The Literal Whitewashing of Chicago’s Latino Murals

*For some this is progress, for others it’s displacement. At a deeper level it’s erasing culture. VL NewsTaco CULTURE THURSDAY By Andrea Penman-Lomeli, Citylab (3.5 minute read)   Iconic images—of […]

*Latino residents in San Francisco’s Mission District say that the rapid spread of gentrification is pushing them out and whitewashing their culture. New “dotcom” residents are paying more than $3,800 […]

*This has been a recurring theme recently. It came to a head a few weeks ago with the East Austin piñata store story. The owners and their business were allegedly […]

*One of my favorite  2014 stories. There are many layers to this story/short video: gentrification, assumptions, privilege. The filed was OK for the Latino kids, until it was upgraded. Tech […]

*Fascinating look at how Latino culture is leaving a mark on public spaces. We tend to overlook architecture as something that can be influenced by culture; it was just a […]

By Soni Sangha, Fox News Latino Lincoln Heights is the kind of place where you might hang out with your neighbors on a warm day, drinking in the stunning views of […]

By Jose Cruz, OurTiempo.com Last week In less than 48 hours a controversy erupted within the Humbolt Park community of Chicago. Local Bucktown bakery Tipsy Cake owner Naomi Levine’s insensitive comments […]

I am a prideful beast and sometimes I allow it to get the better of me. Sometimes I start one-sided rivalries after I feel I have received a raw deal. […]

When East WillyB premiered last Spring, the show received a lot of positive coverage upon the release of it’s first episode.  Much was dissected in terms of how the show tackles […]