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FONTANA, Calif. — At meeting after meeting, activists, social justice groups and residents took their turn at the lectern in the Fontana City Council chambers in the fall to sound off against Mayor Acquanetta Warren. Their denunciations of the city’s first Black mayor were relentless, and their anger resonated beyond the council chambers. For months, Warren had been the driving force behind a crackdown on street food vendors selling goods without proper permits. Under a series of regulations approved by the City Council,…

It was 2015. Trump had recently announced his campaign for president with his “Mexico isn’t sending their best” speech, and Kelly Osbourne was a guest host on The View, discussing Trump’s stance on immigration alongside hosts, including Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie Perez.  “If you kick every Latino out of this country,” Osbourne started, letting out a nervous giggle. “Then who is going to be cleaning your toilets, Donald Trump?” The camera focused on Osbourne’s face as she quickly realized — thanks to her…

It’s good to be bold, which is why Rolling Stone and Jack Daniel’s have made their own bold move, partnering for the first ever Musicians on Musicians Latino series. The multi-part event is part of the larger Jack Presenta initiative, which over the last few years has not just celebrated the world of Latin music, but worked to elevate the voices of today’s Latin artists and bring them directly to fans and enthusiasts. Now, through a unique expansion of Rolling Stone’s iconic Musicians on Musicians series, the two…

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup dropped on Tuesday, with Lana Del Rey, Tyler, the Creator, Doja Cat and No Doubt as the 2024 headliners. This year’s version of the festival will also feature several Latin acts. Peso Pluma, who performed at Coachella in 2023 alongside Becky G, will be returning to the desert stage, alongside J Balvin, who performed in 2019. Ice Spice, Bizarrap, Deftones, Carin León, Young Miko, Kevin Kaarl, Santa Fe Klan, Son Rompe Pera, the Red Pears and Eddie Zuko are among the…

HIALEAH, Fla. —  Alejandro Rodriguez, a Nicaraguan supporter of former President Trump, wanted to make clear that he opposes open borders.“The way I see it, if I have my door open, anybody can come in and out. Same thing with the borders,” Rodriguez said as he sold hats reading “Latina for Trump” outside a Trump rally in this 96% Latino south Florida city last week.Rodriguez, who is not a U.S. citizen, cannot vote for Trump in next year’s election. As a Nicaraguan, Alejandro Rodriguez can’t vote in the…

ALBUQUERQUE —  For five long weeks, the White House hung in the balance as one of the closest, most wrenching presidential campaigns in history went deep into overtime.It all came down to Florida, where Republican George W. Bush was finally declared the winner, by Supreme Court decree. The official margin was 537 votes.But in 2000, one state was even closer.Lost amid Florida’s tumult and all the legal gladiating was Al Gore’s victory here in New Mexico, where the Democrat prevailed by a mere 366 votes.The outcome may…

The Latino Film Institute has appointed Erika Sabel Flores and Sergio Monserrate to two key positions. Flores has been named executive director of the group’s Youth Cinema Project, and Monserrate will be executive director of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. The festival’s 22nd edition is set for May 31-June 4. “I am proud that the Latino Film Institute is helping create the next generation of leaders in Hollywood,” LFI chairman and founder Edward James Olmos said in a…

At first, Joe Abner would come home from school and find a single house on fire. A vacant house, toppled by a bulldozer and set ablaze by Palm Springs city firemen.Then two houses would be burning. ”Then it got to the point when you saw smoke, you were pretty well freaked out because you didn’t know if it was your house or one of your neighbors’ houses,” Abner said. “They were tearing houses down right in front of your face.”Now 72, Abner was 13 when his family fled Section 14 in Palm Springs, leaving the home his father…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJohn Leguizamo joked if “white people can take Latino roles” then he wants to play Gwyneth Paltrow in the ski accident trial movie.Speaking of Latino underrepresentation in Hollywood, the 62-year-old actor said it’s not right to cast non-Latino actors in Latino roles.On Monday’s (27 March) episode of The Daily Show, Leguizamo spoke about American actors such as James Franco being cast…

The kitchen table, round and glass, with wooden legs, sits in a sunlit corner of Alejandra Carrera and Clemente Flores’ apartment. It is one of the first things visitors see. To the outsider, it’s a nice table. To the couple, married 26 years, it’s a symbol of their economic progress over the last decade. They bought it new, on sale, last year. “We have always had to buy second-hand,” Flores said. Puro segundo. Their Aurora apartment is a newer one-bedroom, small like the others before it. But it is a big improvement from…