“Residents of Guayama, home to Puerto Rico’s only coal-burning power plant for 15 years, have been diagnosed with cancer, heart and respiratory diseases that they fear are related to coal ash exposure. Ivette Feliciano reports on the concerns of Puerto Ricans who say the situation grew worse after Hurricane Maria–and the national implications as President…
“Reconciliation and relationship building. How can we support and how can Government strategy support and develop community, developing knowledge, safety, and autonomy of identity for our citizens? Through listening, sharing and supporting we learn we are stronger together. Jessica Dumas – ‘Wolf Warrior Woman’ or Professional Life Coach, Speaker and Facilitator from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,…
Tracy Colunga, Director of the City of Long Beach Innovation Team (i-team), has an incredible and inspiring backstory. It is a story of immigrants, multiculturalism, middle America, hardship, and the power of courage and perseverance. The daughter of an Irish-American father and a Mexican-American mother, Colunga grew up in South Bend, Indiana. “I am the…
“After months of preliminary rounds with over 500 youth poets hailing from the Bay (San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Hayward and more), 12 finalists stepped up to the mic at the Nourse Theater on April 14th for a night of spoken word poetry at 2018 Teen Poetry Slam. Unapologetically honest, attendees witnessed some of the…
Immigrant rights and reproductive justice activist Alejandra Pablos has been freed from the for-profit Eloy Detention Center, where she was detained for more than 40 days after she reported to a routine ICE check-in on March 7. Advocates say she was detained in retaliation for her activism, particularly for protesting outside the Homeland Security Department…
“Is poetry dead, too slow for our wired, sound-bitten world? Even if poetry is no more, says David Gewanter, then it still leaves its DNA lying around, or moves like a virus passing from body to body, playing witness to our most vital moments. Gewanter, a poet, essayist, and editor, offers his humble opinion on…
“Extended conversation with journalist Linda Villarosa about her two recent major pieces in The New York Times Magazine: “Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life-or-Death Crisis” and “America’s Hidden H.I.V. Epidemic,” looking at why America’s black gay and bisexual men have a higher HIV rate than any country in the world.” Democracy…
“In the last 15 years, the number of black children in homeschool has doubled from 103,000 to about 220,000. Black parents cite a number of reasons for homeschooling children, including concern over peer pressure and drugs at school — but increasingly, they are also citing school-related racism as a reason to keep students at home….
“Liliana shares her experiences with the movement at Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline and explains the importance of today’s Indigenous Rising movements. Liliana Tamayo is Sicangu Lakota, raised on the Rosebud Reservation. She currently attends the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She is the Vice President of the Inter-tribal Student Council on campus…
We can not celebrate the upcoming Year Three of Palacio Magazine without celebrating Aji Peruvian Cuisine Restaurant on Fourth Street. They were so kind to allow us into their kitchen and hearts to share Peruvian Cuisine rich in history, culture, and taste. Peruvian cuisine has quite a few cultural influences – African, Inca, Chinese, Japanese,…