SANTA BARRAZA – IN HER OWN WORDS
SANTA BARRAZA - TEXAS ARTIST IN HER OWN WORDS: I think that my encounter with the civil rights movement and the struggles of Mexican Americans, I first became aware of it when I was at the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT PROFILE “1862 CINCO DE MAYO”
EL CINCO DE MAYO. Why celebrate an otherwise minor holiday in Mexico in the U.S. (or elsewhere for that matter)? Because El Cinco de Mayo is important to Chicanos and to freedom-loving Americans … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA JESÚS TREVIÑO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The 2025 Latino Film Festival sponsored by the Mexican American Cultural Education Foundation recognized filmmaker, television director, author and social activist Jesús Treviño with the Lifetime … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 05.01.25 TONY ORTEGA’S ARTISTIC JOURNEY
Denver Latino Artist Tony Ortega’s Artistic Journey Tony Ortega, an eminent Denver artist, has been painting for over forty years and teaching art for two decades. His creative work has been in … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD FRANCISCO ALARCÓN “CINCO DE MAYO”
CINCO DE MAYO by Francisco X. Alarcón ________________________________ First of all, Cinco de Mayo is not at all the official Mexican Independence Day, nor does it commemorate the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DR. ROGELIO SÁENZ IMPACT OF CITIZENSHIP QUESTION ON LATINO VOTER POWER
Latinos are in danger of being under counted in the 2030 Census due to recent actions by the Trump administration. Dr. Rogelio Sáenz explains the impact of the citizenship question being added to the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG 04.26.25 WINS IN THE TRENCHES!
Latinopia has promised to update how the resistance to the Trump Administration is going and who’s firing back at the policies the Administration has been rolling out. (Not literally firing back … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DR. ROGELIO SÁENZ HOW AMERICANS ARE PUSHING BACK
In the wake of Trump's actions draconian actions ranging from the arbitrary firing of federal workers, the deportation of undocumented immigrants without due process and the levying of preposterous … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 04.26.25
La Jungla de Pamela y Josué En la altura de la Cordillera Central de Puerto Rico por las crestas de Orocovis, en el barrio Pellejas Está la finca la Jungla que regentan Pamela y Josue. Una … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA BLOG ANGELA VALENZUELA 04.17.25 “IN HONOR OF CHRISTINA MORALES”
Words shared by Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. at the Texas State Capitol Rotunda on April 8, 2025 in Honor of Rep. Christina Morales (Houston) [Video] I am happy to share with you what I shared this … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 04.17.25 FAKE VS. TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS
Fake vs. true righteousness… Let us preach righteousness, and practice it. Brigham Young, American religious leader and politician. Last month, in this space, I commented on the hypocrisy … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG BOBBI MURRAY 04.19.25 ON KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA
It’s Holy Week leading up to Easter and Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wife had a message. " I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me: Stay strong. God hasn't … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA BLOG JULIAN VASQUEZ HEILIG ON CRIMSON COURAGE: HARVARD STANDS UP
CRIMSON COURAGE: HARVARD STANDS UP TO POLITICAL INTIMIDATION The storm clouds over American higher education have been gathering. What once seemed unthinkable is now common: politically motivated … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 04.26.25
Latino Art Enhances the Beauty of Botanical Gardens. With the arrival of Spring, Latinos are drawn to parks as well as botanical spaces that include art. A recent visit to San Antonio Botanical … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 04.17.25
Latina CEO Adriana Quiñones Has Big Plans for an Arboretum In December 2024 Adriana Quiñones left her post as CEO of the Columbus Botanical Garden in Georgia to head up the new San Antonio … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2025 ANTI-TRUMP NATIONAL PROTEST
On April 5, 2025, hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets from coast to coast to protest the draconian and often illegal actions taken by President Donald Trump including apprehension … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 4.10.25 TRUMP’S PERNICIOUS PENDEJADAS
“Another Day, Another Donald Trump Pernicious Pendejada” Another day, another Donald Trump pendejada. Another unethical, illegal and abominably dangerous pendejada. At the moment, … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 4.10.25 THE SWEET SCIENCE
"Ciencia Dulce/Sweet Science: An Artistic Perspective of San Antonio Boxing." “Ciencia Dulce/Sweet Science: An Artistic Perspective of San Antonio Boxing," is a dynamic and immersive art show … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 4.04.25
Latina Artist Scherezade Garcia Imparts Visual Narratives of Her Homeland The popular exhibition "Voces de Luz: Cambiando el Mundo con Arte y Amor" at La Peña Gallery in Austin celebrated … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG DR. FRANK BERUMEN THE DELUSIONAL POLICIES OF RACIAL SUPREMACY
The Delusional Policies of Racial Supremacy by Dr. Frank Garcia Berumen We are witnessing an authoritarian and … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA BLOG MICHEAL SEDANO: NEVER FORGOTTEN, GONE FOREVER
Uphill from where I’ve stopped to stare, a skip loader scrapes its yellow claw across the cement slab that, today, is what remains of where I used to live. A dream house built upon the legacy of an … [Read more...]