Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jul
27
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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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jun
08
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, [...]
Posted in Democrats, Immigration, Immigration Debate, News/Noticias, Política Estados Unidos, Raza, Republican | Tags: | functional 5 Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jun
06
Ok, y’all, after checking my stats, I have noticed that more than once, one of the search terms people used to find my website was “chingo bling died yesterday”. So I decided to look into this mater. The rumor is that Chingo Bling was killed in a car accident on his way to a low [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
May
28
In the post-civil rights period, racial, ethnic and gender diversity has critical to our nation’s global competitiveness, national security and to our personal and community development. However, after decades of political and cultural conflict over the meaning of race and the persistence of structural racism in the US, new racial formations have developed. [tag]Racism[/tag] has [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
May
05
It is also known as the great mayonnaise mess, serious.
Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, México, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship [...]
Posted in Aztlán, Cino de mayo, Civil Rights, History/Historia, Human Rights, Immigration, Indigenous/Indígena, Política Estados Unidos, Raza | Tags: | functional 4 Comments »
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.
