Put forth by XicanoPwr
Nov
01
In the United States today, under a distorted capitalistic system, our education system has worsened. In Texas, 185 high schools can be considered “dropout factories” according to a national report from Johns Hopkins University, who conducted the study for The Associated Press.
The study found that half or more of high school students do not graduate, [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Oct
11
The US military says it has met its recruitment goals for 2007. However, signing new soldiers is getting more difficult. New figures reveal there has been a 40 percent drop in African-Americans signing up for the army.
Watch the lies they are telling our kids. As one of the put it, “there is peer pressure and [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Oct
02
It’s time for another installment of the Texas Progressive Alliance’s Blog Round-Up. This week’s round-up was complied by Vince from Capitol Annex.
Blue 19th wonders: Can someone ask Randy Neugebauer why he hates college students?
Evan at the Houston GLBT Political Caucus Blog asks where’s Human Rights Campaign as leaders in congress are considering leaving transgender works [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Sep
21
Here are some facts about the DREAM Act nobody really wants to hear about. The connections with the Pentagon are becoming crystal clear. This is nothing more than a stealthy military recruiting component for the military’s and the chickenhawk’s poverty draft. Some may feel I am acting like a pendejo for making the claim [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Aug
23
Pride in Our Own will be a new series on this blog highlighting the accomplishments of our Latin@ youth.
If you or anyone you know would like to be recognized for reaching a personal milestone, share it with your community. Use my contact page to send me a brief description of what has been achieved.
It is [...]
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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.
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