POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 3.17.19 “SANCTUARY CITIES – A CIVIL INITIATIVE…”
Sanctuary cities-a civil initiative... A local activist coalition, Tucson Families Free and Together, has launched a petition drive to change our city's status from being an "immigrant-welcoming" … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 3.17.19
Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. Esperamos que todos se encuentran en buen salud porque como quien dice, your health is your wealth. In this issue of La Voz we wish to call to your … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 2.24.19 “INCONSTITUCIONAL ONO INCONSTITUCIONAL”
Inconstitucional o no inconstitucional Ese es el dilema. El territorio de Puerto Rico se rige por un modelo de gobierno republicano, compuesto de las ramas ejecutiva, legislativa y judicial, … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 4.07.19 “I WAS A TEENAGE ESSAY WHORE”
A bit like Claude Rains in “Casablanca,” I’m shocked. Shocked at news of the scandalous college admissions scandal. Wow! Stop the presses: it’s news that wealth, position and prestige confer … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 2.09.19 “THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY”
The good, the bad, and the ugly… In the immortal words of Charles Dickens: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” Dickens … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA del ZOCOTROCO 2.03.19 “COFINA – CORPORACION del FONDO DE INTERES APREMIANTE
COFINA (Corporacion del Fondo de Interes Apremiante) “Guerra Galáctica” por “Aberración Nefasta” En este espacio irredento, donde lo divino se confunde con lo maldito, el sufrimiento … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 02.03.19
Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. In this month’s we are pleased to bring you an interview with Mayor Pro-tem, Delia Garza. This former Austin firefighter, turned attorney is slowly … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 01.26.19 “SAN SEBASTIAN Y HAMILTON, MIRANDA Y FALLON”
Burundanga de Zocotroco Para iniciar el año vuelven a escena las fiestas en la Calle San Sebastián cerrando el extenso periodo navideño que celebramos acá. Un gentío en modalidad de jolgorio … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 01.26.19 “MR. PRESIDENT , WE DON’T NEED YOUR STINKING WALL.”
As of January 20, 2019, the United States government remains partially shutdown for one month due to President Donald J. Trump’s insistence of $5.7 billion from Congress to fund his racist and … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 1.20.19 “BRIEF HISTORY NOTES ON MEXICAN IMMIGRATION TO THE US”
The historical ties of Mexican immigrants to the U.S., specifically the Southwest, distinguishes people of Mexican origin from other immigrant groups, especially those from Europe. While Mexican … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 1.12.19 “CARNALISMO IS ALIVE AND WELL”
Carnalismo is alive and well… “Si sangra mi hermano, yo también sangro … la herida es igual…” (If my brother or sister bleeds, I too bleed … I also am wounded) Chicano Movement song “Yo soy tu … [Read more...]
DON FELÍPE’S BRAVO ROAD BLOGS 2014 -2018
Scholar and long time Latinopia blogger Felípe de Ortego y Gasca passed away on December 29, 2018. A prolific author, he wrote 56 articles for Latinopia from the time he started blogging on Latinopia … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS by ALFREDO SANTOS 01.12.19
On the passing of Gustavo “Tavo” Garcia. Uno por uno se nos estan hiendo. Entendemos que la muerte viene siendo parte de la vida, pero como quiera, duele cuando recibimos la noticia que otro soldado … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA del ZOCOTROCO 1.04.18 “GALLOS Y HAMILTON”
Como todo hijo de buen vecino, he tenido algunos aciertos y cometido muchas equivocaciones. Los primeros renuevan mi aliento y motivan mi agradecimiento, los segundos me mantienen humilde. Al momento … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA “REMEMBERING LEO ESTRADA” 01.12.19
In November, the urban planning community in general and Latina/o community in particular experienced a devastating blow with the death of Leo Estrada. As one of the few Latina/o urban planning … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS WITH SAL BALDENEGRO 12.16.18 “THE WAR ON CARING…”
Donald Trump’s pathological lying knows no bounds. He even lies about Christmas. Since the summer he has been telling the bobblehead crowds at his rallies that he “will bring Christmas back.” And last … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 12.09.18 “2018: AÑO DE RECUPERACIÓN”
Visto que estamos en el ultimo mes de año y que aprovechamos el cierre de los ciclos para hacer recuento y procurar balance, adelanto mis impresiones de lo que ha sido y aventurar ideas de como será. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG GIL CHÁVEZ “MACHOS AND HEMBRAS”
It is a commentary on much of 21st century life that one of the strongest role models for social roles and behavior come from movies and television,rather than from community and family. Regarding … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 12.02.18
Well, I have been for a few weeks now to read comments and thoughts about the migrants from Central America who have been making their way toward the United States. So far, the activists among us have … [Read more...]