[su_carousel source=”media: 32584,32582,32581,32580,32579,32576″ width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] The world is mourning the death of iconic Chicano artist Michael Roman, who died on Monday, Dec. 26. He was 60. âMichael Roman, after long suffering from many health challenges, died with dignity and grace, in my arms, as I held him and prayed that his journey would […]
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Man who survived KKK attack blames rise of white nationalism on Trumpâs America
Lying flat on his back on the pavement, it took a moment for Tom Bibiyan to realize what had just happened. He looked down at his shirt as it rapidly soaked up blood, and became terrifyingly aware of the open stab wounds on the right side of his chest and right arm. âI actually thought […]
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El Tecolote reporter survives health crisis, learns value of nutrition
It was a Thursday afternoon, a day before my motherâs birthday to be exact when I was scheduled to meet my doctor. Cracking my knuckles and wiping the sweat from the palm of my hands and forehead in the waiting room, all I could angrily ask myself was why hadnât I taken better care of […]
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Art for Free! Come and get it!
The arrival of the Broadway musical production âHamiltonâ has created great expectations in the Bay Area. It is indeed a rare occasion to be able to attend a show of that magnitude, one that provides a rare glimpse of some amazing performers âof colorâ (not my favorite expression, at all!) dressed as âfounding fathersâ of […]
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Program helping students go from incarceration to graduation expands
Editorâs Note: This article is a project of the Latina/Latino Journalism class taught by Katynka Martinez at San Francisco State University. Ask Jared Walker how long heâs served time in prison and he gives you an exact number: 1,005 days. That number was one he calculated many times in his head while incarcerated; Itâs a […]
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A day in a homeless encampment
The homeless encampment at 19th and Shotwell streets isnât like any other in San Francisco. Colorful art depicting hearts, a peace sign and a Mayan temple have transformed the cold concrete sidewalk into a happy and walking canvas. But beneath the art is the dreadful reality for Javier Antonio Chab Dzul and his buddies: these […]
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Tragedy in Oakland highlights effects of gentrification
On Friday, Dec. 2, despite the tireless efforts of firefighters, the Oakland warehouse-turned artist space known as âGhost Ship,â became a gravesite for 36 people. Firefighters described the warehouse as âa maze-like labyrinth which was cluttered with discarded objects, including wooden pallets as stairs and haphazard structures of highly flammable materials.â Former tenants also confirmed […]
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Latino curator, arts educator reflects on writing, identity and SF Jazz diversity
I have been around music and jazz for as long as I can rememberâit was there on my motherâs turntable, between the lines of âWest Side Story,â Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Wilson and on and on. In college, I became steeped in jazz classics, as my housemate, an upright bass player, and his cohorts […]
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Alternate Reality: Growing acceptance of white nationalism in Trumpâs America
Sitting in his study surrounded by dozens of books, Nathan Damigo is roughly 100 pages into his latest literary venture, âWhy We Fight: Manifesto of the European Resistance,â by Guillaume Faye. âItâs great,â he said in an interview with El Tecolote, via facetime. âGive it a read. I think youâll find it insightful.â Damigo, a […]
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Targeting minorities to âsecure safetyâ was wrong in WW2 and itâs wrong now
[su_label type=”info”]Commentary[/su_label] On Nov. 16, Carl Higbie, the former spokesman of a pro-Trump super PAC, remarked that the incarceration of Japanese Americans during the Japanese Internment of WWII provided legal precedent for the development of a Muslim registry for the purposes of national security. While these particular comments were swiftly rebuked, officials of the incoming […]