Do sanctuary cities “breed crime” and does a disconnect exist with the Fed and police forces? Thirty-eight years ago, the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Daryl Gates signed off on Special Order 40, which separated the responsibilities of local law enforcement from federal immigration enforcement. The 1979
“Siri, how do I get home?” “You need a loan?” “No. Home.” “Cones? There are no cones within the area, Pay-o-la” “HOME.” “Sorry, I do not understand.” “Forget it.” “Love you too, Pay-o-la” Aside from the fact that Siri can only understand ’Murican, she (or whatever pronoun Siri identifies with)
I do not live near my mami. We live a few thousand miles apart, physically, and also billions miles apart politically. I love mi mami though, and I am always thinking about her. Today I have been thinking about her hands… Las manos de mi mami brings so many memories.
Before you think I am offending you by stating, “men are trash”, let me explain why that is an issue. In the United States, we are brought into a patriarchal society, meaning a society that is “dominated, identified and centered by men” which involves oppressing women and folks that do
You will either love or hate GLOW I have to admit that I enjoyed it, but with some reservations. GLOW is the new Netflix original based loosely on the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling TV series which ran from 1986 to 1989. The Netflix show co-created by Liz Flahive and Carly
A Birth Control “Solution” That Deepens Texas’ Contraceptive Problem A new app now offers home delivery for some of Texas’ most isolated areas, but the state’s refusal to adhere to women’s needs is far more detrimental. The Lone Star State has made quite a name for itself when
It was at the age of eight when I realized who was to be my greatest adversary in life: mi mamá. Má. Amá. Madre. Jefa. Those were your names – aloud, anyway. Never Mamá. Ever. Surrendering to the term when in your presence was a synonym of defeat, of weakness: a
I think the most important thing that I have learned from graduate school, was that I learned to name those things that had been used against me my entire life. The ability to name ones oppression is powerful for our individual liberations because for years I thought I was being
Brown girls tend to not notice themselves and what they are capable of. We become almost invisible because of the lack of representation. Sometimes, we need to remind ourselves of our ancestors’ power of resilience, become storytellers, and recreate history. When I was younger, I thought I couldn’t be
June is an important month for two groups currently facing scrutiny under the Trump administration; the LGBTQ and our Immigrant communities. While the majority of Americans in the USA are eager to kick-off their Summer plans, others make plans to continue resisting the rhetoric of the current Administration. This weekend,
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