NEW SERIES: “Hatched” is the first short story in a new La Cucaracha News feature – excerpts from books. In keeping with Halloween and El Dia de los Muertos themes, we chose “Hatched” to kick off the series. A second installment will be posted in one week. HATCHED By EMILIANO TRUJILLO MEDINA “It’s weird,” said… Continue reading HATCHED
Month: October 2025
November 2025
Visual Story Telling Workshop A series of Visual Storytelling Workshops will be held at Pueblo area libraries between November 2025 and March 2026. The workshops are led by local Chicana and Indigenous artists Jazzelle Bustos, Katrina Gomez, Celeste Velasquez. While painting a collaborative mini-mural, we’ll celebrate the stories, cultures, and characteristic that represent our neighborhoods.… Continue reading November 2025
LOS QUE VIVIERON
By CATALINA ESPINOSA MORA Memorialized are those who died for La Causa! Since the spring of ’73, the Raid on the Crusade for Justice. Their deaths gave birth to new hope — El Movimiento. Never have we forgotten — Que Viva! It is an honor to live for what you believe in… To one that… Continue reading LOS QUE VIVIERON
Youth Leadership 101
372 attend Rita J. Martinez Youth Conference By VICENTE MARTINEZ ORTEGA & DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ PUEBLO — Hundreds of area high school students were treated to a day on a university campus, introduction to Chicano Studies and took home valuable educational gifts at a student conference held earlier this month. The occasion was the 2025… Continue reading Youth Leadership 101
Día de los Muertos
From Sacred Hills to Global Stage By H.R. LLAMAS For centuries, El Día de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead — has been a cherished celebration among Indigenous communities across the Americas. What began as a humble act of remembrance in the Purépecha hills of Janitzio, Michoacán, has transformed into one of the… Continue reading Día de los Muertos
No Kings Rallies draw huge crowds
More than 3,000 attend Pueblo rally By La Cucaracha An estimated 7 million people in all 50 states joined in the No Kings rallies, Oct. 18, 2025, — 3,000 of them in Pueblo, Colo. Large crowds were reported in numerous Colorado cities including Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, Alamosa, to name only… Continue reading No Kings Rallies draw huge crowds
IS BAD BUNNY BAD FOR FOOTBALL?
Guest Column By Magdaleno “Len” Rose-Avila It seems that his selection as half time entertainment has gotten to Trump and his MAGA movement. BB Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio has irritated the racist base of the right white wing of America. First they were screaming that he was not American. Yet there have been many non-Americans… Continue reading IS BAD BUNNY BAD FOR FOOTBALL?
Top Brass
Isaac B. Martinez becomes first Latino Brigadier General By ANA ROMERO VIGIL The Colorado National Guard promoted La Junta-born Col. Isaac B. Martinez to the rank of Brigadier General on Sept. 13, 2025 after a 25-year career with the Army. He is the first Latino to ever serve in this position. He will be the… Continue reading Top Brass
Colorado Dems Buckle…
…as Shutdown Showdown Continues By J. Castaña Last week was a poor showing from the Democrats, including Colorado Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper. As the shutdown of the federal government stretches on and Congress Democrats and Republicans showdown over spending bills, at least one of the “must-pass” measures blew through with surprising ease: the National Defense… Continue reading Colorado Dems Buckle…
Ice Age
What’s going on between Pueblo Airport and Ice? By J. Castaña Thankfully the answer is ‘not much yet’—but that might change. Last month, the City of Pueblo’s Director of Aviation Greg Pedroza emailed to the city administration of Walsenburg. He asked about contact information for Immigrations and Custom Enforcement (ICE), apparently hoping to set up… Continue reading Ice Age