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Entries for August, 2008

CHICAGO DISPLACES LATINOS FROM PRIME REAL ESTATE AREAS

The Young Lords will hold a community rally to celebrate 40 Years as a human rights movement for Puerto Rican self determination and neighborhood empowerment. It will take place Sunday, September 21,2008 in Humboldt Park from 2-4:00 P.M. at San Lucas United Church of Christ,2914 W. North Ave. Chicago.
 
Humboldt Park is another Latino community currently [...]

Daddy Yankee Backs McCain???

 

I don’t understand this one at all. But maybe someone can comment and explain it to me. Does Daddy Yankee know that McCain would like to stop all immigration to this country, especially Latin immigrants? PLEASE explain this one to me. If this was not so sad it would be funny.
 
 

From http://www.ajc.com/life/content/news/stories/2008/08/25/reggaeton_mccain_endorsed.html
 
PHOENIX — It was [...]

Alzheimer’s Disease Projected to Increase 600% Among Latinos by 2050

Alzheimer’s Association Joins Celebra Hispanic Health Education Campaign to Build Awareness About Impact of Alzheimer’s and Resources Available for Latinos
 
The Alzheimer’s Association has teamed up with Celebra La Vida Con Salud, the largest national Hispanic health education campaign, to build awareness among U.S. Latinos about the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on the Hispanic population [...]

President Chávez wants subcontinent to be renamed Indo-America

“Let us start using this term. The notion of Latin America was imposed on us.”
FIDEL EDUARDO OROZCO
EL UNIVERSAL
 
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said on Monday that the subcontinent must cease to be called Latin America and should be renamed Indo-America, to honor the roots of its native inhabitants.
 
“Let us start using this term (…); such [...]

Immortal Technique to Perform at Black August: Largest Annual Hip Hop Benefit Concert Aug. 31st

The Black August Hip Hop Project will produce its 11th Annual Benefit Concert at Nokia Theatre on August 31st. This year’s show will center on human rights violations incurred through gentrification and police brutality in the U.S. With special surprise guests still to come, confirmed artists include soul sensation Bilal, hip hop acts KRS-One, EPMD, [...]

Is Hip Hop Mentally Challenged Music?

Is Hip Hop Mentally Challenged Music?: The Reign of Retarded Rap by Min. Paul Scott
 
Over the last two years, Black America has been discussed by the mainstream media perhaps more times than in recent history. Between Don Imus, the Jena 6 and the presidential election, for a moment, it began to seem that black [...]

CRNLive, a proud sponsor of the ALMA Awards

This year’s 2008 ALMA Awards will be taped on August 17, 2008 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.  Courtesy of CRNLive, Alejandro Rivera, will be joining the stars at the ALMA’s.  Eva Longoria Parker will be this host of this year’s event, including performances by Black Eyed Peas, Sergio Mendes, Wynonna Judd, The Cheetah Girls, and [...]

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