Search

CULTURE & POLITICS

Home
Puerto Rican Day Parade- Lin Manuel-Miranda- FA

Biggest Moments of the Puerto Rican Day Parade

Miguel Guadalupe
It’s June, which means only one thing for many Latinos in New York City - the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. I grew up with the parade. As a child in the Bronx I was a drummer in a neighborhood “Batutera” band playing Latin beats as young girls with batons ...
Albert-Pujols

Albert Pujols – Faith, Family and Others

Victor A. Rodriguez
These days it seems as if athletes are suffering from a crisis of character. Whether it’s questionable conduct related to the game, such as deflate-gate and biogenesis, or off the field transgressions ranging from allegations of domestic abuse to sexual assaul...
How-to-Travel-to-Cuba

How to Travel to Cuba

José Albino, M.A.
As immediate gratification seeking Americans we have always had a problem with having zero access to things or places. So it was a bit orgasmic when President Obama lifted the trade embargo with Cuba which, among other things, allowed American airlines to ente...
Paraguayan-Men-You-Should-Know

Paraguayan Men You Need to Know

Stephanie Nolasco
Paraguay may be small in size, but this South American nation has made a major impact over the years in everything from sports to classical music. Smacked down in the center of Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. At first glance, it may be difficult to see...
Trayvon-Martin

Trayvon Martin: Through a Latino Lens

Carlos Omar Gardinet
On February 26, 2012 a young African American man named Trayvon Martin was shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who is Caucasian and Peruvian. When I initially heard of the Trayvon Martin shooting, I pictured a white face behind the tri...
Translate »