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The labor-intensive tamale is a Christmas tradition for Latino families

By Emily Kemme – GreeleyTribune.com – Photo: Emily Kemme. Photo: A plate of corn-husk wrapped tamales is a Christmastime tradition in Mexican culture. In Evans, Colorado, at Tamales from Heaven, José and Margaret Ornelas sell up to 300 dozen every week...

Colorado’s History Is Grounded In Latino And Chicano Culture. Why Isn’t It Better Told?

By Hayley Sanchez | hayley.sanchez@cpr.org – CPR.org – Photo: Denver Public Library Rocky Mountain News Collection. Photo: Cesar Chavez, pictured at left with Colorado Chicano activist Corky Gonzales, visited Colorado several times. Colorado’s...

Paying homage to a pioneer of the Chicano Movement

By Joshua Pilkington – LavozColorado.com – Photo courtesy: CHAC Gallery. With the aim of paying homage to a mural that defined Colorado’s Chicano Movement while also celebrating the 50th anniversary of that movement, the CHAC Gallery and Arts Center is...

48th annual Cinco de Mayo Festival takes over Bessemer Park

By Zach Hillstrom | The Pueblo Chieftain – Chieftain.com – Video Capture: Chieftain video By Tracy Harmon. Video Capture: El Alazan Mexican Dancing Horses. The sounds of mariachi music and smell of Mexican cuisine enveloped Bessemer Park on Saturday, where...

A look at Latino Denver artists

By Joshua Pilkington – LaVozColorado.com – Photo: La Voz Staff. Hispanic art has a special place in Denver, Colorado. The city was the birthplace of the “Crusaders for Justice” who launched a civil rights movement in the 60s and 70s. Many of Denver’s most...