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Señora Myths are Passed Down From Generation to Generation, But Are Any of Them Real?

By Justin Lessner – WeAreMitu.com – Photo: MIFAMILIABRAVA / INSTAGRAM. Lots of old wives’ tales came with some extra baggage that may have done a number on our collective psyche. Sure, they may have seemed harmless when we first heard them, they’ve managed...

Here’s Why We Need to Let Our Abuelas Know We Love Them

By Mary Quill | [email protected] – LatinPost.com – Photo: Wikimedia. In many Hispanic families, the most respected family members are the grandparents. They are seen as an important figure in their grandchildren’s lives. The majority of Hispanic...

Mi barrio no se vente

By Gus Bova – TexasObserver.org – Photo: Bahram Mark Sobhani. Photo: Garciela Sánchez, the director of the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, would like to see Alazán-Apache improved but largely preserved. The Alazán-Apache Courts, in San Antonio, Texas,...

Remembering Diane Rodriguez: Truth Teller, Actress, Director, Playwright

By Oscar Garza In News – LAist.com – Photo: Courtesy Of Center Theatre Group. Photo: Diane Rodriguez has died at the age of 68. In the late 1970s I was living in Sacramento, California, and one summer night El Teatro Campesino came to town. The company had...

15 Stanced American Cars That Look Way Better Than Expected

By Stephen Rivers – HotCars.com – Photo: Via – MindOverMotor. The Corvair is famous for a few things. First of all, it was rear/mid-engined, which was a first for an American car at the time. Second, it was criminalized by a sad politician at the...

Legendary Chicano Rights Activist Soledad “Chole” Alatorre Dies at 94

By Beatriz García – AldiaNews.com – Photo: Selene Rivera | Hoy. Photo: Soledad “Chole” Alatorre. Those who knew Soledad “Chole” Alatorre (94) praise her great charisma and enormous capacity for oration. She was an energetic woman,...