Normally, I don’t watch American Idol, however, the rest of my family are big fans. I am here in Austin and this evening I was watching who are going to be the top 24, 12 men and 12 women, who will sing for your votes starting next week. After weeks and weeks of watching auditions, [...]
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Today, youth across the nation are told by our government that Christopher Columbus merits honor and celebration because it marks the arrival of Columbus to the Americas. Most nations of the Americas observe this holiday on October 12, but in the United States the annual observance takes place on the second Monday in October. It [...]
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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 [...]
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It has been well documented that being a parent as an adolescent can have a long lasting effect on families and on the mother and her child. These consequences comprise of poverty and other adverse socioeconomic circumstances, such as poor health, physical abuse, neglect, prison and the continuation of the teen pregnancy cycle. In fact, [...]
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We have a cause to celebrate, the so-called Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill has been defeated. In an uncanny alliance, between grassroots efforts from conservatives and true progressives (immigration movement), the bill was defeated on a 45-50 vote; however, I highly doubt the conservatives will ever acknowledge it was both camps who defeated the bill.
“If so, [...]
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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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