Put forth by XicanoPwr
May
10
To truly understand the Minutemen, one must see past the pro-Americana that surrounds the Minutemen like a tortilla around cheese in a enchilada.
In fact, that is exactly what reporters have done. Phoenix’s KPHO went undercover and discovered the ugly truth about these so-called patriotic murdering vigilantes. Off camera, the Minutemen were nothing more than the [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
May
08
Lost in the mist of the immigration debate, a train wreck has occured through out the nation. Texas recently had a major primary mared with failures and this month some Texas cities are preparing for some local elections and they can’t get their voting machines or the software for their machines and are forced to [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
May
05
It is also known as the great mayonnaise mess, serious.
Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
May
04
One of the hallmarks of cultural xenophobia is the fear of “foreign loan words in a national language,” according to Wikipedia. This type of cultural xenophobia was very evident as several Latin musicians have gotten together to record a Spanish-language version of what its artist call the Spanish Star-Spangled Banner, titled “Nuestro Himno,” in [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
May
03
I was going to provide a summary of the effects of “El Gran Boicot,” but I will have to be honest, I think was a draw on both sides. It is easy for me I can claim victory because the boycott was felt through the nation as business owners and managers were forced to were [...]
Posted in Civil Rights, Education, Eliminationism, Eugenics, History/Historia, Indigenous/Indígena, LULAC, Nativism, Racism, Raza | Tags: | functional 2 Comments »
This is the blog of Edmundo "XicanoPwr" Rocha, a social worker, an activist, freelance writer and founder and editor of The Sanctuary. My interests include: immigration reform, critical race theory and it's interaction with equality/inequality and freedom/oppression as they relate to the experiences of people of color in the Americas.
Para Justicia y Libertad is a Latino-centered political blog focusing on the humanistic perspective of politics, history, and society as they relate to the Latina/o community throughout Texas and the United States.
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