Tag Archives: Chicano Movement

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PODCAST | Cesar Chavez biographer Miriam Pawel with poet-critic Gregg Barrios

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Gregg Barrios, a veteran of the original Rag, moderated a conversation with author Miriam Pawel at the 2014 Texas Book Festival. Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | November 10, 2014 Our guests featured on this Rag Radio podcast … finish reading Thorne Dreyer :
PODCAST | Cesar Chavez biographer Miriam Pawel with poet-critic Gregg Barrios

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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Maria Elena Martinez and Luz Bazan Gutierrez on ‘La Raza Unida’ and Beyond

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Maria Elena Martinez, left, and Luz Bazan Gutierrez in studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, July 6, 2012. Photo by Allan Campbell / The Rag Blog.Rag Radio:Maria Elena Martinez and Luz Bazan Gutierrezon the historic legacy of La Raza … finish reading RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Maria Elena Martinez and Luz Bazan Gutierrez on ‘La Raza Unida’ and Beyond

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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Chicano Activist and Filmmaker Carlos Calbillo

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Chicano community activist andfilmmaker Carlos Calbillo on Rag Radio Carlos Calbillo, an award-winning filmmaker and longtime Houston Chicano community activist, was Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio, Friday, March 30, 2012, on Austin community radio station KOOP 91-7-FM, and streamed … finish reading RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Chicano Activist and Filmmaker Carlos Calbillo

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Tony Platt : My Friend Betita Martinez

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Betita Martinez. Photo from SF Gate.‘The heart just insists’:My friend Betita Martinez As the daughter of a dark-skinned immigrant from Mexico City and a blue-eyed North American, she felt racism in the air, ‘but I did not have words for … finish reading Tony Platt : My Friend Betita Martinez

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Carlos Calbillo : On the Passing of Carlos Guerra

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“America’s friendliest angry looking retired columnist… and feared by fish.” — Carlos Guerra, on Twitter.Columnist and Sixties Chicanoactivist Carlos Guerra dies See “Memories from ‘the day’: On the passing of Carlos Guerra,” by Carlos Calbillo / The Rag Blog, Below. … finish reading Carlos Calbillo : On the Passing of Carlos Guerra

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VERSE / Gregg Barrios : Free Ramsey Now!

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

1972 campaign poster for Ramsey Muniz, Raza Unida candidate for governor of Texas. FREE RAMSEY NOW! By Gregg Barrios When all is said and donewhen you and I are dead,your legend will remaina true Chicano son. It never was just … finish reading VERSE / Gregg Barrios : Free Ramsey Now!

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BOOKS / Gregg Barrios : David Montejano’s ‘Quixote’s Soldiers’

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Up from the barrio:A Chicano son of San AntonioReflects on El Movimiento By Gregg Barrios / The Rag Blog / July 6, 2010 See video of Gregg Barrios’ interview with David Montejano, Below. [Quixote’s Soldiers: A Local History of the … finish reading BOOKS / Gregg Barrios : David Montejano’s ‘Quixote’s Soldiers’

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