World Children’s Day came and went yesterday but Florida aims to keep reminding its residents the importance of honoring all children and quit doing this to them; Pew research finds Hispanics and African Americans make up the majority in…
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The ‘real’ first Thanksgiving had no turkey or pilgrims but plenty garbanzo beans and Spanish conquistadores
Nov 24, 2015, 3:32 PM 0
By Stephenie Livingston Futurity This Thanksgiving, people across the US will load the dining room table with turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie—the way most of us imagine the Pilgrims did at the first Thanksgiving in 1621. But there’s…
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Three Latino chefs dish up flavorful twists to traditional Thanksgiving meals
Nov 25, 2013, 1:49 PM 0
By Juan Miret LatinaLista There are few countries in the world where on one day the entire population gathers to enjoy a feast that is essentially uniform throughout. In the United States, this curious event has been happening for…
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Guest Voz: Thanksgiving — a holiday created to build national culture not be a witness to historical truth
Nov 8, 2013, 2:06 PM 0
By Dr. Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista British historian EJ Hobsbawm died just over a year ago. His works had a tremendous impact on my generation of progressive historians. He would take a theme and deconstruct it by using meticulous…
