Molina Soleil is a hip emcee, poet, playwright and performance artist from Colorado. He uses his artistic abilities for activism and social justice education. As an educator and activist, he reflects on his complex upbringing and difficult life choices. He recently hit me up on a Def Jam Poetry type video he did, which he [...]
Hispanic lawmakers are finally waking up to the political fallout over Rep Joe Wilson’s infamous “You Lie!” outburst in September. Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) are now speaking out that the Obama administration increasingly tough stance on undocumented immigrants stems from Rep. Wilson outburst during Obama’s Sept. 10 address on health care reform, [...]
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If you are a movie buff or a music fiend, the NCLR ALMA Awards is just around the corner. “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria Parker and comedian George Lopez will host this year’s ALMA awards, celebrating the outstanding achievements of Latinos in entertainment. The awards ceremony will air Sept. 18 on ABC (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET). [...]
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While have been trying to keep up with the dizzying array of events unfolding around us on t, but we have allowed the activities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fly bellow the radar. Over the weekend, the Washington Post reported that the “Pentagon and Homeland Security Department are developing contingency plans to send [...]
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It’s with a heavy heart that I begin this entry. On Wednesday, Houston’s first Latino Superintendent for the Houston Independent School District, Dr. Abelardo (Abe) Saavedra, announced he will be stepping down by the spring of 2010.
“I have recently informed the school board of my intention to retire within the next year,” said Dr. [...]
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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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