Through February 10, 2019, The Autry in Griffith Park - Published in Los Angeles from 1967-1977, the influential bilingual newspaper La Raza provided a voice to the Chicano Rights Movement.

Students have long played a prominent role in social and political activism. On the afternoon of February 1, 1960, four students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, a b…

During Protest Over Apprehension of Spanish Americans in Denver Bus Bombing Case

1970 Chicano Moratorium 45 years ago today in East LA, 30,000 marched in the Chicano Moratorium in protest of the Vietnam War, and in an act of self-determination for Chicanos. Historians believe the...

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Fighting for Farm Workers' Rights: Cesar Chavez, the Delano Grape Strike and Boycott

While I understand the issues some of us have with the term "Hispanic" (and even "Latino") I personally don't have a problem w/ either anymore (I was against "Hispanic before) and instead embrace BOTH terms as a unifying banner that encompasses ALL Spanish-speaking mixed race peoples of the Americas… Remember that 'Chicanos' are but a rama off of the Mexican branch of the Raza Tree split into smaller ramas such as: Tejano, Californio, Nuevo Mexicano, etc… But the Tree is ALL Raza together……

The Story of the Brown Berets The personal story of David Sanchez, 19-year-old leader of the Chicano Power Brown Beret movement is about as vivid an illustration as one can find of how once complacent East Los Angles kids have been driven into open, violent rebellion against establishment indifference, bad schools and police brutality...