THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO DECLARES WE ARE IN A WORLD OF HATE, BOBBI MURRAY ON THE CHARLIE KIRK AFTERMATH, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON THE NEW INVASION OF PUERTO RICO, AND RICARDO ROMO ON THE FOTOSEPTIEMBRE EXHIBIT LATINO CULTURE EXPRESSED THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY.
Lots of good stuff this week. We begin with Salomon Baldenegro’s Political Salsa y Más. Sal takes an insightful look at how the hatred being advanced by Donald Trump and his minions goes squarely against the Christian ethic being espoused by so many Trump evangelical followers. Sal quotes Ilene S. Cohen’s article in Psychology Today examining the psychology of hate and draws the conclusion that there are psychological reasons behind hating “the other.” Welcome back, Sal! It’s great to have your clear voice back at Latinopia again!
Bobbi Murray returns with her report from the trenches. This week she looks at the aftermath of the death of Charlie Kirk and its impact on current immigration raids. She points out that part of Kirk agenda was the deporting of Mexicans and other Latinos.
This month’s Burundanga Boricua (Puerto Rican Mishmash) looks at what José Umpierre can only call a new invasion by American troops on the island of Puerto Rico. The first invasion occurred in 1898 when the United States took over the island. Since then, despite a token nod to self-government, the United States Congress has enacted governing control over the Puerto Rican economy and politics. The latest assault on Puerto Rico’s self-government has been the presence of more military troops from the United States, what Umpierre calls a second invasion.
Last, but certainly not least, Ricardo Romo’s Tejano Report looks at a recent exhibition of photographs, Fotoseptiembre, by a number of Mexican American and Latino artists that includes Mike Cervantes, Joe D. Garcia, Chris Hernandez, Ramon Hernandez, Al Rendon, Joey Reyes Duran, Ricardo Romo, Joel Salcido, Monica Saldana, Kathy Vargas, and Guillermina Zabala. The Fotoseptiembre exhibit shows off some of the most striking photos covering a range of topics and themes. Cool stuff.
We hope you enjoy this week’s Latinopia.
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