New Park In Long Beach Named For Late Singer Jenni Rivera

New Park In Long Beach Named For Late Singer Jenni Rivera

By This Morning | CBS2 – CBSLocal.com – Video Capture: This Morning | CBS2. Long Beach (CBSLA) — The ribbon was cut on the Jenni Rivera Memorial Park in Long Beach, California, the hometown of the late Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera. A mural of the...
New Mural Inks Lowriding’s Place in Chicano Park Culture

New Mural Inks Lowriding’s Place in Chicano Park Culture

By Rafael Avitabile and NBC 7 Staff – NBCSanDiego.com – Image Not Credited. A freshly painted mural in Barrio Logan’s historic Chicano Park celebrates the spirit and lifestyle of lowriding while paying homage to the founders of a car club deeply rooted in...
Chicana and Chicano Studies at 50

Chicana and Chicano Studies at 50

By Jeff Ristine – NewsCenter.sdsu.edu – Mural By Malaquías Montoya | Courtesy El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (El Colef). In 1969, meeting the needs of the surrounding community meant embracing the movement to promote Chicano civil rights. Students and...