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LATINOPIA EVENT 1970 CHICANO MORATORIUM

June 3, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

In 1970, at the height of the Vietnam War, Mexican Americans and other Latinos were dying at a rate disproportionate to their numbers in the general population. Organizers in Los Angeles called for a Moratorium March to draw attention to the high mortality rate of Latinos and to call for an end to the war. But how to organize such a massive demonstration? They hit on the plan. They’d organize local moratoriums, city by city, garnering a groundswell support for a major march to take place on August 29, 1970. Some 30,000 attended the Los Angeles march from throughout the United States. But the festive and celebratory event turned violent when Los Angeles Police and Sheriffs attacked an unarmed civilian crowd with teargas and batons. The riot that ensued from the police attack resulted in more than 600 arrests and the death of three people, including Los Angeles Times columnist Rubén Salazar. Latinopia interviewed one of the key Moratorium march organizers, Rosalio Muñoz..

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: 1970 Chicano Moratorium, Chicano Civil Rights events, Rosalio Munoz, Ruben Salazar

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.16.25 THE CHEECH CELEBRATES TEXAS ARTISTS

October 16, 2025 By wpengine

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.10.25 PORCELAIN AND PAINT AT CENTRO CULTURAL AZTLAN

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A Latino Exhibit of Porcelain and Paint at Centro Cultural Aztlan Gricelda Corpus Nill’s new porcelain sculpture exhibition,  “El Vuelo de la Monarca” at Centro Cultural Aztlan in San Antonio, explores themes related to Latino history, identity, and spirit tied to the San Antonio community. Her work is deeply rooted in her Mexican and Texas cultural […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 10.10.25 REMEMBERING MANUEL B.BRAVO

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Twenty-six years ago, April 1999, Texas A&M University Press published Border Boss: Manuel B. Bravo and Zapata County authored by this writer. It received the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters Award, the Webb County Heritage Foundation Award, and the American Association for State and Local History Award.  The paperback edition was published in 2001. Border Boss has stood […]

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