I am an Angry American and I’m not alone except I really don’t want to be. But, it’s hard when you are being daily bombarded by violent words and violent images from both sides of the ideological spectrum. Have you read the latest tweets from President Donald Trump and his nemesis, everyone else? Angry Americans…
Black Lives Matter is more than a slogan. It is a movement of people fighting for liberty, justice, and freedom. Black Lives Matter Long Beach is, as they describe, “…a local organizing effort … in solidarity with the national, U.S.-based, #BlackLivesMatter movement.” The organizers are clear about their goals and mission as a Black-led organization…
PalacioMagazine.com will be shutting down in mid-December 2020. Over the next few weeks, we will be spotlighting past stories. Jerlene Tatum grabbed the attention recently of palaciomagazine.com with her Facebook live commentaries outside the Long Beach Unified School District Board meetings. She would be sitting outdoors with her mask, on a chair, with laptop on her lap providing a running commentary…
PalacioMagazine.com will be shutting down in mid-December 2020. Over the next few weeks, we will be spotlighting past stories. A child born in 2015 in Long Beach to immigrant parents in a low-income neighborhood will face many challenges. But, our story on Lafayette Elementary school will show you, there are teachers, parents, and students meeting…
Editor’s Note: PalacioMagazine.com will be shutting down in mid-December 2020. Over the next few weeks, we will be spotlighting stories that have helped bring us to this moment of celebration. More on this soon. Interview with Long Beach City College President Eloy Ortiz Oakley By Jesus Ambrosio Latinos make up 53.99% of the Long Beach City…
Editor’s Note: PalacioMagazine.com will be shutting down in mid-December 2020. Over the next few weeks, we will be spotlighting stories that have helped bring us to this moment of celebration. More on this soon. By Melina Paris Lafayette Elementary School is a beam of light in a largely immigrant neighborhood on Chestnut Avenue in Long…
No matter the noise you hear, the pictures you see, the 2020 election is over. Biden-Harris won and no fantasy lawsuits and grumbling and shouting and tweeting are going to change that fact. Anyone who has closely watched this soon-to-be former President should not be surprised by what is going on. This is a person…
I voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. But, I’m not going to lie, I was also driven by the burning desire to vote against Donald Trump. Here are five of my four years of reasons: Lest We Forget the Horrors: A Catalog of Trump’s Worst Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, And Crimes “Early in President Trump’s…
Citlalilt Pastrana is a student and President’s Ambassador at Long Beach City College. She was asked why she will vote in the 2020 election. “I vote for my Children’s future. I am a student parent with a 6-year-old girl and a baby on the way. I vote for them. Not only do I want to…
Kevin Flores is a Long Beach-based journalist who co-founded the nonprofit independent media platform, Forthe.org. Flores is an award-winning journalist whose work has been featured on NPR, Telemundo, and in the Long Beach Press-Telegram. The son of immigrant parents and a graduate of California State University Long Beach, Kevin Flores is interested in producing work…