Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jul
21
We all have seen the commercial for the anti-depressant medicine Cymbalta. Depression hurts,” said the popular television ads for Cymbalta. The point of the commercial, depression affects everyone around us: spouses, partners, children, parents, co-workers and friends.
Depression creates isolating behaviors, steals our energy and prevents us from being emotionally available to those around us. It [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jun
15
Some of you may be wondering where in the world is XP? I am still here, but not all here. Every so often a funk does grab hold of me. Sometimes, when I am in these funks, I feel like the only person who is struggling, when I know I am not. Of course there [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Feb
03
The following is a topic most men often keep to themselves due to the gender roles that society assigns to men and women.
I know most of you are probably wondering what is going on considering my blog posting is almost nil. One might assume I am suffering from writers block. The simple answer is, No. [...]
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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 [...]
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Jan
13
Wang Guiying, would-be bride, 107, is now seeking her first husband. After years of being afraid to get married, she finally decided the time was ripe to look for her first husband.
“I’m already 107 and I still haven’t got married,” the Chongqing Commercial Times quoted her saying. “What will happen if I don’t hurry [...]
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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.
