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Cisco Drake (Frank Giron) – presente!

The Herald Dispatch Newspaper in Los Angeles was an independent African American News Paper. A vanguard in its geopolitical reportage with an aggressive editorial format. But because of its unabashed model, it fell victim to much political attacks, the locale was even burglarized and bombed twice. Finally, after its publishing 20 year run from 1954 to 1974 it was forced to close operations. Its proud editors-in-chiefs: Mr. Samford Alexander and Wife Pat [...]

By |2022-01-01T01:27:54-05:00January 1st, 2022|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Bella De Soto, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Human Rights, Humanism & FreeThought, Immigration/Migrant rights, In Memoriam, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Latin America, Los Angeles, Poverty, Socialism, Solidarity, War, Women, Writers|0 Comments
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Families Protest New East L.A. Charter High School

Angry mothers and students protest a proposed charter high school in East LA by Carlos Montes Over a 100 students, teachers and parents from Garfield High School (GHS) held a protest in East Los Angeles on October 13, against a planned construction of a new charter high school. East Los Angeles unincorporated area has become saturated with private charter schools, causing a crisis in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) public schools. [...]

By |2021-11-03T00:15:29-05:00November 3rd, 2021|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Education|0 Comments
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Grassroots Community Radio Coalition candidates for KPFK LSB

-Paid Political Ad - Vote for Grassroots Community Radio Coalition Candidates for LSB Defend Democracy, Diversity, Accountability & Community Radio! Money Out of Pacifica Politics - Keep Pacifica Whole and Committed to Peace, Justice & Self- Determination! Grassroots candidates are predominantly Black, Indigenous & People of Color, and majority women, reflecting the community. In alphabetical order: Deidra Bynum, Marisol Cruz, Fernando S. Fernando, Kelly Flores, George Funmaker, Rob Macon, Jack Neff, Michael [...]

By |2021-09-03T02:37:58-05:00September 3rd, 2021|Activism, Ads, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Cuba, Elections, Free Speech, Human Rights, Humanism & FreeThought, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Indigenous Nations, Justice/Injustice, Labor, Latin America, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Homeowners, Lydia Ponce, Michael Novick, News, Pacifica/KPFK, Peace, Peace and War, Police, Politics, Poverty, Protests and Rallies, Public Radio, Unions, Unity, Voting|0 Comments
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NATO in “Latin” America

by Rick Rozoff https://antibellum679354512.wordpress.com/2021/07/14/natos-800-mile-border-with-south-america/#comments The website of NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium featured a story on Bastille Day in which it interviewed a French officer with the SHAPE military police.  SHAPE had been based in France until Charles de Gaulle evicted it in 1967 when he withdrew from NATO’s integrated military structure. The interview was unremarkable until the Frenchman was asked what were some aspects of France [...]

By |2021-08-01T02:33:42-05:00August 1st, 2021|Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Biden, Big Business, Brazil, Canada, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Columbia, Cuba, Donald Trump, Economy, Haiti, Historical, Latin America, Movements, National Security, News, Peace, Peace and War, Politics, Puerto Rico, Security and Insecurity, Solidarity, War|0 Comments
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Poetry Corner: The ramifications of being Black in the united states

The ramifications of being Black in the united states by Mariana Franco [Excerpt]   Death Loss of Breath final words "I can't breathe" Death from privileged white tears Death from soulless blue shield devils Black death shadowing over Black lives matter Too many names to say too many names to say Too many names to say the ramification of being Black in the united states is death We got to rise up [...]

By |2021-08-01T02:21:25-05:00August 1st, 2021|Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Arts, Black Lives Matter, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Contests, Justice/Injustice, Movements, Poetry Corner|0 Comments
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HomeBoy Industries Partners with LA County to Encourage COVID Vaccinations

L.A. County Public Health Partners with Homeboy Industries to Encourage COVID-19 Vaccinations New PSAs talking about the importance of getting vaccinated, overcoming hesitancy, and the impact the virus has had on the community. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) and Homeboy Industries partnered together to promote the COVID-19 vaccinations in new public service announcements (PSAs) showcasing Father Greg Boyle and employees speaking about the importance of getting vaccinated, [...]

