LatinoLit
Simplemente recuerdo…
Recuerdo ver la Guardia Nacional patrullar las calles rurales de mi cantón. Recuerdo que aun siendo un niño había que apartarse a la orilla de la calle para dejar pasar “La Guardia”, porque si no te “patiaban”. Recuerdo la noche que fuimos al aeropuerto a recoger a mi papá porque en 1979 después de cuatro […]
The Literary Life of a Rebel Writer
On the day of my 40th birthday several weeks back, I received a card from my girlfriend that read, “A man becomes a true man when he uses his words to build up and not tear down…” And while it’s rare that any number of words has the ability to make me stop in […]
An Interview with Tato Laviera, the King of Nuyorican Poetical Migrations
Our own @bezotes and Rebelde photog Rebecca Beard had a chance to catch up with Tato Laviera, whose musical King of Cans premiered on July 15 at New York's Red Carpet Theater and will also play on July 22 and July 29. For tickets, contact serycolon@aol.com. Tato Laviera stands up from his seat, backstage at Symphony Space, with […]
VIDEO: Author Carmen Tafolla Tells The Truth About Being Latin@ in America
Author Carmen Tafolla = Rebelde. By the way, Tafolla is San Antonio's Poet Laureate. ¡Break it down, hermana!
As the US DOE’s Office of Civil Rights Files a Complaint Against TUSD, Tensions Continue to Mount
Last week the US Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights filed a complaint against the governing board of the Tucson Unified School District, the latest in a series of events that continue to gain national attention, from book bans to Daily Show appearances of TUSD board members. Here is what the Arizona press is […]
The Librotraficante Manifesto
Orginally Published at Librotraficante.com THE LIBROTRAFICANTE MANIFESTO by Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante "It now falls on us, the Children of The American Dream, to defend the Civil Rights of all Americans, because that is what is on the line." Arizona Legislators, THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING. HOUSTON (April 4, 2012) The 2012 Librotraficante Caravan to Tucson […]
Poem: “What Does An Illegal Immigrant Look Like?”
Palabras are powerful. You don’t have to look too far to find great examples and we were fortunate to find this gem written by Juneau, Alaska raised Christy Namee Eriksen titled, “What Does An Illegal Immigrant Look Like?’ A beautiful poem that challenges you to think and see undocumented immigrants as anything but the stereotypes […]
Why Teaching Latino Literature/History in U.S. Schools Matters
Though initially I wanted to follow the Tucson Unified School District's ban on Mexican studies classes and related books, as it unraveled, given the many conflicting versions and accounts of what was taking place, I gave up on covering it altogether. That was until yesterday when I decided to attend a presentation by Librotraficante at John Jay College in Manhattan. […]
Rebelde Poetry Showcase: @rscspokenword and His “Indigenous People Day Poem”
We are proud to showcase today the spoken word poetry of our fellow Rebelde, Rodrigo Sánchez-Chavarria. That would be @rscspokenword on Twitter. ¡Que vivan los Rebeldes! Indigenous People Day Poem Today 518 years ago a man got lost And found a ticket to fame se persino con la santa maria, la niña y la pinta and […]