Latino arts, history and culture
Rapper and spoken word artist Olmeca teams up with Marisoul in this performance of his original No Vengo Solo (I am Not Alone). LATINOPIA MUSIC OLMECA "NO VENGO SOLO" from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Nos hemos podido…o no. La firma está sobre el papel y la Gran Bella Ley (Big Beautiful Bill - BBB) que dicta la política interior para la segunda … [Read more...]
It’s hard to keep up—but it’s been another busy week for terrorizing tactics against immigrants and anybody that vaguely resembles one. Around California masked operatives—it’s still not clear if … [Read more...]
The Brilliance of Latino Artist Ángel Rodríguez-Díaz Among the major acquisitions by the prestigious Smithsonian American Art Museum in the 1990s was an Ángel Rodríguez-Diaz painting of famed … [Read more...]
THE NO KINGS PROTEST RALLY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS On a pleasant Saturday afternoon on June 14, 2025, Austin participated in a nationwide ‘NO KINGS” protest rally along with 2,100 other cities and … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Vieques Vieques es la Isla Nena del Archipiélago Borinkano que descansa a diez leguas al este de la Isla Grande; cuenta con 132 kilómetros … [Read more...]
Umpierre Agro Vieques Vieques is the Nena Island of the Borinkano Archipelago that rests ten leagues east of the Isla Grande; it has 132 square kilometers, 33 long by 7.2 wide, with a … [Read more...]
The ABCs of ICE Pasadena is a city just a few miles from Los Angeles and around the corner from Altadena. That’s where a massive fire pretty much leveled the town of 45,000 in an unincorporated … [Read more...]
Latina Artists Santa Barraza and Kathy Vargas Honored with Prestigious Latinx Artist Fellowships. The Latinx Artist Fellowship announced this week an award of $50,000 each to a … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Anaya on Life's Journey from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. After the passing of his beloved wife, Patricia, in 2010, acclaimed Chicano author Rudy Anaya has produced an enormous output of … [Read more...]
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...]
KATHY VARGAS - TEXAS PHOTOGRAPHER IN HER OWN WORDS: In 1970 I went to work for Bill and Jerry Hayes who ran a small production company here in San Antonio. They made TV … [Read more...]
On June 14, 2025, more than five million American rallied together to protest President Trump's draconian and often illegal attempts to ignore the Constitution and garner more power for himself. But … [Read more...]
Latino Sculptor Jesús Moroles Remembered Born in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1950, Jesús Bautista Moroles, the renowned Mexican American artist and sculptor, created a name for himself through his … [Read more...]
The following letter was written by Jorge H. Rodríguez to the Los Angeles Times and is reposted on Latinopia with the permission of Mr. Rodríguez. Dear Editors. I have been a long time LA Times … [Read more...]
CONTEXT: ON NOVEMBER 20, 2014 PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA DELIVERED A SPEECH ON NATIONAL TELEVISION OUTLINING EXECUTIVE ACTION THAT HE WAS TAKING TO FIX WHAT IS CONSIDERED A BROKEN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM. … [Read more...]
You’ve certainly heard this--on June 12 California Senator Alex Padilla was, as AP puts it, “forcefully removed” from a press conference by Homeland Security Secretary (and dog shooter Kristi … [Read more...]
There are clouds over Los Angeles this morning. Those great clouds could mean a lot of things to a lot of people. I interpret them as clouds of injustice, clouds of fear, of intimidation, clouds that … [Read more...]
Latina Artists Take Texas Culture to New York City The Ruiz-Healy Art Gallery in New York City presents Vast and Varied: Texan Women Painters, a group exhibition that includes works by Marta … [Read more...]
Bienvenidos a La Voz Newspaper. As you know, there are so many things going on all around us today. The Trump administration is moving quickly to remake America into a vision that he believes will … [Read more...]
Here’s one for you—a 4th grader from Torrance Elementary School, 9 years old, in Southern California is on track to be deported along with his father. Martir Garcia Lara accompanied his dad, Martir … [Read more...]
