Put forth by XicanoPwr
Dec
28
There a common belief that Latinos only get aroused over racially-charged issues such as discrimination, police abuse, and immigration. And that only white, tree hugging, middle class homeowners and urban conservationists scream about global warming, toxic dump sites, environmental pollution, and power plants in their backyard. This is a huge myth!
In their attempt to bring [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Dec
13
The Texas Progressive Alliance is stocking up on figgy pudding as it brings you this week’s blog roundup.
Off the Kuff covered a shoddy attempt by new Harris County Tax Assessor Don Sumners to disallow voter registration efforts at naturalization ceremonies.
Letters From Texas projected out the grim possibilities for state representative Aaron Peña as he [...]
Posted in Blog Round-Up, TPA, Texas, blogosphere | Tags: | functional 1 Comment »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
Nov
24
Today, Americans celebrate this day with certain kinds of food are served. For my family, we had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, cranberry sauce, corn, rolls, lemon pie and pumpkin pie. I know, some readers might have problems because we are giving into the dominate culture’s attempts to rewrite history and come together on [...]
Posted in Americas, History/Historia, Human Rights, Indigenous/Indígena, Prejudices, Thanksgiving | Tags: | functional 8 Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
Oct
19
As some of you my readers have noticed, this site has been down for a few months. I am still redoing the site, while re-evaluating the mission of this blog.
Early voting began yesterday. If you have already decided who you will be voting for please use this opportunity to vote early. I believe early voting [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Aug
11
As we are less than a hundred days until the November elections, I decided to come up with a new blog policy. I have decided I want my endorsement to mean something, rather than just endorsing any old Democrat. As a leader in the Latino/a community and as a blogger, this blog serves as a [...]
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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.
