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The mysterious ‘Gringo Zapatista’ who fought in Mexico’s Revolution
By Sheryl Losser | Mexico News Daily | JUN. 29, 2023 | Photo by Edher A. Moreno The story of Australian Roderick James Martson (at times referred to as Marston) – the photographer who became a Zapatista – was largely unknown until the 1990s, 60 years after his death, when ... -
Carlomagno Pedro: the man who broke the ‘art’ ceiling
By MND Staff | Mexico News Daily | MAY 27, 2023 | Photo courtesy of Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art Mexico’s handcraft tradition is so much more than eye-catching wares displayed for sale on the street. Rather, it is a testament to millennia of both history and aesthetic evolution. Mexico’s ... -
New opportunity for Cuban students in Mexico: UNAM opens headquarters at the University of Havana
Mexican universities have become an escape route for many Cuban students who choose to get a scholarship from the government of Mexico to study postgraduate studies. Story and Photo by Periodico Cubano | JUN. 25, 2023 Cuban university students will have a new opportunity to travel to Mexico in academic ... -
Harvard University awards honorary doctorate to Oaxacan founder of Radio Bilingüe
He is the first Latino in the United States and Mexican indigenous to receive this recognition; before him he was received by Octavio Paz and Carlos Fuentes. By Araceli Martinez Ortega | La Opinon (translation by Google) | JUN. 6, 2023 | Photo courtesy of Harvard Univ. At 74 years ... -
What the film ‘Flamin’ Hot’ can teach Hollywood about the perils of neglecting Latinos
By Ariana Case, Kate Pieper & Stacy L. Smith | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 8, 2023 | Photo by Emily Aragones When the new film “Flamin’ Hot” arrives on streaming platforms on Friday, audiences should prepare themselves for something they don’t often see. This movie puts a Latino — ... -
The Zoot Suit Riots, 80 years later
By Fidel Martinez | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 8, 2023 | File Photo from LA Times They were targeted and beaten. Stripped of their prized garbs and brutalized in the streets. This June marks the 80th anniversary of the Zoot Suit Riots, a dark period in Los Angeles and ... -
In Black-led Compton, a Latino majority fights for political power
The city known for its Black culture has flipped majority Latino, but its leadership remains all Black. A group of Latino vaqueros want to change that. By Sylvia Foster-Frau | The Washington Post | MAY 18, 2023 | Photo by Karla Gachet COMPTON, Calif. — The riders on horseback clopped ... -
LA County Supervisors to mark 80th anniversary of LA’s Zoot Suit Riots
Mostly white servicemen and police rode to East LA and beat Mexican American youth wearing Zoot Suits. By Steve Scauzillo | Press-Telegram | MAY 13, 2023 | Photo from AP High-waisted trousers of generous proportions pegged at the ankle. Shoulder-padded jackets draped at knee-length. Outfits accessorized by wide-brimmed hats with ... -
Appreciation: The staying power of Joe Kapp’s ‘The Toughest Chicano’ Sports Illustrated cover
By Gustavo Arellano | Los Angeles Times | MAY 8, 2023 | Photo via Assoc. Press The football player on the vintage Sports Illustrated cover looks beat. He’s framed from the chest up, the No. 11 on his rumpled purple Minnesota Vikings jersey barely visible. The sky behind him is blue, but ... -
El Magonista | Vol. 11, no. 14 | May 4, 2023
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser "El Magonista" | Vol. 11, No. 14 | May 4, 2023 FELIZ CINCO DE MAYO 2023! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER LOS ANGELES MAY DAY PROTESTS Photos courtesy of the 50th Chicano Moratorium Committee. We thank them for their attendance at the May 1 rally ...
