Right? It’s National Voter Registration Day, people. Alright, look alive, people – c’mon. Get! (We’ve had this discussion.) Register to vote. And Happy Birthday, kids! Oh, kids. I’m sure this time is totally not what you expected it was gonna be, but such is life. This is such a moment, though…history in the making. Be […]
Tag: Latinos
A #🌈SanFrancisco Playlist Postcard
The road to Eureka Sky is both a Postcard and a Playlist. It’s 🎧➡️Pandemonth the Third. Smoke responsibly. And wear sunscreen. And….
#ApoyemosJuntosPe
A group of mes amies franco-péruviennes from high school in Lima, Peru, and in Paris, France, is helping to manage #ApoyemosJuntosPe, an ongoing GoFundMe campaign to raise crucial funds for Peruvian hospitals in need of personal protective equipment (PPE) to fight COVID-19. To support the various Peruvian institutions pleading for PPE during this pandemic moment […]
The Thing About Bad Bunny
It was so good to see and hear Bad Bunny encourage the Class of 2020 this evening. Twenty-five years ago I would go to my French school every day, then, after class and stuff at home, I’d watch a ton of American TV. The same shows y’all probably watched back then. It helped me pick up […]
If They Count You
They cannot deny you. Oh, they will try. But you will know, and you will have done your part. Go ahead and do you part, respond to the 2020 U.S. Census. We all got time now. It really is super-easy, and it won’t take forever. Ten minutes; maybe, 15. And it’s all about you, so […]
La Genteficación Será Transmitida
De estreno en Netflix en febrero – tal vez para llenar el vacío que dejó One Day at a Time, pero definitivamente para representar a La Raza – está Gentefied, una comedia dramática creada por Marvin Lemus y Linda Yvette Chávez, dos escritores chicanos de primera generación, que sirve como una carta de amor bilingüe […]
Music Is Like Voting…
Both make the people come together. America, bourgeoisie and rebel, sing yourself some of Madonna’s “Music” on your way to the polls this Nov. 6 – tomorrow! – but replace “Music” with “Voting.” Go and cast a vote not only for yourself but for your friends and family, as well as your community. A good thing to […]
Vote
Now, I don’t usually participate in National Whatever Day because, unless it’s something that was a calendar thing the day after I was born or an actual official or commonly known religious holiday, I don’t much care. But I very much care about what’s going on in the United States of America because this country […]