By |2021-05-29T23:33:44-05:00May 29th, 2021|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, COVID-19, Disability issues, Health, Health Care, Heroes and Whistleblowers|0 Comments
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Lolita Lebron: Paragon of the Puerto Rican Independence Struggle

https://carlitoboricua.blog/2021/02/28/lolita-lebron-a-bold-fighter-for-puerto-rican-independence/ Lolita Lebrón, A Bold Fighter for Puerto Rican Independence February 28, 2021 By Carlito Rovira Throughout Puerto Rican history, women have played an exemplary and leading role in the struggle against colonialism and oppression. Political and military leaders like Mariana Bracetti, Lola Rodríguez De Tío, Juana Colón, Blanca Canales and many others, have been models of courage and devotion to the struggle for independence and self-determination. One of the most widely [...]

By |2021-03-01T23:56:19-05:00March 1st, 2021|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Cuba, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Human Rights, Justice/Injustice, Latin America, Movements, People, Politics, Prisons, Protests and Rallies, Puerto Rico, Solidarity, Women|0 Comments
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Biden Administration Day One Immigration Actions

by National Immigration Law Center https://www.nilc.org/biden-administration-day-one-immigration-actions/ Excerpts   On January 20, 2021, just hours after being sworn in, President Joe Biden took several immigration-related actions that together signal a new era for immigration policy. They comprise an important first step towards redressing some of the ways in which immigrant communities have been profoundly harmed — in particular, over the past four years — and towards the United States becoming more welcoming of [...]

By |2021-01-30T04:18:15-05:00January 30th, 2021|Activism, Biden, California, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Human Rights, Immigration/Migrant rights, Indigenous, Justice/Injustice, Los Angeles, Movements, Politics|0 Comments
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Propositions on the CA Ballot; Measure on LA County Ballot

Propositions on the CA ballot based on info at https://calmatters.org/election-2020-guide/   PROPOSITION 14: Have California continue funding stem cell research, by borrowing up to $5.5 billion. Prop. 14 would generate the money to keep open the state’s own stem cell agency, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and expand its research capacity. That would include dedicating $1.5 billion for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, stroke, epilepsy, and other brain and central nervous system diseases. The [...]

By |2020-10-01T01:56:24-05:00October 1st, 2020|Anti-Racism/Racism, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Constitution, Education, Elections, Justice/Injustice, Los Angeles, Movements|0 Comments
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Call For Solidarity After Paramilitaries Burn Zapatista Coffee Harvest In Chiapas

Two weeks ago in Zapatista territory, paramilitaries linked to the ruling party in Mexico looted and burned two Zapatista warehouses which stored this year’s coffee harvest. This is the latest in an accelerating series of attacks on the Zapatista project since the current administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) took office. Many of you will remember that in 2017 as Trump took office, the Zapatistas sent four tons of their coffee [...]

By |2020-10-01T01:53:25-05:00October 1st, 2020|Anarchism, Anti-capitalism, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Human Rights, Indigenous, Indigenous Nations, Justice/Injustice, Mexico, Movements, News, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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PDF of August 2020 issue of Change Links

By |2020-08-01T18:31:08-05:00August 1st, 2020|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Calendar, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Commentary, COVID-19, Economy, Events, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Humanism & FreeThought, Immigration/Migrant rights, In Memoriam|0 Comments
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Poetry Corner: Black and Brown Fight Tonight

"Black and Brown Fight Tonight" By David A. Romero [Excerpt]   Black African-American By way of West Africa Transatlantic slave trade From American plantations To the first private prison From the prisons to the fields Fields to the factories Factories to unemployment Unemployment to poverty The inner city Smoldering Almost no way out But Sports Conditioning Fists Flying. "Black and Brown Fight Tonight" is included in My Name Is Romero, a book [...]

By |2020-08-01T18:27:36-05:00August 1st, 2020|Anti-Racism/Racism, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Historical, Indigenous Nations, Poetry Corner|0 Comments
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