Colorado Springs is the destination for hundreds of motorcyclists By LA CUCARACHA TAVA CITY — The stunning natural scenery, especially Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak, is the backdrop for the third annual El Mariachi Vicla Run scheduled to take place Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. This year’s El Mariachi Vicla Run begins at 8:00… Continue reading TAVA CITY’S EL MARAICHI VICLA RUN — SEPT. 6
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Montour walked the walk, talked the talk and left his mark
Joseph “Eddie” Montour: Sunrise Nov. 6, 1947 — Sunset Aug. 15, 2025 By JUAN ESPINOSA Renaissance man, Joseph “Eddie” Montour, 77, has moved on to the next world. To his community, he was a cultural warrior, leader of the Brown Berets, accomplished orator, artist, war veteran, teacher, counselor, and diplomate who mixed with Nobel Peace… Continue reading Montour walked the walk, talked the talk and left his mark
Peltier’s release revitalizes Wounded Knee anniversary
By JUAN ESPINOSA WOUNDED KNEE, S.D. (Feb. 27, 2025) — Members and supporters of the American Indian Movement marked the 52-year anniversary of the liberation of Wounded Knee with a Four-Direction March and a celebration of Leonard Peltier’s release from prison, the honoring of four AIM veterans and a full slate of guest speakers, singing… Continue reading Peltier’s release revitalizes Wounded Knee anniversary
Nearly 200 take part in Pueblo’s Presidents Day demonstration.
Similar protests have taken place across the nation, including Colorado Springs, Denver By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ Nearly 200 people, from babes to grannies, marched from Rawlings Library in Pueblo to the Sister Cities Plaza, across from City Hall on Monday to protest the Trump administration and the Trump/Elon coalition to dismantle the government. Protesters shouted… Continue reading Nearly 200 take part in Pueblo’s Presidents Day demonstration.
How to get your Chicana/o License Plate
Easy as 1, 2, 3 Step 1: Make Your DonationTo start the process, please make a one-time $50 donation to El Movimiento Sigue. You can do it online at coloradochicanolicenseplate.org or contact us via email to arrange an in-person donation. Step 2. Receive Your PINAfter vour donation is confirmed, vou will receive a 5-Digit certificate… Continue reading How to get your Chicana/o License Plate
An orchestra of whistleblowers guarding against tyranny
By Magdaleno Rose-Avila 02/01/2025 Over the years, government employees have stepped forward as whistleblowers, exposing truths hidden by their agencies and superiors. These revelations often carried personal risks but were made because the stakes involved the wellbeing of an entire nation. The release of the Pentagon Papers exposed the grim reality of the Vietnam War,… Continue reading An orchestra of whistleblowers guarding against tyranny
Chicano culture underrepresented in Colorado Book Awards
By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ The Colorado Humanities is getting ready for judges to review hundreds of Colorado Books, written in 2024, in 14 categories for the awards. However, how many books will represent the Chicano culture? The Director of the Humanities Center for the Book Josephine Jones said, “We know how important it is to… Continue reading Chicano culture underrepresented in Colorado Book Awards
Pablo Mora, editor extraordinaire, dies at 74
A death in La Cucaracha family Funeral Mass 10 am Saturday, February 8, 2025 St. Francis Xavier Church, Pueblo CO By JUAN ESPINOSA Pablo Mora, one of the founders of La Cucaracha newspaper, died Jan. 31 at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs. He turned 74 four days before his death. Mora was a career journalist… Continue reading Pablo Mora, editor extraordinaire, dies at 74
Peltier almost free!
AIM elder to be released Feb. 18 By JUAN ESPINOSA On his last full day as president, Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of American Indian Movement leader Leonard Peltier, 80, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975. Lenny Foster, Peltier’s spiritual advisor for more than 40 years, said in a telephone… Continue reading Peltier almost free!
Sharing Aztec Mexhika Medicina with Pueblo’s Women
By REBECCA MAYAHUEL ROBLES, teacher with Storytellers of the Ancestral Red Road (SOAR) “La Medicina es para todos.” “The medicine is for everyone,” Maestra CC In April of 2024, this mantra by Cuauhtli Cihuatl, also called Maestra CC or Eagle Woman, became a reality when Storytellers of the Ancestral Red Road (SOAR) secured a grant… Continue reading Sharing Aztec Mexhika Medicina with Pueblo’s Women