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In ‘Wakanda Forever,’ Black filmmakers did right by Indigenous peoples
By Jean Guerrero | Los Angeles Times | DEC. 26, 2022 | Photo by Eli Ade After sneaking into Wakanda in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Marvel’s merman demigod Namor emerges from the water in the darkness. He startles Queen Ramonda and her daughter Shuri in a rural area of their ... -
I Left the U.S. After Living Undocumented for 21 Years — Here’s What I Learned
Photo and story by Grecia Huesca Dominguez | Refinery 29 | DEC. 6, 2022 When Donald Trump won the 2016 Presidential Election, I knew I had to leave my home in the United States. On the campaign trail, Trump talked about canceling Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — President Barack Obama’s executive action granting undocumented people that arrived ... -
Inside the Mexican City That Believes It’s Protected by Aliens
Legend has it that the cities of Madero and Tampico are protected from hurricanes by an alien base called Amupac. Story and Photo by Nathaniel Janowitz | Vice World News | NOV. 23, 2022 MIRAMAR BEACH, Tamaulipas — As Tropical Storm Karl formed just a few hundred miles from the ... -
Suavecito: The love song that became an anthem
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Suavecito, by the band Malo, which became a mainstream hit at a time when Latino people were just a small percentage of the US population. The love song became a powerful symbol for Latino-Americans, writes Diane Bernard. By Diane Bernard ... -
The Life and Legacy of Ricardo Flores Magón
Story and photos by Gonzalo Santos | Exclusive for El Magonista | NOV. 21, 2022 | Leer en Espanol A hundred years ago today, on November 21 of 1922, the life of Mexican revolutionary Ricardo Flores Magón [RFM] was extinguished at the age of 49 – assassinated, actually - while ... -
About Those “LA Audio Tapes” and How to Heal Los Angeles: We Have Questions
By Jorge H. Rodriguez | The Stansbury Forum | OCT. 22, 2022 | Photo from Library of Congress The words spoken by several prominent elected Mexican, Latina(@) officials in 2021, and recently revealed on tape, were prejudicial, discriminatory, mean, and hurtful to everyone they were directed at. But they were ... -
El Magonista Newsletter | Vol. 10, No. 40 | November 1, 2022
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser "El Magonista" | Vol. 10, No. 40 | November 1, 2022 DEADLINE EXTENDED Summer 2023 Dreamers Study Abroad Applications due November 18, 2022 In order to accommodate as many eligible Dreamers as possible, our program has added additional spots and sessions to next summer's schedule. As ... -
Dia de los Muertos: How Day of the Dead allows people to mourn, honor and ...
By Jordan Mendoza | USA Today | OCT. 30, 2022 | Photo by Emilio Espejel The end of Halloween doesn't mean it's time to whip out the Thanksgiving or Christmas decorations, as Dia de los Muertos – or Day of the Dead – gives families time to honor and remember loved ones that ... -
Mexican-born filmmaker fears end of DACA
By: Amy Taxin | Associated Press | OCT. 29, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Under a string of golden street lights, the directions roll off Jorge Xolalpa’s tongue interchangeably in English and Spanish as he paces the sidewalk with a cameraman by his side. The ... -
En su lucha contra el racismo, la comunidad oaxaqueña se cohesiona mientras Kevin de León ...
Por Soudi Jimenez | Los Angeles Times | 22 de OCT., 2022 | Photo by Gary Coronado Los Ángeles — La salida de Nury Martínez del concilio de Los Ángeles no calmó el enojo de la comunidad, luego de conocerse la conversación donde se vertieron comentarios racistas que ella sostuvo en ...
