Posts Tagged ‘chicano’
Dolores Huerta On The Civil Rights Movement & Current Organizing Efforts
June 16, 2017 – Civil Rights leader Dolores Huerta was born in Dawson, New Mexico but grew up in California. In the 1960s, she and César Chávez founded the National Farm Workers Association, now the United Farm Workers (UFW). Huerta sat down earlier this year with correspondent Russell Contreras to talk about history, political organizing, and what she sees…
Read MoreThe Line: National Recognition Of Author Rudolfo Anaya
September 30, 2016 – New Mexico author Rudolfo Anaya was recently awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama. Our Line opinion panelists reacted to this great news as they prepared for this week’s taping on other events in the news. More on Rudolfo Anaya from NMPBS: ¡COLORES! – From Curandera To Chupacabra: The Stories…
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