Con Frijoles – No Mercy Cultural Criticism from a Beaner’s Perspective

Fernando Herrera: Homophobic Misogynist Running for Houston Mayor

July 7, 2011

I first wrote about Fernando Herrera when he ran a scurrilous campaign against incumbent state representative of Texas HD148, Jessica Farrar. Mr. Herrera’s campaign sent out mail pieces attacking Rep. Farrar for her tireless work in support of women’s health and even went so far as to say that the champion for Texas women and [...]

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Musíca de Las Fronteras: Un Mojado Sin Licencia

July 2, 2011

Un Mojado Sin Licencia (A Wetback Without a License) Written by Santiago Jímenez, and sung by Flaco Jímenez & Fred Ojeda accompanied by their conjunto. Desde Laredo a San Antonio Yo he venido a casarme con mi Chencha Y no he podido, por ser mojado. Pues para todo me exigen mi licencia. Se me [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-12

June 12, 2011

The BrownBoyRocks Daily is out! http://bit.ly/fZECsq ▸ Top stories today via @jurgente @5wa @anonymous_sa # RT @profragsdale: Coming Soon! I've been working on a big open source project -a digital collection on the Black Town Movement Project #BTMP # Supernova Discovered in M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy http://ow.ly/1tvLmP via @emergentculture # RT @_Capitalism_: I am capitalism [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-05

June 5, 2011

The BrownBoyRocks Daily is out! http://bit.ly/hTn7Ii # 1- No such thing as a free mkt; 2- Free mkt ideology shouldnt be imposed on public higher ed. http://ow.ly/1tiMs4qaq # RT @LatinosMatter: RT @HispanicNews: Wine industry aims to attract more Latinos # You're a great example of that. RT @AaronPena: “Bad politicians are sent to (Austin) Washington [...]

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Houston’s Latin@ Community Being Undercut By One of Its Own

June 3, 2011

Every decade the United States Census accounts for the number of people in the country. The final numbers are then used to reapportion congressional districts and other political boundary lines according to the latest populations increases, changes, etc. According to the 2010 Census, Latin@s in the United States are responsible for more than half of [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-29

May 29, 2011

The BrownBoyRocks Daily is out! http://bit.ly/fZECsq ▸ Top stories today via @kristenmchugh22 @sem_watch # Daniels won't run for president http://ow.ly/509qp – The "I Love my family more" excuse is a cop-out & reveals much about #GOTP motivations. # RT @thinkprogress: CBS’s Face The Nation dismantles Gingrich’s lie that he "wasn’t referring to Ryan" http://thkpr.gs/ke7jXG # [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-22

May 22, 2011

RT @jilevin: When Is the Senate Ethics Committee Going to Take Action on Tom Coburn's Part in the Ensign Cover-Up? http://bit.ly/jRJxsj… # The BrownBoyRocks Daily is out! http://bit.ly/hTn7Ii # RT @RalstonFlash: Coburn won't comment to home state paper on new details about his role in the Ensign scandal: http://bit.ly/lgbcTr # Carlos Santana: “The people of [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-15

May 15, 2011

The BrownBoyRocks Daily is out! http://bit.ly/hTn7Ii ▸ Top stories today via @tehranweekly @5wa # RT @sharifkouddous: Violence and chaos downtown. Hundreds throwing rocks and bottles near Ramses Hilton #Egypt # RT @washingtonpost: Dick Cheney undecided on whether to seek new heart http://wapo.st/jKj0Iy | Do they make hearts black enough for him? # RT @NekoCase: Loving [...]

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