Preface: How does one become a racist? Do you take classes? Do you go to “Racist School?” Are you assigned a worksheet in which you have to write the n-word used “correctly” […]
Thank You Young People & Debbie Nathan has Written an Open Letter to “Progressive” Politicians.
A friend told me that no politicians have said anything good about the protest at Memorial Park. Afterwards, congresswoman Escobar told people to “Did you protest? Please get tested.” Did she that […]
Latinos in El Paso at Risk from COVID-19
According to data from the Department of State Health Services, as of May 28, the state of Texas has 59,776 confirmed positive cases and 1,601 deaths due to COVID-19. Texas has the […]
Health Disparities and the Coronavirus and Why This Matters for El Pasoans
by Carina Cione, Deziree Jackson, Abby Ferdinando, Jhamiel Prince, Sarah McCarthy, Ernesto Castañeda, and Emma Vetter The coronavirus pandemic has been racialized since its emergence in the United States with some leading […]
Latino Job Loss in the Last Few Months of the Covid-19 Pandemic
By Rogelio Sáenz, Professor, Department of Demography, University of Texas at San Antonio Below you will find the link to my latest monthly blog which I write for the National Association for […]
A quiet Memorial Day 2020
Memorial Day is the day that we stop, just for a moment, and honor those men and women that have made the ultimate sacrifice for us to enjoy the freedoms that we […]
Memorial Day El Paso
The orgins of Memorial Day orginally began as Decoration Day on May 30th 1868 in remembrance of Civil War Soldiers. Over the years it became a National Holiday to remember our service […]
Waxing Nostalgic for Breakfasts that I have known
So, sitting in my recliner this morning with my coffee and my orange for breakfast, followed by a bowl of Honey Nut Bunches of Oats with pieces of fresh strawberries and milk, […]
Meet Candidate Shawn Nixon: I’m Running to Be Your Next District 4 Representative
I was born and raised in my beloved hometown of El Paso, Texas. I am the fourth oldest of five children. When I was 17-Months-Old, I had a seizure that put me […]
Eulogy for my Uncle
By Roberto José Andrade Franco My uncle made a mess of himself while trying to live clean. It wasn’t the first time that week he’d made a mess and it was […]
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