THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS WITH SAL BALDENEGRO ON ADALBERTO “BETO” GUERRERO, LATINOPIA EVENT 1896 TERESA URREA, DR. DAVID ROMO ON THE LEGACY OF TERESA URREA AND NORA NARANJO-MORSE READS “MY FATHER’S FEET.”
This week Sal Baldenegro returns with his blog, Political Salsa y Más. This week he looks at the legacy of acclaimed Tucson educator Adalberto “Beto” Guerrero and his contributions to bilingual and bi-cultural education.
Also this week, we visit with Borderlands historian Dr. David Romo as he recalls the story of the legendary faith healer and political activist Teresa Urrea. This early precursor to the Mexican Revolution of 1910 arrived in El Paso, Texas in 1896. At age nineteen she was already a legend with a following of thousands of people who came from throughout the borderlands to be healed. But she was also a political activist who threatened the Porfirio Diaz regime so much that there were three assassination attempts on her life because of her activism. Don’t miss this eye-opening video. Accompanying it is another video where Dr. Romo speaks about why Teresa Urrea has been overlooked for so long and only recently has become recognized for her many activities.
Lastly, We post a poem by Nora Naranjo-Morse. She is a Native American potter, sculptor and author who is a member of the Santa Clara pueblo. She reads her poem, “My father’s Feet. ”
Enjoy your week on Latinopia!
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