The lack of representation and negative, reductive portrayal of Mexicans and Chicanos in American film and television has been a longtime concern for Jose Luis Ruiz, a Southern California dentist, entrepreneur and community advocate who hails from Mexico City. To address the problem, he recently launched a program to help fund film and television projects
Blair “The Flair” Cobbs serenades audiences with pro wrestling great Ric “Nature Boy” Flair’s “Wooooo!” every chance he gets. For as much as he can talk with the best of them, his fists work just as well inside the ring. Boasting a 14-0-1 record, the welterweight is again ready for action after more than a
Journalism is a job that has the power to influence and inform the masses. But it also carries certain risks and responsibilities. In Mexico and the rest of Latin America, the work means reporting on sensitive topics or asking tough questions — something that creates enemies for journalists. In some parts of the world, journalists
COVID-19 safety measures forced many places to close down for over a year. In the port of Veracruz, Mexico, the Boca Forum is waiting to reopen. The Forum is ready to return to its usual activities once the health sector officials allow it. “It is a shame that something as characteristic as the Boca Forum
GABORONE, Botswana — Kenson Kgaga, the owner of Naga Safaris that offers day trips to Okavango Delta in northern Botswana, was hopeful of making a total return to business when he got several tourists bookings from abroad. But his hopes have been dashed. “We had four cancelations which were attributed to the ‘State of Emergency’,” he
It was breakfast time, and Wanda Armstrong was rolling out the crust for her famous peach cobbler at Evelyn’s Soul Food Restaurant, a well-known dining spot in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that’s frequented by NFL veterans, politicians and even the last astronaut to walk on the moon. By early afternoon, Armstrong has left Evelyn’s — which is
“Hamilton” star Lin-Manuel Miranda and “Fearless” actress Rosie Perez were part of Ballet Hispánico’s 50th Anniversary Celebration. The ceremony’s recording will be available online for free on YouTube, Facebook and ballethispanico.org for the next two weeks. One of the nation’s most prominent Latino dance groups, the company was founded in 1970 in New York by Tina Ramirez, a dancer and choreographer who since
“Hey, you can’t rip that off. It’s information!” A shop assistant in a popular neighborhood in Caracas tried to prevent a young man from removing a piece of paper from the wall. The young man said, “Sir, I’m a reporter. I am just changing the flip chart for one with new information.” A group of
Fresh off his induction into the Indiana Boxing Hall of Fame, the man known as the “KO King” sets his sights on boxing Hall of Famer “Sugar” Shane Mosley. Finishing his career with a record of 46-9-0, Randall Bailey recorded 39 of the most memorable knockouts in recent boxing history. Now Bailey is looking to
Video shows a photographer flying over the Colorado River Delta in Mexico in his powered paraglider as part of his mission to tell stories from the air in a more personal way, rather than using an “impersonal” drone. His aerial photographs capture some of the most spectacular places in the world. Joe Orsi, who is
