CULTURE & POLITICS

Academics Voice Support for Junot Diaz In the Wake of Sexual Misconduct Allegations

May 18, 2018

By now the allegations of sexual misconduct made against Pulitzer Prize winning author Junot Diaz have been extensively reported on. Earlier in the month, several women in the literary world made allegations against Diaz, claiming improper sexual advances and ...

Julian Castro Sure Looks Presidential at Hispanicize 2018

‘LLERO Editors

May 3, 2018

Julian Castro has been rather coy about his political aspirations. Specifically a run at the 2020 Presidency. Yet, you wouldn't know it by the substance and delivery of his keynote address at Hispanicize Miami's Positive Impact Awards. To see for yourself chec...

Dumb $h!t White People Say About Cinco De Mayo

Omar Mazariego

May 1, 2018

Cinco De Mayo is a proud day for those of Mexican descent. It commemorates the day that Mexico’s militia unexpectedly made the French’s military forces fall back and retreat to the land of toast, wine and fries. In other words, Cinco De Mayo is Mexico’s day of...

Hispanicize 2018 Delivers the Goods

‘LLERO Editors

April 23, 2018

Hispanicize, the epicenter of Latino content creators just wrapped its 9th annual conference in Miami. The 3-day conclave was filled with some of the most prominent and creative Latino influencers, journalists and artists meeting, learning, sharing and celebra...

Take the Bull’s-Eye Off of Black and Latino Boys

Jessica Rodriguez

April 20, 2018

Growing up I knew a lot of boys who were “troublemakers.” The serendipitous alphabet often put these boys just seats behind me in grammar school--the ones who couldn’t contain their energy, boredom or their boyness. David Nunez, my neighbor, was a troublemaker...

4 Reasons Chicano Park Day Deserves Serious Hype

Michael Lopez

April 17, 2018

No matter where you live, you can always find monthly cultural events that pop up on your favorite local lifestyle sites. But certain ones deserve a little extra attention and, perhaps, even merit a plane ticket or road trip coordinates. We can confidently say...

What Would Cesar Chavez Tweet?

Jessica Rodriguez

March 31, 2018

Cesar Chavez, the Mexican American labor and civil rights activist, fought valiantly for the rights of laborers, farm workers and the human rights of all. More than four decades after he sparked a labor movement the world of social justice has transformed than...

Raul Julia…The Embodiment of ‘There Are No Small Parts’

Jessica Rodriguez

March 9, 2018

Before success was measured solely by box office numbers, Raul Julia was every actor’s definition of the word success. Whether playing Othello on Broadway or Rafael, the maintenance man on Sesame Street, Raul an actor and philanthropist, was an artist with an ...

Men of the Year 2017

‘LLERO Editors

March 6, 2018

They come from all walks of life: government, law enforcement, the culinary arts, sports and entertainment just to name a few. In 2017 — they inspired, they united, they lent a helping hand or simply dared to DREAM. What they all share in common is the positiv...

Edward James Olmos…A True Hollywood Don

Jessica Rodriguez

February 22, 2018

Sometimes you choose your profession and sometimes a profession chooses you. You might say this is what happened to Edward James Olmos. Despite harboring dreams of being a baseball star, the 70-year-old Mexican American’s fate was sealed the moment he took an ...

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