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To Exist

My Brown skin means fighting to be heard. My Brown skin means fighting to be seen. My Brown skin means fighting to be known. Do you hear the screams and cries of my Brown skin in cages? Or are they drowned out by the color of our faces? Did I do something wrong? Why are… Read More To Exist

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 Jonathan Pérez

Remembering Mercedes

Cover photo courtesy of Kalandra Monarez “You’re a girl. You’re going to be a girl one day. That’s what she told me.” Kalandra Monarez fondly reminisces on memories of Mercedes DeMarco. It’s a warm Saturday afternoon and Kalandra and I are video conferencing and talking about the mark Mercedes left in her life and on… Read More Remembering Mercedes

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 artedemontoya1 Comment

Caldo de Res in the Decade of AIDS

An earlier version of this article was previously published in RUTAS, Forum for the Arts and Humanities, Spring 1994 / Numero 2. By Miguel Juárez It was Saturday afternoon.  ZaZa and I drove in his air-conditioned car in the 101 degrees towards Copia and Alameda Streets on a mission to comfort our old friend, Alberto,… Read More Caldo de Res in the Decade of AIDS

July 5, 2020July 5, 2020 Miguel Juarez1 Comment

The Art of Resistance: EP JO-TX

“Black trans women were at the forefront of queer liberation,” says Joshua Enrique Lerma co-designer of EP JOTX, a new queer grassroots movement created with collaborator Pico del Hierro-Villa. Pride was rooted in activism and creating an alternative queer space in El Paso to discuss borderland LGBTQIA+ issues became a priority for Joshua and Pico… Read More The Art of Resistance: EP JO-TX

July 5, 2020July 8, 2020 artedemontoya1 Comment

La Raza Unida Party Convention in El Paso, Texas, 1972

By Miguel Juárez Introduction One of the most highly recognized images of 1972 La Raza Unida Party Convention in El Paso in 1972 is a black and white photograph taken by Los Angeles Photographer Oscar Castillo, at the El Paso County Coliseum on September 4th.  The photograph features three of the leaders of the party… Read More La Raza Unida Party Convention in El Paso, Texas, 1972

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Miguel Juarez

Resistance Dance: The Art of José Montoya

One of fronterizo artist José Montoya’s powerful images is a color photograph titled “Resistance Dance.” It depicts a dancer wearing black laced high-heel shoes, and a black skirt with black fringe. The dancer is photographed in front of the mural painted by David Herrera and El Mac at Mills and Stanton streets in downtown El… Read More Resistance Dance: The Art of José Montoya

June 25, 2020June 26, 2020 Miguel Juarez

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    • Remembering Mercedes
    • The Art of Resistance: EP JO-TX
  • Belinda Subraman
    • Surviving Artistically, Part 2
    • Surviving Artistically
    • Pandemic Notes
  • bordertwincities
    • Latinos in El Paso at Risk from COVID-19
    • Health Disparities and the Coronavirus and Why This Matters for El Pasoans
  • boxingandhistory
    • Humberto Rosales
    • The 4th of July When I Almost Lost My Hand
    • Eulogy for my Uncle
  • cworetired
    • Dateline El Paso Texas … Home of the Amigo Man!
    • A twisted History of the United States – Part 1
    • A quiet Memorial Day 2020
    • Waxing Nostalgic for Breakfasts that I have known
    • As a matter of Introductions
  • David Dorado Romo
    • The Lynching that Sparked a Revolution
  • Donna J Snyder
    • Collecting Uteruses—the American Way
    • Richie David Marrufo and the Tumblewords Project–writing and reading and music and reading and publishing and reading
    • Another AMENDMENT to the UPDATE of The revolution came to my front door
    • My Red Fez review of Christina Quinn’s Looking Up the Down Spout
    • Poetry by Donna Snyder and Lee Ballentine published in Setu Western Voices issue 2020
  • Shawn Nixon
    • Local pastors ‘stand with George Floyd and those who demand’
    • Meet Candidate Shawn Nixon: I’m Running to Be Your Next District 4 Representative
  • epnewsteam
    • Latino Art: A Visibility Issue
    • El Paso Women’s History Timeline, One Version, March 1, 2021
    • SEEDS for Change: Learning Without Borders
    • WILL Empower is now recruiting the next generation of activists and apprenticeship host sites in preparation for its Fall 2021 class of apprentices
    • DHS Announces Process to Address Individuals in Mexico with Active MPP Cases
  • Martin Paredes
    • The El Paso Political Civil War of 2020
    • University Medical Center of El Paso Economic Outlook
    • The News Is Dead in El Paso
    • El Paso Was Pilot Program For Child Separations
    • Register To Vote
  • gamesquita
    • El Paso fund dedicated to help Borderland families during pandemic
  • hydafloats
    • Dispatches to El Paso from the Boston Surge: Early Days.
  • Maria
    • PEOPLE OF COLOR – MATICES DE MI RAZA
  • Michelle E. Carreon
    • What a Difference a Year Makes: Reflections on August 3, 2019
  • Miguel Juarez
    • The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the Arts: Will Creatives Receive the “Once-in-a-lifetime-funding?”
    • Art Collector and Former UTEP Librarian Juan Sandoval II Passes Away (January 7, 1946 – January 3, 2021)
    • “Cruising with Crosno,” The Lost Tapes
    • Let’s Breakup COVID-19 in El Paso, Texas—Take the Pledge
    • Remembering The Interurban to Ysleta
  • Jonathan Pérez
    • To Exist
  • txmarine915
    • El Paso and C19
    • VERO & THE VETERANS
    • District 16 Congressional Seat
    • Samuel L Williams Jr The Epilogue
    • Samuel Williams Jr “The Unraveling”
  • vatonorte
    • The Fifth Commandment
    • Passive Racism
    • Political Revenge
    • Scenic Traffic

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