Ballet Hispánico Announces Spring 2025 Tour,Shares the Power of Dance with Audiences Across the United States and Beyond
New York, NY – Ballet Hispánico, the nation’s largest Latinx cultural organization and recognized by the Ford Foundation as one of America’s Cultural Treasures, proudly announces its highly anticipated Spring 2025 Touring Season. Known for redefining the landscape of contemporary dance, Ballet Hispánico will bring its dynamic and trailblazing artistry to audiences across the U.S. and […]
E Pluribus Unum
Most in our community are not happy (to say the least) with the 2024 presidential election. And there are many reasons why. If that is you then you know. I am sure that many of my reasons are like yours, Pero, maybe not all. For more than anything he (Trump) is a real threat to […]
EMBAJADA CULTURAL CHICANA DE AZTLÁN
Just before Christmas I received a call from the people at RADIO CADENA, a station I co-founded in Yakima, Washington, to remind me they were celebrating 45 years on the air. KDNA is only one of my many involvements in my 20 years chapter of developing alternative communications. So, as I turn 81 this week and […]
As AI-Denied Health Insurance Claims Rise, So Does Nationwide Frustration
BySelen Ozturk Dec 26, 2024 The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson sparked a national debate over rising health care costs and claim denials. The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson sparked a national debate over rising health care costs and claim denials. AI is used to deny millions of health insurance claims today, while […]
In Mexico, an End to Hugs
US soldiers along the US-Mexico border at Eagle Pass, Texas. (Credit: Manuel Ortiz) By Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera | La Opinión Under former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, organized crime in Mexico visibly expanded its reach and influence in parts of the country. While Obrador’s Fourth Transformation (4T) agenda yielded some positives, there are now warning signs that […]
Aqui Estamos Y No Nos Vamos
As we enter 2025 it is not hard to read this poem and find a direct correlation to the Trump rhetoric on immigration. And as candidate Trump it was easy to discount, Pero as President Trump not so much. In fact, since he came down the stairs in 2016 to announce his first candidacy for […]
Growing Concern Among Business and Industry Leaders About Impact of Mass Deportations
By : AV Press Releaseson : December 4, 2024 Washington, DC — There is a daily drumbeat of coverage about the growing consensus and fear that Donald Trump’s signature policy agenda – promoting mass deportations, stripping protections from millions of immigrants here legally and threatening massive tariffs related to immigration flows – will hit key […]
The Next Big Public Health Scare: Oropouche Virus
By Sunita Sohrabji Dec 4, 2024 UCSF infectious diseases specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong discusses a little-known virus, which is rapidly gaining ground in the number of identified infections. Midges, small biting flies, are the primary transmitters of the Oropouche virus. (CDC photo) The little-known Oropouche virus is causing concern among public health experts. More than […]
As Health Care Access Passes in State Ballots, So Do Ballot Restrictions
By Selen Ozturk Nov 26, 2024 As state ballot measures advancing health access are advancing nationwide, so are those restricting ballot access. In 2023 alone, 75 bills were introduced in state legislatures to make the ballot measure process harder for voters to use; in 2024 so far, there have been 103 such bills. “Ballot measures […]
Pancho Claus is Coming to Town
For more years then that I have been able to keep up with Pancho Santa’s’ nephew from the South has been visiting lucky children in Fort Worth. His appearance is part of the annual Tree of Hope-Arbol de la Esparnza Christmas program. Which has been sponsored by LULAC Council 4568 program for well over twenty-five […]