Among the tacos and Mariachis, tiny youth orchestra blossoms in Boyle Heights
By Mary Plummer, KPCC Mayte Castro’s bedroom door is decorated with stickers that read,”In a world where you can be anything, be yourself.” Three sets of butterfly wings made out […]
Latino Comics Expo: Javier Hernandez’s ‘El Muerto’ and beyond
By Tony Castro, Voxxi Ever heard of Weapon Tex-Mex, El Muerto, ManSwamp or Dead Dinosaurio? They are the creations of Javier Hernandez, a Los Angeles comic book artist, one of several dozen who […]
Eydie Gorme, Voice of Sophisticated Pop, Dies at 84
By Anita Gates, New York Times Eydie Gorme, the lively singer with a remarkable range who performed a decades-long act with her husband, Steve Lawrence, that made them the sweethearts […]
Some of My Best Friends Aren’t Black Or Brown Or Asian…
By Gene Demby, NPR Let’s coin a new stereotype right here:Latinos are mad friendly. Ninety percent of Latinos said that they are friends with people of a different race, according to […]