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“Mowing Leaves of Grass” is one big Brown middle finger to America
Book Reviews Literature

“Mowing Leaves of Grass” is one big Brown middle finger to America

January 22, 2021January 22, 20214 min read

Matt Sedillo’s “Mowing Leaves of Grass” (FlowerSong Press, 2019) is many things to many people, but for me, his book is but one big brown

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Matt Sedillo reviews”Yolqui, A Warrior Summoned from the Spirit World: Testimonios on Violence”
Book Reviews Literature

Matt Sedillo reviews”Yolqui, A Warrior Summoned from the Spirit World: Testimonios on Violence”

January 20, 2021January 21, 20215 min read

Pained and fragmented is the memory. Vivid is the bloodletting. “Yolqui, A Warrior Summoned From The Spirit World: Testimonios on Violence” (University of Arizona Press),

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Dreams by Alejandro Jimenez
Election 2020 Literature Poetry

Dreams by Alejandro Jimenez

January 14, 2021January 14, 20211 min read

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Primary source: Dr. Roberto Cintli Rodríguez
Literature

Primary source: Dr. Roberto Cintli Rodríguez

December 16, 2020December 16, 20201 min read

Dr. Roberto Cintli Rodríguez is a columnist, author, and an associate professor of Mexican American Studies at the University of Arizona. His most recent book

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Age of Empires por Ánuar Zúñiga Naime
Literature Poetry

Age of Empires por Ánuar Zúñiga Naime

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020

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Little House on the Prairie: Anti-Indian racism & capitalism in reruns
Literature

Little House on the Prairie: Anti-Indian racism & capitalism in reruns

November 26, 2020November 30, 20205 min read

“Little House on the Prairie” by Laura Ingalls Wilder was an award winning children’s book that is a staple of grade school and junior high

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From “The End of Lent” by  Rocío Carlos
Literature Poetry

From “The End of Lent” by Rocío Carlos

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

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Ten days before the anniversary of Wanda Coleman’s death
Literature

Ten days before the anniversary of Wanda Coleman’s death

November 4, 2020November 4, 20204 min read

“Line breaks and stanza breaks are important to me, therefore, I am putting hard copies in the regular mail tomorrow (with SASE) so you can

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Cat in the Hat is a racist caricature of a Black man
Literature Race

Cat in the Hat is a racist caricature of a Black man

October 28, 2020November 1, 20203 min read

As a kid, I loved Dr. Seuss. “Cat in the Hat” is one of the first books I read. In a study examining 50 of

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“Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay” a book review of an anti-dystopian guidebook
Book Reviews

“Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay” a book review of an anti-dystopian guidebook

October 18, 2020October 19, 202012 min read

“Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay, The case for economic disobedience and debt abolition” by Debt Collective is the why, how, and what to do next about

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