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Pueblo Chicana featured in Lowrider Magazine

March 19, 2024

Pueblo native and East High graduate, Vanessa Torrez, was recently featured in a special edition of Lowrider Magazine highlighting women in lowriding. She was selected based on her work as an artist and up-and-coming custom automotive painter. Like so many lowrider lovers

Rita J. Martinez Youth Conference 2023 poster, reading, "MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Rita J. Martinez Youth Leadership Conference, Thursday, October 19, Excused absence, meals included, cultural workshops & presentations"

Civics·Culture·Education

Rita J. Martinez Youth Conference Video

March 9, 2024

The second annual Rita J. Martinez Youth Leadership Conference took place Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at CSU-Pueblo. Over 300 middle and high school students from Pueblo and San Luis Valley attended the May 2022 conference. They came together for a day of

Maria Subia speaking at a Cinco de Mayo celebration on the then University of Southern Colorado campus in 1980. Original photo taken by Rita J. Martinez was colorized by Juan Espinosa.

Education·Fallen Heroes·History

Maria Subia — a warrior for la raza, a champion for children

February 27, 2024

Nov. 21, 1944 – Jan. 28, 2024 By Deborah Martinez Martinez Maria Arguello Subia, who passed away Jan. 28, was a pillar of strength for her community, an advocate for social justice, and a prominent Chicana activist with the Chicano Movement. She

Culture·Education·History

A tribute to hermano Abelardo ‘Lalo’ Delgado: Poet Laureate de Aztlán

February 14, 2024

On September 11, 2023. Abelardo ‘Lalo’ Delgado was inducted into the Colorado Author’s Hall of Fame for his poetic contributions to humanity. It was Lalo’s poetic renditions of the contradictory nature of human beings, his giving soul, and his quest for social

History·Opinión

La Cucaracha News website five decades in the making

February 14, 2024

Welcome to La Cucaracha News website. It took 48 years to get here, but better late than never. If you are already familiar with La Cucaracha independent Chicano newspaper, this website will be like finding an old friend. If you are new to La Cucaracha, give

David Carrillo walks out of Colorado Prison a free man after serving 28 years under a life without the possibility of parole sentence.

Civics·Transforming Justice

Gov. Polis frees convicted murderer after 28 years

February 14, 2024

By JUAN ESPINOSA After serving more than 28 years, David Carrillo, 49, was paroled from the Colorado prison system Jan. 31, 2024, thanks to Gov. Jared Polis and the governor’s belief that the convicted murderer has rehabilitated himself in prison.

Culture·Fallen Heroes

Chicana activist/artist Lola Gutierrez dies on Christmas Eve

January 20, 2024

Lola Gutierrez captured her world through murals, sculptures and cartoons that gave image and form to the Chicano culture she strived to preserve. On Christmas Eve 2023, Lola, 82, joined her ancestors. She was well-known in the Chicano community for her powerful

A photo pointing up a rocky hill at Tito Vega, crouching in front of a cloudy sky, smiling into the camera

Culture·Fallen Heroes

Long-time defender of La Raza dies at 71

September 20, 2023

Augustine ‘Tito’ Vega, Oct. 2, 1951 – Aug. 30, 2023 You are invited to join the Celebration of Tito Vega’s Life at noon, Sept. 25th at CSU-Pueblo’s Occhiato Student Center. Like a dark cloud, a wave of sadness flowed over the Pueblo’s

Civics·Transforming Justice

Women in Need – Need Community, Not Jail Time

August 15, 2023

As we, El Movimiento Sigué’s Transforming-Justice Team, hit the midpoint of our second year working to reduce incarceration rates, my perspective is, it often feels overwhelming. It’s hard to find the perfect starting point, when we consider the myriad of factors that

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Pueblo Chicana featured in Lowrider Magazine

Rita J. Martinez Youth Conference Video

Maria Subia — a warrior for la raza, a champion for children

A tribute to hermano Abelardo ‘Lalo’ Delgado: Poet Laureate de Aztlán

La Cucaracha News website five decades in the making

Gov. Polis frees convicted murderer after 28 years

Chicana activist/artist Lola Gutierrez dies on Christmas Eve

Long-time defender of La Raza dies at 71

Women in Need – Need Community, Not Jail Time

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