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World Premiere of Miss Lebron Tonight!

Before Sonia Sotomayor, there was Dolores “Lolita” Lebron. Born in Puerto Rico, the nationalist figure’s actions in support of liberation for the island provoked controversies more fervent than ‘wise Latina’ remarks. Lebron, a former beauty queen, joined the New York Chapter of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party during the 1940’s after having moved to the [...]

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In Yo Face Buchanan!

Congratulations Sonia Sotomayor on making history!

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Howard Dean’s Imperialism – Apply Liberally

Howard Dean was on the program Democracy Now! on Friday when co-host Juan Gonzales departed from the subject of Health Care reform to a question about Afghanistan: JUAN GONZALEZ: In terms of the—to get back again to other issues right now, I’d like to ask you about the continuation and expansion of the American war in [...]

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Subversive Historian – 06/24/09

Bernice Gera’s Fight Back in the day on June 24th, 1972, Bernice Gera became the first woman to umpire a professional baseball game in the United States. Taking the field of a Class A minor league game pitting the Geneva Rangers against the Auburn Phillies, she broke the gender barrier in the profession, but not [...]

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Arriba With Las Divas!

Traditionally Non-Traditional Mariachi Divas continue the natural evolution of the genre BY GABRIEL SAN ROMAN Mention the word “mariachi,” and a certain image will more often than not come to mind: Mexican men with bushy bigotes, singing traditional songs alongside musicians playing violins, trumpets and stringed instruments that include the oversized guitarrón. For the past 10 years, Grammy-winning all-female [...]

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