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In Memoriam: Profe. Armando Vázquez-Ramos, ¡Presente! - English Version
By Gonzalo Santo, Exclusively for "El Magonista" | Aug. 15, 2024 | Photo Collage Courtesy of El Mago Staff Armando Vázquez-Ramos was born in Mexico City on August 10th, 1949. He passed away at his home in Long Beach, California on August 4th, 2024, six days short of his 75th. ... -
Karina Ruiz will be the First Migrant to reach the Senate of the Mexican Republic
By La EducacionStaff | La Education | May 12, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of La Educacion | Translated by the CMSC Karina Ruiz is already on the threshold of history. She will be the first Mexican migrant to be a senator of the Republic. She is a “dreamer”, originally from ... -
What does Los Angeles owe the people who lost their homes in Chavez Ravine? More ...
By The Times Editorial Board | Los Angeles Times | May 9, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of John Malmin Before Chavez Ravine became the sun-dappled baseball field of the Los Angeles Dodgers,it was a different field of dreams for the homeowners who made a community there. In the hills north ... -
The Bifurcated History of May Day in North America
By Professor Gonzalo Santos | May 1, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of Professor Gonzalo Santos Seven years ago, in 2017, about a thousand folks marched & rallied in downtown Bakersfield on May Day, as far as I know the first - and only - time folks in this town proudly ... -
Meet Claudia Sheinbaum, Who May Be Mexico’s First Woman President
The former student activist and mayor of Mexico City is poised to make history with an ambitious platform on education, clean energy, and combatting violence against women. By Arturo Cano | The Nation | Apr. 10, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of Claudia Sheinbaum In the center of the photograph is ... -
Peter Schey, longtime Los Angeles champion of immigrant rights, dead at 77
By Andrea Castillo | Los Angeles Times | Apr. 3, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of Los Angeles Times Peter Schey, who championed the rights of immigrants over decades as a Los Angeles attorney and led the case that overturned Proposition 187, the controversial initiative to deny government services to undocumented ... -
Photo Exhibit Tells Untold Story Of The Chicano Movement In 1970s Long Beach
By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez | LAist | Apr. 7, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of John (JT) A. Taboada As he was dying of cancer, artist and photographer John Taboada thought of the stories contained in his half century-long photographic archive. “Before he passed [Taboada] was able to scan all of the ... -
Remembering MLK on April 4 in Memphis: Event to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy
By John Beifuss | Memphis Commercial Appeal | Apr. 1, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of Associated Press Martin Luther King III, the eldest son and second of the four children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will be the speaker at a free public celebration of his father's life and ... -
Raymond Leonard Cordova - "Godfather of Labor"
Los Angeles Times | Photo Courtesy of Rima Nashashibi September 25, 1939 - January 28, 2024 In Loving Memory of Raymond Leonard Cordova At age 84, Ray passed away peacefully on Jan 28th 2024 at Windsor Gardens of Long Beach. He was born on Sept 9th, 1939 in Springer, New ... -
A Proclamation on Cesar Chavez Day, 2024
President Biden | The White House | Mar. 29, 2024 | Image Courtesy of the Chavez Foundation Today, as we honor César Chávez’s life and legacy, we recommit to fulfilling the fundamental vision of La Causa: to give every worker the dignity and respect they deserve and ensure everyone has ...
