Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jan
20
Today is the beginning of a new era and a day history is made. Today, Barack Hussein Obama will take the oath of office as this country’s first African-American president, elected by a generation that included these kids’ parents. Who could have foretold that in 2009 Obama’s inauguration would be a convergence, coming back-to-back [...]
Posted in Civil Rights, Elections 2008, New Beginnings, Política Estados Unidos, Racism | 
Tags: | 
functional 4 Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
Dec
03
With the conclusion of this election, the number crunching started, Greg of Greg’s Opinion and Kuff of Off the Kuff has provided some precinct data analysis on this issue. I am writing because I am disturbed how some people within the Harris County Democratic Party are suggesting that the low turnout of Latino voters caused [...]
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Elections 2008 | Tags: | functional No Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
Nov
12
There is a lot to be excited about the presidential election, but if you are a Democrat in Texas, Barack Obama’s victory is bittersweet. Obama won the election, but lost Texas by eleven points. That’s why my state will continue to be an afterthought in presidential politics and people will continue think Texas will [...]
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Elections 2008 | Tags: | functional 7 Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
Nov
04
The folks at Twitter The Vote have created a great project to track lines at polling places and more on Election Day. I encourage everybody to participate. Instructions are below:
How to participate
Yep, I Twitter. Now What Do I Do?
It’s simple. We voters are using Twitter and other texting tools to report on how the vote [...]
Posted in Elections, Elections 2008 | Tags: | functional 1 Comment »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
Nov
03
In the past eight years, people have forgotten their basic principles and have joined the blind race for money, power and position. The rich have been getting richer and the poor are still poor. We have suddenly become obsessed with lives of the celebrities, while the plight of the American poor continues to grow.
We drive [...]
Posted in Elections, Elections 2008, Immigration | Tags: | functional No 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.
