My father is from Puerto Rico and my mother is from the Dominican Republic. I’ve been watching anxiously as news has been filtering out from Puerto Rico. My ex-wife, Juanita Garcia, returned to the island recently to take care of her mother. She is now knee deep in the crisis. The good news is she…
It was a simple question for Michelle Molina. I asked her to describe herself. “Willing.” I laughed. “It’s not meant to be funny. I suppose it’s one of those words that describes people who, when given opportunity which may to other people appear to be a negative opportunity, I am willing. I’ll give it a…
Artist Nyugen E. Smith is one of the artists at the newest exhibition at the Museum of Latin American Art (molaa) in Long Beach, Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago. The exhibition, now at molaa until February 25, 2018, features over 80 artists with roots in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico,…
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Mariposa’s, “Poem for My Grifa-Rican Sistah Or Broken Ends Broken Promises,” deals with issues of hair for AfroLatinas in society.
This week’s spoken word poem is about being multiracial/ Afro Latino. It’s a poetry reading- a spoken word about life, and not feeling accepted into the races/cultures you are a part of.
The future of our healthcare system is being hotly debated in Washington, D.C….again. Whichever way the vote goes, the effects will reverberate throughout our communities. But, the challenges of delivering healthcare to all people, no matter where they live, will continue to burden governments, institutions, and people. We all know that the Affordable Care Act…
Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference 2017: Highlights From The Fighting Poverty, Building Economic Security Panel Discussion The President’s budget cuts of $57 billion from programs that help fight poverty and build economic security are leaving Americans in the dark and for people of color, it’s pitch dark. During a CBC panel on poverty, Children’s…
Terelle Jerricks is the Managing Editor of Random Lengths News in San Pedro, California. Random Lengths has been the independent, progressive newspaper of the Los Angeles/ Long Beach Harbor Area since 1979. They publish every other Thursday in the Harbor Area cities of San Pedro, Long Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes, Wilmington, Carson, Lomita, Harbor City. Terelle…
20th Annual Nuestra Imagen Awards 2017 September 29th, 2017 5:30pm – 9:30pm Long Beach Convention Center, Pacific Ballroom 300 E. Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802 HONOREES Mayor Dr. Robert Garcia City of Long Beach, California EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY HONORARY IMAGEN GALA AWARD Marine Safety Chief Gonzalo Medina, City of Long Beach, Fire Department EXCELLENCE…