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Julián Castro honors Willie Velasquez's 'transformative' activism in Texas Monthly tribute
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 10 months agoI've been reading Texas Monthly — not always religiously — since February 1973. How could I not? The...
Ernesto Palomino, ‘godfather of Chicano Art,’ muralist, musician, activist, dies at 89
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 7 months agoErnesto Palomino, who grew up in southwest Fresno and became a nationally recognized artist,...
Civil rights activist Ramsey Muniz leaves behind complicated legacy
Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 9—HARLINGEN — During his historic campaign stumps across Texas, Mexican-Americans' first state gubernatorial candidate stirred students like Rogelio Nunez to keep pushing for the growing ...
South Texas Latino activist Ramsey Muniz dies at 79
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's Note: This story has been updated to include information from Muniz's daughter, Delinda Muniz Fehringer. Ramiro “Ramsey” Muniz, a Corpus Christi native and activist known as the first ...
'People followed him': Ramsey Muniz embodied spirit of Miller’s 1960 football state champs
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCharismatic, handsome and razor sharp, Ramsey Muniz seemed destined for big things when he ran for Texas governor twice in the first half of the 1970s. Born and raised in Corpus Christi, Muniz ...
The staying power of Joe Kapp's 'The Toughest Chicano' Sports Illustrated cover
LA Times via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoQuarterback Joe Kapp, shown yelling from the sidelines during a 1970 game, was featured on a vintage...
EDITORIAL: NM can't afford to go backward on government transparency
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 31—"You simply cannot favor transparency as a policy and support this." — Albuquerque Journal editorial, Feb. 7, 2021, on a proposal to keep most names of government-job applicants secret ...