By Dennis M. Ayotte Jr. La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — Last October, Councilman Diego Bernal and the city announced a call for artists to create installation in abandon storefronts downtown in order to help liven up San Antonio’s paltry downtown. Now dubbed, “X Marks the Art” the goal is still to give [...]
Martial arts training to a Brazilian beat
La Voz Latina Capoeira is a 500-year-old martial art developed by African slaves brought to Brazil by the conquering Portuguese. Unlike the slaves of the United States, the slaves in Brazil were allowed to keep possession of musical instruments as the Portuguese valued their percussion skills for use in marching bands and armadas. Capoeira’s development [...]
Civil Rights Coalition Files Lawsuit to Block Alabama from “Black Listing” Immigrants: Case Is Latest Example of State Attempting to Target and Drive Out Immigrants
La Costa Latina Montgomery, Ala. — A coalition of civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit on February 7 to block a portion of Alabama’s anti-immigrant law requiring state officials to publicly post an online list of immigrants who may be undocumented. The lawsuit was filed in federal district court on behalf of four Latino immigrants [...]
San Antonio dropouts build house for low-income, first-time homebuyers
By Rudy Arispe La Prensa de San Antonio San Antonio.- Sixty former high-school dropouts, who are now AmeriCorps members of SA Youth’s YouthBuild program, spent the past 17 months hammering, drilling and sawing to construct one of their biggest outdoor projects – a 1,216-square-foot, 3-bedroom, 2-bath house complete with energy-efficient features at 227 Jemison St. [...]
Tejano Filmmaker Challenges Texas History As She Honors Her Heritage
La Voz de Austin The mythic image of the Texas frontier is made more complex by the newly released indie film “Atanasia.” Written and directed in South Texas by Austinite Alicia Villarreal, (who also stars as the title character), the film is now available on the newly-launched website It Will Be Told, where her family’s [...]
A ray of hope for a hungry Houston community and the environment
By Yanet Pintor The Venture HOUSTON — It’s a cold December night in the city of Houston and David Rodriguez is sitting on his wheelchair in the patio of a Starbucks waiting to share his story. Eager to help. He is wearing a dark green polo and a smile on his face. The most luxurious [...]
