Congratulations are in order for Mayor Annise Parker on her historic victory and becoming Houston’s first openly gay mayor. Despite all headlines around the country after the election, Parker’s victory is not surprising and just proves what I have said previously, Texas is not as conservative as the media make it out to be. Ms. [...]
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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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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 [...]
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This is in response to a comment made on the post, How Red is Texas? Not much. It seems my post hit a raw nerve, who happens to be a red dog Republican. If Democrats are considered yellow dogs, I think reg dog label suits them well. According to the reader, “Texas is RED and [...]
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As we approach this historic election, I have to applaud local CBS affiliate KHOU’s 11 News investigative reporter Mark Greenblatt for his excellent work in tackling the controversial issue of voter suppression here in Harris County. As Latinos/as, African Americans, and the youth vote in unprecedented numbers. their increasing engagement in the democratic [...]
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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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