Latino arts, history and culture
“Let’s Get Stupid on Crime” For Latinos and African Americans, it seems like we’re living in the surreal world of the Racism Mambo: one step forward, two steps back. Politicians and pundits … [Read more...]
Latina Mary Agnes Rodríguez: Muralist, Community Activist, and Versatile Artist By Ricardo Romo Mary Agnes Rodríguez is a San Antonio, Texas artist known for her murals, paintings, bus stop … [Read more...]
A Latina Trailblazer Scholar: Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez One of the newest research and scholarship gems of the University of Texas at Austin is the UT Voces Oral History Center directed by Dr. … [Read more...]
Little Joe Hernández has inspired audiences with his unique Tejano big band sound. Here, Little Joe talks about the influence on his music by orchestra tejana greats of the 1950s such as Beto Villa … [Read more...]
INTERVIEW WITH YOLANDA NAVA, Author of Through the Dark By Thelma T. Reyna REYNA: You are an international award-winning author, an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, a community advocate … [Read more...]
Raul Rene Gonzalez’s Art World Raul Rene Gonzalez is a self-described multidisciplinary artist who creates art by using a multitude of mediums and methods. While he favors painting, he is … [Read more...]
Easter, 1916 By William Butler Yeats I have met them at close of day Coming with vivid faces From counter or desk among grey Eighteenth-century houses. I have passed with a nod of … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco Andrew Biggs, es miembro fundador de la Junta de Supervisión Fiscal, fue nominado por el líder republicano Mitch Mc Connell. En un foro reciente de la Universidad de … [Read more...]
What Are Latino Audiences to Make of the New “West Side Story”? If you’re a Latino, the movie “West Side Story” casts a long perpetual shadow. Is it okay to like the movie, even with its … [Read more...]
Latinos in San Antonio’s Westside: Fighting Poverty and Inequities San Antonio’s Westside, the poorest district in the city and one of the poorest urban communities in the United States, … [Read more...]
How does an actor audition for a role? This is a question that every actor must ask before they walk into a casting room often facing not just the casting director, but the writer of the film or TV … [Read more...]
Latinopia Music Steve Salas Remembers from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Steve Salas is the versatile singer/performer and co-founder of the celebrated music group, Tierra. As lead singer of Tierra, … [Read more...]
Little Joe Hernandez is a Tejano music legend first with his group Little Joe and the Latinaires and later with Little Joe Y La Familia. Throughout his decades long career Little Joe has developed his … [Read more...]
Latinos in Sports: Competing in the NFL and Super Bowl Tony Romo serving as this year’s Super Bowl CBS broadcaster will provide a play-by-play analysis of the big game, a television first for a … [Read more...]
Empathy takes on Evil… “As long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil needs an adversary….” Robert F. Kennedy We’re experiencing times in which our well being, … [Read more...]
Latinopia Music Rudy Salas on Tierra from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rudy and Steve Salas founded the music group Tierra in 1973. They became the chief proponents of the "Chicano sound" in music. In … [Read more...]
Latinopia Music Tierra On Together from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Brothers Rudy and Steve Salas co-founded the music group Tierra (Earth) in 1973, Their hit song "Together" rose to … [Read more...]
Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers and the Lives Caught in Between by Eric Nusbaum Published by Public Affairs/Hatchet Book Group 2020 Have you ever read an excellent book, put it down and … [Read more...]
Parks Are Good For Latinos Brackenridge Park is Latinos’ Central Park. Weather permitting, Latino families fill the park on most weekends. As the population of the city moves to the Northwest, … [Read more...]
Richard Armendáriz is an artist and print maker whose artistic themes originate from his childhood in EL Paso, Texas and the West Texas wildlife. But he is also inspired by literary and historical … [Read more...]
Alejandro Molina is a poet and member of "Noches Bohemias," a group of poets from various Latin American countries who meet regularly at the Tia Chucha Cultural Center and bookstore in Sylmar, … [Read more...]
