Latino arts, history and culture
My comadre asks me, How can I not be supportive of Julian Castro for President? Comadre, I see Julian Castro as one of my own! Many of us Chicanas cradled him when he was a baby, as his mom Rosie … [Read more...]
Proud Yaqui Gabriel Ayala is multi-layered yet simple... I was thrilled to have a front-row seat at a recent performance by Gabriel Ayala, award-winning, internationally known and acclaimed … [Read more...]
Jesús Moroles: A Renowned American Sculptor During his life as an artist, Jesús Moroles received many important commissions for his granite sculptures. Over a thirty-four year career, he … [Read more...]
Now is the winter of our discontent… Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous, By drunken prophecies, libels, and dreams, To set my brother Clarence and the king In deadly hate the one … [Read more...]
Es falso decir que lo que nos determina son las circunstancias. Al contrario, las circunstancias son el dilema ante el cual tenemos que decidirnos. Pero el que decide es nuestro carácter. - José … [Read more...]
Dolores Huerta is one of the most influential Latina leaders in America. A labor leader and community organizer, she co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Cesar Chavez, the first successful … [Read more...]
Voting and self-determination… People love to complain about the government (what it does, and more often, what it doesn’t do) and the elected officials in charge of the government, … [Read more...]
World Premiere of Play Based on Esteemed Memoir “Always Running” It got a standing ovation on opening night recently and it was well deserved. It just may keep pulling in satisfied audience by … [Read more...]
The three-day Labor Day holiday fills our beaches with folks, and portable barbeque grills. Most celebrants view Labor Day as the last day of summer or the day before children return to school. Few … [Read more...]
Si hubiese alguna duda de que los eventos recientes en Puerto Rico han trastocado el territorio, permítaseme un ejemplo. La Borinqueña que es el himno nacional que se canta cuando se levanta la … [Read more...]
Otra vez bienvenido a La Voz Newspaper. As you can see, we have placed on our cover Julián Castro, candidate for President of the United States of America. I know many people believe he doesn’t have a … [Read more...]
El racismo ha adquirido renovada prominencia en la cultura norteamericana. Lo evidencian de forma contundente las matanzas que han sacudido el país, más aun cuando tan extremas conductas de desprecio … [Read more...]
Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. En este ejemplar temenos de vuelta la sección en la página 2 de People in the News. Dejame explicar el por que de esta página. When I look our and around at … [Read more...]
There's blood on their hands... The blood of the 22 El Paso massacre victims, the youngest of whom was 15, is on the hands not only of Donald Trump but also on those who support, protect, make … [Read more...]
During the first weekend of August, in a period of thirteen hours, two white men with assault rifles killed thirty-one people in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. The first one posted a "manifesto" on … [Read more...]
Trump’s Racist Words and Actions Fan Flames of Mass Shootings It sounds like a bad Quentin Tarantino movie: “Massacre in El Paso.” That’s what newspaper headlines screamed and cable news network … [Read more...]
Mexicans have officially become members of an endangered or hunted species in the U.S. (I’m not referring to our enormous demographics, as we’ll continue to multiply in el norte—where individuals of … [Read more...]
Las armas de la identidad Durante el primer fin de semana de agosto, en un periodo de trece horas, dos hombres blancos con armas de asalto, mataron treinta y una personas, en El Paso, Texas y … [Read more...]
Me cuesta salir de mi asombro. En el breve plazo de dos semanas se ha gestado un movimiento que ha conducido efectivamente a la renuncia de un gobernador, primero en la historia de nuestro país. Tanta … [Read more...]
I recently attended an event to honor peripatetic educator, journalist and broadcast executive Frank Cruz. The evening at downtown L.A.’s LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (they insist on the upper case “A” … [Read more...]
Imposible contener la emoción, el orgullo profundo y la satisfacción inmensa de ser parte de este momento en mi país. Vivimos un momento singular, una gestión de cambio, un viraje dramático y crucial. … [Read more...]
