By La Cucaracha Staff What names have you called yourself or names others have called you? The question was posed by narrator Charlene Barrientos Ortiz. The responses from the audience started out tame — Mexican-American… Chicano… Spanish… Hispanic… Latino… LatinX… — then it got ugly — wetback, illegal, undocumented… That’s how the Calle Cultural Community… Continue reading Finding Chicano Roots
Category: Education
When youth lead…
We listen Pueblo Middle Schools march for justice Cucaracha News Staff Report The killing of Trayvon Martin in February 2012, became a spark that helped ignite a generation of young people who would later challenge many forms of state violence from police brutality to immigration enforcement. Years later, on what would have been his 31st… Continue reading When youth lead…
Rest in Power!
PUEBLO, Colo.— The community has lost a giant, in the on-going fight for civil rights, human dignity and love and respect for all, in the death of the Rev. Robert “Boba” Lewis, 76. Rev. Lewis was an elementary school teacher who touched the hearts of hundreds young students and was a tireless advocate for social… Continue reading Rest in Power!
Cold as Ice
Guest Column By Joseph Alan SanchezSpecial to La Cucharacha News Most Americans recognize the name ICE and the images of masked military men that dominated the major media in recent weeks. Despite the inescapable familiarity of the federal agency, many don’t know what the acronym spells out. It is the office of Immigration Customs Enforcement. … Continue reading Cold as Ice
Rat Tale
SERIES CONTINUED: “Rat Tale” is the third short story in a new La Cucaracha News feature – excerpts from books. A fourth and final installment will be posted in one week. To read the earlier installments, scroll down to “Hatched” and “Shadows.” By EMILIANO TRUJILLO Donald Jones was once one of Centennial’s best linebackers. He… Continue reading Rat Tale
What’s happening
Tisza Jauique: Recognizing the Inheritance of Chigonan Indigeniety SOAR is hosting Tlisza Jaurique for a virtual speaker event in February. Jaurique is the first Chicana woman to have a solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in New York. She is a philosopher, activist, artist, and scholar whose work largely reflects her research… Continue reading What’s happening
Mendoza Makes Miami Believe
By Joseph Alan Sanchez What in the name of Jim Plunkett just happened in Miami? A young man named Fernando Mendoza just had the most remarkable night of his college football life while leading the unlikely-to-succeed Indiana Hoosiers to their first ever national gridiron championship. The Indiana senior year quarterback led his team to an… Continue reading Mendoza Makes Miami Believe
Be The Change!
Pueblo observes National MLK Day By MARGARITO FUENTES PUEBLO — About 400 people walked the mile from the Rawlings Library to the El Pueblo History Museum to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Jan. 19, 2026. Fifty-eight years ago, on April 4, 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was fatally shot at the… Continue reading Be The Change!
Artists Spotlight
Faces Behind the Plate An Artist Spotlight with Anthony Garcia Sr., (@Birdseedcollective, exploring the meaning, journey, and cultural power behind Colorado’s Chicana/o License Plate. By CHELA LUJAN What personal experiences or cultural influences inspired your designs for the Chicana/o/x license plates? Growing up in a predominantly Latino community instilled in me a deep sense of… Continue reading Artists Spotlight
Immigrant Rights Activist Vizguerra released
Vows to keep fighting for her rights and for others Longtime immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra was released Monday from an ICE jail after nearly 10 months in a Colorado detention center. Vizguerra, 54, an immigrant woman who became a national symbol of resistance to forced deportation during President Trump’s first term was arrested by… Continue reading Immigrant Rights Activist Vizguerra released