Long before Paul Wenell Jr. ever picked up a mic and became the Hip-Hop MC known today as Tall Paul, he was the Anishinaabe and Oneida boy who longed to see someone on his television screen who looked like him. âAt this point in time, the representation I had seen of natives on TV was […]
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Club Q shooting harms safe space for Trans, LGBTQ communities in Colorado Springs to across the U.S.
[Illustration by Jen White Johnson] The saying is âthings get better.â But it doesnât always feel like it. And certainly not right now. It wasnât long ago that we began the month of November remembering and celebrating the lives of our fallen loved ones on DĂa de Muertos. And now that November has come to […]
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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Indigenous Peoplesâ Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering 2022 at Alcatraz Island
In the continued spirit of resilience, dozens of indigenous peoples and allies gathered at Alcatraz Island in the early hours of Nov. 24, to commemorate the Indigenous Peoplesâ Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering. Photographer Jeremy Word, who has consistently contributed to El Tecolote, documented the ceremony with these photos and video, with accompanying music by Left/Right “Deluge” […]
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Reflecting on the musical legacy of Cuban troubadour, Pablo MilanĂ©sÂ
[by Chuy Varela; featured photo: Cuban music icon Pablo MilanĂ©s performs at Plaza Mayor in MedellĂn, Colombia on Oct. 1, 2015. Photo by David Estrada Larrañeta /FNPI] The passing of Cuban troubadour Pablo MilanĂ©s on Tuesday, November 22, at the age of 79 left behind a âprofound sadnessâ as Cuban singer-songwriter, Carlos Varela expressed on […]
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Acción Latina announces launch of inaugural El Tecolote Community News Fund
SAN FRANCISCO, CA â AcciĂłn Latina announces the launch of the El Tecolote Community News Fund, which seeks to fundraise $52,000 in El Tecoloteâs 52nd year. El Tecolote is the longest running bilingual (Spanish/English) newspaper in California and has served the Latinx community in the SF Bay Area for more than five decades. This #GivingNewsDay […]
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Eight years after Ayotzinapa: The fight for justice for the 43 forcibly disappeared Mexican students continues
[Story by Mariana Navarrete; photos by Jeremy Word — lead photo: Cristina Bautista Salvador, whose son BenjamĂn Ascencio Bautista was one of the 43 Ayotzinapa students who was forcibly disappeared in Mexico in September of 2014, speaksin a Peace Summit forum hosted at AcciĂłn Latina on Oct. 26. More than eight years after the students […]
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Soul collectors: Documentary short captures Bay Area passion for cataloging soul records
[Story and lead photo by Eduard Navarro; Bay Area-based filmmaker JesĂșs Cruz poses for a portrait in San Francisco. Cruzâs recent short documentary âSoulerosâ was recently featured in the San Francisco Latino Film Festival and won Best Documentary Short at the 2022 Lone Star Film Festival in Fort Worth, Texas] “I was drawn to cinema […]
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Indigenous Mexican printmakerâs latest exhibition exemplifies solidarity
When Calixto Robles told his parents that he wanted to study to be an artist, they urged him not to. âBecome a doctor, or an architect,â they suggested. So instead, he studied Industrial Chemistry at the Universidad AutĂłnoma Benito JuĂĄrez de Oaxaca, and upon receiving his degree, he decided to migrate to the United States. […]
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PHOTOS: Oaklandâs Indigenous Red Market offers gathering space for Bay Area Natives
Artists, dancers, Indigenous community, and attendees came together at the Indigenous Red Market in Oakland on Saturday, Nov. 6. This monthâs event marks only the sixth time the East Bay Indigenous community has been able to gather since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. (Photos by Cash Grace Martinez/El Tecolote).
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PHOTOS: La Santa Cecilia enlivens Berkeley’s UC Theatre for DĂa de Muertos celebration
For DĂa de Muertos, La Santa Cecilia graced Berkeleyâs UC Theatre with their GRAMMY-award winning music catalog. Led by Marisol âLa Marisoulâ Hernandez, the bicultural group from Los Angeles performed their diverse sound, blending modern sensibilities with an array of traditional notes. Hernandez spoke in between songs with fans handing her flowers â acknowledging those […]