Latino arts, history and culture
He who is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone… John 8:7, New Testament I had decided to take a break from heavy political topics … but then President Biden pardoned his son Hunter, … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre En el mundo de las artes se discute la inspiración; en el ámbito de las ciencias se adscribe valor heurístico. Se refiere a la capacidad que tiene … [Read more...]
Chicano Artist Frank Romero’s Concurrent Solo Exhibition Criss-Crosses The U.S. A concurrent solo exhibition at Ruiz-Healy Art galleries in New York City and San Antonio, De aquí y de allá: … [Read more...]
Pues aquí estamos, at the end of the 2024 year. ¿Qué te puedo decir? It has been a wild ride! For us here at La Voz Newspapers, 2025 will mark our 20 year of publishing a community based news … [Read more...]
Tejano Artists in Texas: A Brief History The word Tejano almost never appears on the front page of The New York Times. But in a December 1, 2024 story by Jazmine Ulloa about the arrival of … [Read more...]
2024 has been a good year for Latino Art. Museum and gallery shows in Santa Fe, Houston, and New York City in November and December highlight the deep talent and rich variety of Latino Southwestern … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre De Peligro Inminente y Primeros Auxilios El Estado Autocrático Para todo aquel que intenta cumplir la responsabilidad ciudadana de mantenerse … [Read more...]
“Twilight Zone” Helped Me Cope with the News of the Hideous Trump Election By Luis Torres The shock of the election results on November 4 began reverberating in my head and in my very being … [Read more...]
Encouraging Initiatives of Chicano Art Chicano art has existed for over fifty years in the United States, but until recently it has been virtually invisible to major museum audiences in the … [Read more...]
Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority shares in it. Leo Tolstoy Like millions of Americans, I’m struggling to process what the U.S. just did. By electing Donald Trump to a … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre On Imminent Danger and First Aid The Autocratic State To my better understanding, anyone attempting to comply with his/her civic duty to be … [Read more...]
César Martinez’s Retrospective Show: A Tribute To A Maestro Of Chicano Art On October 24, 2024, the Ruiz-Healy Gallery in San Antonio opened a marvelous Chicano art exhibit, César A. Martínez: … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Por Allá ¿Que decir después los resultados electorales? Pues hay un saco de emociones y de razones en busca de conciliación. La primera reacción … [Read more...]
It’s immoral to vote for Trump/Vance in 2024. While morality is neither universal nor absolute, my Mexican immigrant parents (from the same group of people that Trump and Vance deride) taught me, … [Read more...]
A Latino Art Gallery Opens at San Antonio HBCU Campus On October 23, 2024, St. Philip’s College in San Antonio opened the Romo Gallery in the new Cybersecurity building on campus. St. Philip’s … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre No puedo evitar añadir la voz al coro de indignacion. La Isla Flotante de Basura que aludió el comediante Tony Hincheclife en el evento del Partido … [Read more...]
REMEMBERING FERNANDO VALENZUELA By Luis Torres When Fernando Valenzuela pitched a memorable no-hitter at Dodger Stadium on June 29, 1990, legendary broadcaster Vin Scully intoned over the … [Read more...]
HOW I ENDED UP BEING FERNANDO VALENZUELA’S HOMIE 40 YEARS AGO Wow! How time flies. It’s been 40 years since Los Angeles (and the Chicanada throughout the country) was mesmerized by Fernandomania. … [Read more...]
Fresco Artist Frederico Vigil’s Passion Preserves Ancient Art Tradition. A magnificent fresco by New Mexican Maestro Frederico Vigil is near completion on a stairwell of the Convention Center in … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Bien se dice que una golondrina no hace primavera y cuánto no se cuestionan y amañan los datos de las encuestas, que son meras consultas de opinión. Las … [Read more...]
Bienvenidos otra a La Voz Newspaper. We are coming out early because of the elections that are taking place on November 5th, 2024. Already we are hearing reports of record turnouts in the state of … [Read more...]
