San Antonio painter Vincent Valdez unveils work on persistence of white supremacy
NewsTaco September 6, 2016
*This is well worth the reading time investment. The New York Times call the work “a selfie for 21st-century America. VL By Michael Agresta, The Texas Observer (16 minute read) A […]
Smithsonian releases Fresno musician’s songs of the Chicano movement
NewsTaco June 27, 2016
*This is very cool, and very relevant. VL By Andrea Castillo, Fresno Bee (2.5 minute read) Agustín Lira, whose music became the anthem of the farmworker movement in the 1960s, released […]
Argentinian piano prodigy Martha Argerich among Kennedy Center honorees
NewsTaco June 24, 2016
*This is good, there should be more. VL By Lucia I. Suarez Sang, Fox News Latino (4 minute read) For the second year in a row a Latin artist will […]
Gregory Rabassa, translator of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, dies
NewsTaco June 16, 2016
*The Paris review put together excerpts from interviews where authors praised Rabassa and his work, Gabriel Garcia Marquez included. VL By Hillel Italie, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gregory […]