UTOPIAS DESCIFRADAS DE JOSÉ MURATTI “SYNCHRONIZATION” (ENGLISH)
Synchronization For Ileana in "La Fortuna" An skeptical look that was once a surprise as seen from outside. Empty hands caress-free. Few … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES GABRIEL MANZO
This month Mark Guerrero interviews legendary guitar stylist Gabriel Manzo on his decades-long musical career playing and discussing the tracks on Manzo’s acclaimed CD “Manzo Rally.” Gabriel Manzo is … [Read more...]
BORICUAS AND CHICANOS – A COMMON BOND
I was eight years old when I was became aware that the universe I inhabited in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles included people who were Latino but not Mexican like me. When I asked … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD with DON FELIPE 6.04.17 THE LATINO DIASPORA AND HERMANDAD
THE LATINO DIASPORA AND HERMANDAD I At the moment the U.S. Census Bureau calculates there are about 60 million American Hispanics—not Hispanic Americans—in the United States, all of whom are … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 6.11.17 LIBERAL REPUBLICANS
The times, they surely did change… Bob Dylan’s 1964 song “The times, they are a-changing” was popular during a dynamic political era, a period when grassroots movements—civil rights, Black Power, … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 5.14.17 LANGUAGE RACISM
Language racism… He couldn't speak English, so me and the other workers made fun of him. State Rep. Russell Pearce, referring to a teenage co-worker. Arizona Republic, February 11, 2005 Native … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.28.17 AHÍ VIENE EL LOBO
Informe de Retroceso/ Ahí viene el lobo El compás sigue siendo de espera, el lobo se ha avistado desde lejos y todo el mundo sabe que viene, sus gruñidos se oyen y su aliento fétido se perciben … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 5.07.17 “THE HUSTLER 2.O”
On September 15, 2016, in an essay titled “The Hustler: Trump and the Mean Streets of East Los Angeles,” I argued that then-presidential candidate Donald J. Trump was hustling the American public. … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD with DON FELIPE 5.07.17 ROBERT JAMES WALLER & CHICANO LITERATURE
It may seem incongruous to link Robert James Waller and Chicano literature: he of the best-selling novel The Bridges of Madison County; and Chicano literature so unread and so unknown—except to the … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES – JOSÉ DR. LOCO CUELLAR
During the month of April, 2017, Mark Guerrero features Dr. Loco on his show, Chicano Music Chronicles. Since 1989, Dr. Loco, also known as Jose B. Cuellar, Ph.D., and his Rocking Jalapeno Band have … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES – 4.29.2017 AFTER THE RIOTS
It’s difficult to believe that it’s been twenty-five years since the L.A. Riots. Or Rebellion. Or Revolt. Or Uprising. Whatever you choose to call those events of late April and early May, 1992, the … [Read more...]
BOBBI MURRAY 4.29.2017 THE UPHEAVAL REMEMBERED
Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, a social earthquake in which dozens of people were killed and over a thousand buildings burned. Even before it erupted, the … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 4.23.17
Suelo abordar mis temas y mis traumas con una idea más o menos clara de a dónde me dirijo y las posiciones que adopto. No así en esta ocasión. Aprovecho el privilegio de la página en blanco para … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES
Chicano Music Chronicles spotlights Chicano and other Latino artists and their music on a monthly basis on the Chicano Radio Network (CRNLive.com). Hosted by recording artist and musicologist Mark … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 04.16.17
De Justos, Pecadores y Cuernos La situación crítica que confronta Puerto Rico apenas comienza a revelarse en su magnitud y complejidad. Con una deuda pública de más de 70 mil millones, la primera … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD with DON FELIPE 4.09.17 “NACCS AND GLOBALIZATION, WAR & TERROR”
Chicano/a Studies in an era of Transcendence: Globalization, Constant War, Terror, and Mass Expulsions The official history of NACCS states that “In 1972, at the annual meeting of the … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA 03.26.17 “SABEMOS COMO PREGUNTAR”
Mientras más lo pienso más me convenzo de que, la historia de Puerto Rico en la primera mitad del Siglo 21 se ha de marcar con el antes y después de las declaraciones del gobernador Alejandro García … [Read more...]
MIRÁNDOLO BIEN with EDUARDO DÍAZ 4.09.17 “ARCHITECTURE, THANK THE GREEKS?”
“LOVE ARCHITECTURE? THANK THE GREEKS.” National Geographic Society Advertisement Washington, D.C. Metro Train I’m not one for getting too riled up over commercial advertising. … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS 3.19.17 “CHICANOS AND THE SAN PATRICIOS “
For the Mexican American-Chicano community St. Patrick’s Day is—or at least should be—more than a day to have fun and drink green beer. By way of their Mexican heritage, Chicanos/as have an historical … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 03.12.17 OBAMA MARRIES A GIRAFFE
Donald Trump on Twitter: “I have just learned that Barack Obama married a giraffe! What a bad (sick) guy. Sad.” Washington Daily Chronicle: (Dateline Washington, March 11, 2017) The White … [Read more...]