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News With Nezua | The Invisible Flower

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
News With Nezua | The Invisible Flower

JUDGING BY THE EGREGIOUS SILENCE on mainstream U.S. infotainment stations, one might assume that the life and premeditated murder of an innocent child is only worth our compassion and outrage if she is white. Because the brutal shooting and home invasion that swallowed up the life of nine year-old Brisenia Flores has had a hard time getting any play on major “news” outlets.

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A Moment for Luis Leal, Pioneer of Chicano Literature

Saturday, January 30th, 2010
A Moment for Luis Leal, Pioneer of Chicano Literature

THE PASSING OF “DON” LUIS LEAL marks the end of a long and fruitful life, and one lived by a pioneer in the field of Chicano Literature.

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In Title, In Deed

Monday, September 28th, 2009

WHY DO US HISTORY BOOKS and mainstream culture revere the pioneers and the US settlers in our lore? Why do the amoral and ruthless GOP always gain ground? I would whisper to you that the reason is the same reason that men’s violence can blossom in our culture, often unimpeded.