Black History: is this Raul Julia?

You may be surprised– This was Henry Jay Lewis a U.S. Black musician and conductor. A talented musician, Henry was the first Black to serve as a conductor and musical director of a major American orchestra (the New Jersey Symphony) in 1968, and the first Black to conduct the Metropolitan Opera, in 1972. Raul Julia was a powerful … Continue reading →

Racism & Resident Evil 5 Part One: What is racism? |

I have been positively impressed by the work of some bloggers in their attempt to deconstruct our society at all levels, even in gaming. Look at this quotation from this blog analyzing the game “Resident Evil 5.” “E.g. the way all “civilized” characters speak english, while spanish is used as some way to exotize zombies” Good work! … Continue reading →

Latinos as a political classification

The post below is part of the H-LatAm conversation about Latino versus Hispanic identity. The original post is found here: Redistas y Neteros (thanks for the reminder, Tom [Holloway]), What a surprising reception to Nelly‘s question! It is not simply the rapid-firing of messages which tells when a topic has touched a nerve, but the … Continue reading →