CULTURE & POLITICS

Surviving Trump’s America

November 14, 2016

Isat in silence the morning of the 9th, coffee cup in hand, staring at a wall. Having had no sleep, I was thinking about how to talk to my children about what had just occurred with this election, when I began to get a series of texts, IMs and emails from ...

A Latino Man’s Perspective on Day One of Trump’s America

Jesse Mejia

November 11, 2016

This op-ed was originally written and published by Jesse Mejia and appears on jessemejiaspeaks.com On Tuesday, November 8, 2016 I was at Wellesley College. My wife, a Puerto Rican woman, graduated from Wellesley and that night the school was hosting a #Well...

Our Greatest Rapper of All Time – Big Pun

Jessica Rodriguez

November 10, 2016

From his mouth to our ears, Christopher Lee Rios aka Big Pun summarized who he was in a singular line. Rios was a student of the art of rap. He represented to the fullest with melodic verses that infused humor, observations on life and dizzying technical skil...

How Trump Symbolizes the End of American Exceptionalism

Miguel Guadalupe

November 8, 2016

Originally Published August 2, 2015 Trump. The blogs are ablaze; the talking heads can’t seem to get enough of the blathering “birther.” It was no surprise that Donald Trump would enter the 2016 presidential race. His dogged critique of President Obama and ...

El Cucuy vs. La Chupacabra

Omar Mazariego

October 28, 2016

Who doesn't like a good mashup? Freddie vs. Jason, Alien vs. Predator, Batman v. Superman and the list goes on. From El Cucuy to La Llorona, we thought it a good time to compare some of the scarier myths and legends that have become a part of this beautiful La...

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Nicaragua

‘LLERO Editors

September 13, 2016

If you only know Nicaragua, the land of “lakes and volcanoes,” because of its dictators and political strife you’ve got a few things to learn about Central America’s largest country. From its postcard perfect natural beauty to its badass native sons, there...

HBO Latino’s ‘Habla Y Vota’ – Encouraging El Voto Latino

Emmanuel Ureña

September 9, 2016

With the presidential race in its final lap, the campaigning has become more strategic, and for all political parties, their sights as of recent have been closely focused on minority voters—particularly on Latinos. According to the Pew Research Center, the num...

5 Takeaways for Latinos from the Democratic National Convention

Elbert Garcia

July 31, 2016

With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accepting the nomination of the Democratic Party in Philadelphia last week, the battle lines for November were officially set. Here are five things that Latinos learned from the display of Democratic ideals and policies....

5 Takeaways for Latinos from the Republican National Convention

Elbert Garcia

July 26, 2016

The dust has settled on the chaotic novella otherwise known as the Republican National Convention. There were among other things, allegations of plagiarism, refusal to endorse the Republican nominee and material to create an unlimited number of memes. Yet, the...

Manos De Piedra: Roberto Duran

‘LLERO Editors

June 14, 2016

The hands of stone aka Roberto Duran gets a bum rap. Here’s a world champion several times over, winner of 103 fights, Boxing Hall of Fame inductee. Yet casual sports fans think of him as that guy who quit. Two words, “No mas,” originally spit ou...

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