[su_label type=”info”]The Devil’s Advocate[/su_label] Two recent films have made a big impression among us “people of color” (POC) in this country: the an animated film “Coco” and “Black Panther,” which is based on a Marvel Comic book character. Will they also make a big impression among less colorful people? The answer is a definite “maybe.” […]
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Yes museums can be cultural spaces for POC, but only if they’re already dead
Over the past few months, I’ve had the opportunity to attend several events in the Bay Area that placed culture in focus. I will only highlight two days of events, as they draw a nice parallel around the several other events I attended. In December I attended a tour at the de Young Museum and […]
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As immigrants, our greatest dream is the American Dream
Editor’s note: Alejandra is an intern at El Tecolote and a student at International High School in San Francisco. We all have a story. My name is Alejandra, I’m 18 years old and I’m from El Salvador. I came to the United States when I was 14. I came undocumented, all to have a better […]
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Recent spree of ICE arrests provokes outrage in Northern California
[su_carousel source=”media: 37054,37055,37056,37057″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] In reaction to a string of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests across Northern California, activists, community leaders and immigration attorneys held a demonstration outside ICE’s San Francisco field office on Feb. 28 to demand information about detainees who they say have been denied their rights […]
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Chicano art pioneer’s work continues to resonate in new retrospective exhibit
For Malaquias Montoya—a renowned artist and pioneering figure during the Chicano arts movement of the ‘60s and ‘70s—his art is all about social justice, and his upcoming exhibition at Acción Latina’s Juan R. Fuentes Gallery is no exception. “Art of Struggle, Works by Malaquias Montoya,” which opens March 10, will feature a collection of politically […]
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Salvadoran eatery at threat with $3,000 rent hike
[su_heading size=”40″ align=”left”]Dark Hour for Sunrise[/su_heading] [su_carousel source=”media: 37001,37002,37003,37005,37006,37007,37008,37010,37011,37012,37013,37014″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″][su_carousel limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] [/su_carousel] When Alba Guerra’s new landlord broke the news to her that her monthly rent would increase by $3,000, she could only think to turn to her community for help. Guerra, who […]
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Holocaust survivor sees in her story a lesson for today
“They [Nazis] wanted to catch every Jew,” Eva Schloss told the packed crowd in Livermore on Feb. 13, speaking about her exiled childhood in Amsterdam. “They made house searches. At night they knocked on doors. People had to open the door and let the Nazis come in their homes and search the houses.” It was […]
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Family of man slain by BART police officer files wrongful death suit
[su_carousel source=”media: 36969,36967,36966,36965,36964,36963,36962,36961,36960″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″][su_carousel limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] [/su_carousel] The family and community of Sahleem Tindle, a 28-year-old father of two slain by BART police near the West Oakland BART Station, held a vigil on Feb. 13 to his honor his memory and to call for […]
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Catholic school girls team with local nonprofit to provide aid for Kenyan schoolgirls
Students at ICA Cristo Rey Academy, an all-girls Catholic high school in the Mission, have joined forces with the Palo Alto nonprofit One Dollar For Life (ODFL) to show how small donations can make big impacts. So far, the partnership has helped 70 girls in Kenya stay in school through ODFL’s Girls Equality Project, which […]
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Assault weapons Versus Thoughts and Prayers: a fair fight?
Frankly, I am not enthused about writing this column today. Perhaps I am invaded by a malady that seems to afflict millions of people in this country: a feeling of impotence, accompanied by a deep frustration with the systemic violence that reigns around us. I have been a teacher, a father, a leader of […]