Ray Morquecho is a candidate for the vacant Long Beach First District City Council seat vacated by Lena Gonzalez. Ask him why he’s running in a crowded field and his answer is simple: from an early age, he learned to speak up. “My mother told me that when I was 5 or 6, I saw…
“Fifty years ago this week, a group of young radical Puerto Ricans took to the streets of New York City to announce the formation of the New York chapter of the Young Lords. Formed in the same radical tradition of the Black Panther Party, the activists soon became a force in the community that inspired…
“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House committee chairmen reacted July 24 to former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress. House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler, standing with House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff and House Oversight Committee Chair Elijah Cummings, said the hearings made clear that President Donald Trump had obstructed justice and that…
Ana Barredo immigrated to the United States with her family in 1986. The Filipino-American filmmaker says she has always been fascinated by Hollywood; in fact, Barredo insists she learned to speak English watching American TV shows while growing up in the Philippines. The filmmaker has produced a semi-autobiographical film that captures both personal and historic…
The soon to be opened new Main Public Library will get a name on Tuesday, July 23. That’s when the Long Beach City Council is scheduled to make a decision. I’m not taking bets on whose name will be approved. My question is: Why do we have to brand any public facility, school or park…
“Ezequiel discusses the experiences of his classmates and himself in the book, We Are America, that they wrote in a class with Jessica Lander at Lowell High School. Ezequiel Nunez is a senior, a Student-Athlete and a Master Sergeant at the AFJROTC (MA-771) program at Lowell High School. Mr. Nunez is an advocate and an…
Pero Like continues the discussion over what best to call ourselves: Latino or Latinx. “We need to just have a conversation to bring people closer together.” Check out more awesome videos at Pero Like! https://bzfd.it/2y6R5Vy
“Thousands of Puerto Ricans have taken to the streets over the last week demanding Gov. Ricardo Rossello’s resignation after hundreds of offensive and vulgar private messages between the governor and his inner circle were leaked to local media. Washington Post’s Arelis Hernandez joins Hari Sreenivasan to explain” Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app:…
Silissa Uriarte Smith is the Executive Director of Power 4 Youth, a nonprofit that provides one-on-one academic mentoring to middle and high school students from throughout the Long Beach area. Close to 500 vulnerable, at-risk, primarily low-income students have had their lives impacted through Power 4 Youth’s program. Born and raised in Orange County, Silissa…
“It’s been five years since Eric Garner, an African-American father of six, was killed when a white New York City police officer wrestled him to the ground and applied a fatal chokehold, while Garner, who was unarmed, said “I can’t breathe” 11 times. On Tuesday, federal prosecutors announced they will not bring civil rights charges…