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Guest Voz: What’s the line between disrespecting Latino culture and genuinely embracing it?

Nov 12, 2015, 4:55 PM 0

Erik De La Cruz Latina Lista Culture is vital in the Latino community. However, there is a difference between respecting a culture and exploiting it. Being from San Diego County, we are surrounded by Mexico’s influence because of…

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Mural Honors Legacy of Mission Hero: Chata Gutierrez

Oct 12, 2015, 11:03 AM 0

By Laura Waxmann Mission Local As local musicians, poets, housing advocates and community members joined forces in commemorating one of the Mission District’s most beloved voices this Saturday, Carlos “Kookie” Gonzalez stood among his peers before a colorful…

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Crowdfunder: Helping longtime advocate for racial justice realize her dream

Aug 4, 2015, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — Campaign: Keshia Thomas: Keshia’s H.E.A.R.T In 1996 Keshia Thomas was attending a protest against the Ku Klux Klan, a white male with an ‘SS tattoo’ and wearing a Confederate flag t-shirt found himself in the midst of…