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Latino Voters Will Make a Difference in 2020
By Dr. Ricardo Romo August is proving to be a momenmental month for Latinos in the 2020 presidential election. In a highly orchestrated virtual...
A Latino Commentary: Biden-Harris is the Dream Ticket
By Ricardo Romo, PhD Joe Biden made history with his selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate. As the first Black and Asian woman to join the...
Latinos Can Help Preserve Democracy
By Dr. Ricardo Romo Congressman John Lewis’s last public writing appeared in a New York Times editorial page on July 30 following his death a week...
Latino Health in the Time of the Pandemic
By Dr. Ricardo Romo The June 28, 2020 article “Learning from Hispanic Americans” by New York Times opinion writer Nicholas Kristof got my...
Art During the Time of the Pandemic
By Dr. Ricardo Romo There is great uncertainty about the pandemic–no one knows how many lives will be affected, how long it will last, and how our...
The Art World of Raul Gonzalez
By Dr. Ricardo Romo Raul Gonzalez began drawing at the age of six, but never thought that a path existed for him becoming an artist until viewing...
A Latino Perspective on Protest, Justice, and Reform
By Dr. Ricardo Romo In the Opinion page of the Dallas Morning News on June 7, 2020, Rene Martinez wrote of a tragic shooting 47 years ago by a...
Jesus Barraza: Artist, Activist, and Teacher
By Dr. Ricardo Romo Jesus Barraza is a San Francisco Bay area artist, teacher, and community activist. He is the co-founder, with Melanie Cervantes,...
What Latinos are Learning from the Pandemic
https://laprensatexas.com/what-latinos-are-learning-from-the-pandemic/ by Dr. Ricardo Romo Good health practices matter, but basic...
Pandemic Threatens Latino Student Achievement
By Dr. Ricardo Romo Schooling during the pandemic lockdown is not going well for many Latino students. Truthfully, the majority rather be in the...