Our New Anahuac

The DREAM Act has long been a favorite of people in the movement.  I had immediate questions when I found out that there is a military option for undocumented youth, but no work or community service option. I have explained my concern about this on numerous occasions, and I’ll leave that for another time. However, [...]

A few weeks ago, the State of Texas made some major curriculum changes, opting to remove significant portions of Latino and Black History and opting to include more conservative history. The Houston Chronicle writes about the curriculum changes. DosCentavos.net did a write up on some of the details. I am proposing a statewide conference call [...]

During his speech to West Point graduates today, Obama repeated the myth that the pretext for invading Iraq was America’s War of Terror.  I knew soon after the Bush administration slyly shifted the war’s rationale from the search for Weapons of Mass Destruction to an extension of Afghanistan, that the administration would eventually be successful in [...]

 This has pretty much been my position on several prior posts!  From MAPA and Hermandad The Mexican American Political Association (MAPA) and the Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana make a call for full support for the students and youth who are demonstrating courage in the struggle for legislation that they interpret will provide them an option to [...]

Six United Nations human rights experts condemned Arizona for it recent law against immigrants and against people appearing to be immigrants.  In addition, the human rights experts condemned the other Arizona law targeting Chican@ studies: The immigration law was adopted around the same time as the enactment of a law prohibiting Arizona school programs that “are [...]

So now, the historic Healthcare Reform legislation is on its way to becoming a reality.  There is no surprise that nothing short of Medicare for All (single-payer) or at least a public option, would have elicited high praise from this blogger and organizer.  So now what?  What did and what did it not deliver and why?  [...]

Message To so-called Latino Youth: An Audio Recording Can be downloaded here or heard @ my online speech page Download here or listen to the file by clicking below. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Share and Enjoy:

Below are some comments from Mary Almendarez of LULAC.  She applaudes the district imminent decision to fire some teachers for under-performing.  What a novel concept, right?  The teachers, under the new plan, would be held accountable for the test scores of their students.  To many it sounds like a no-brainer, but it’s not that simple [...]

Yesterday, November 10th, a community meeting was held at the Heights Branch Public Library.  Parents and students were concerned about safety issues at the school.  Safety from gangs?  No.  They were concerned about keeping their students safe from HISD police, and what they say are at worst unprofessional, if not illegal school police tactics. On [...]

The secret to HISD’s success?  Get all the students that have academic challenges, route them to privatized partners, y de repente, your graduation percentages skyrocket, your “normal” schools are safer and your budget, at least in theory, is better off.  The Houston Press describes the environment at a CEP school, through the eyes of a [...]