18 “THE NATIONAL PROJECT”
In hard times, I find comfort in the thought of Albert Einstein. Do not expect things to change if we do the same. Crisis is the best blessing people and countries can have, for … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES – LITTLE JIMMY RAY JIMENEZ
Little Ray, along with Little Willie G., was the biggest star in the East L.A. firmament in the 1960s. His forte was rhythm and blues and he sang, danced and performed with energy, excitement and … [Read more...]