Latino arts, history and culture
4 de mayo de 2018 El primero de mayo se conmemora el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, cuando millones marchan en múltiples localidades del mundo en reclamo de mejoras a las condiciones … [Read more...]
Adolfo Guzman López is a radio journalist and poet. As a journalist, he has been a reporter for the NPR affiliate in Los Angeles, KPCC, since 2000. As a poet, Guzman López is working on a poetry … [Read more...]
1950 La Insurrección Nacionalista El 5 de abril estrenó en las dos salas de cine de arte de San Juan el documental 1950: La Insurrección Nacionalista. Una película de José M. Dávila Marichal, … [Read more...]
Democrats-liberals and Republican-conservatives may be on opposite sides of the political spectrum, but if the dozens of political emails I receive daily are any guide, they seem to use the same … [Read more...]
I Am Not Your “Wetback” “Anti-Mexicanism is a form of nativism practiced by colonialists and their inheritors. —Dr. Juan Gómez-Quiñones (2017) To borrow—more like steal—from the great James … [Read more...]
El Congreso Norteamericano ha sido categórico en reafirmar nuestro carácter de territorio no incorporado, por lo que se me hace imperativo volver una y otra vez sobre esa realidad y las … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
JAMES BALDWIN, RICHARD WRIGHT, THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE AND CHICANO CONSCIOUSNESS Our paths did not cross … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
