While there are cuts to pre-school programs and food stamps (to name a few), huge chunks of funds continue to be spent on incarcerating our immigrant brothers and sisters — who are moved from one prison to another. Continue reading
Who knows how many millions are still owed to the millions of Braceros who participated in a so-called savings program that deducted 10 percent of their pay, Continue reading
Recent reports are that Wal Mart is losing profits. The Wall Street Journal blames it on the economic conditions, but Continue reading
“Black and Hispanic children, nonetheless, continue to lag behind. The black-white gap, as Diane Ravitch documents in her book Reign of Error, narrowed greatly in the era of desegregation, Continue reading
“There are two trends developing right now that I sense. One is about the future as it is emerging and one that wants to take us back to a time before the civil rights movement. Continue reading
That is why I sincerely cannot understand the support that some organizations and politicians are giving to bills in Congress that are primarily focused on enactment of legislation designed to maintain a cheap labor force that is kept waiting. Continue reading
At a conference in McCallen, Texas to build a new university based on community engagement, economic development, and that empowers new visionary leaders in our communities. Continue reading
At the Latino/a Roundtable meeting this Saturday at 1pm at Pitzer, I on behalf of the Elections Committee (Israel Albarran, Roberto De La Cruz, and myself) will be asking for Board to be elected by acclamation since there are no contested seats. Continue reading
on this day and celebrating all that she sacrificed to allow for me to be where I am today. She passed away on Nov. 2, 1993 at the age of 91. Continue reading