Put forth by XicanoPwr
Mar
26
Last week, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was forced to tackle the issue of race in the midst of the controversy over the explosive comments of Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Obama’s speech reflects the hard truth about America, we still struggle to talk openly and honestly about race.
However, looking back on how this got started reveals [...]
Posted in Censorship, Elections, Elections 2008, Free Speech, Ward Churchill | 
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Oct
02
More racist theme parties, here we go again. I received an email informing that a UT Austin fraternity is planning to have a “Cholo/Ghetto Mexican” Rush Event where participants are to dress up and act as “Cholos” or “Ghetto Mexicans.” (h/t to Luissana Santibanez)
Attn Compas/os –
A UT Austin fraternity is planning to have a “Cholo/Ghetto [...]
Posted in Color-blind Society, Free Speech, Prejudices, Racism | Tags: | functional 11 Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jul
20
As Americans, we extol the virtues of freedom and rail against oppression. I feel it is important that we address the main reasons why we need to support the proposed expansion of the existing “hate crimes” law and why the current bill should be approved the Senate and signed by President Bush. I do feel [...]
Posted in Free Speech, Prejudices, hate crimes, homophobia | Tags: | functional 5 Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
May
28
In the post-civil rights period, racial, ethnic and gender diversity has critical to our nation’s global competitiveness, national security and to our personal and community development. However, after decades of political and cultural conflict over the meaning of race and the persistence of structural racism in the US, new racial formations have developed. Racism has [...]
Posted in Color-blind Society, Free Speech, Racism, Xenophobia, democracy | Tags: | functional 12 Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
May
14
Freedom of speech is one of the most basic rights that individuals enjoy and one that is taken granted. It is vital to the existence of democracy and the respect of human dignity. It is also one of the most vulnerable rights, because freedom of expression means the freedom to express one’s discontent with the [...]
Posted in Free Speech, News/Noticias, Política Estados Unidos, Ward Churchill, democracy | Tags: | functional 6 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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