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I'm Luis J. Rodriguez, the author of Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A. and several other books in short fiction, children's literature, nonfiction, and poetry. On my web log I'll be posting all the latest news concerning my work as a writer, along with news and opinions on the many political, social, spiritual and cultural activities that I find interesting.
Luis J. Rodriguez | June 28, 2006
This past June 24, Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural organized the first “Celebrating Words: Written, Performed & Sung” festival in the culturally-neglected neighborhood of Sylmar in the city of Los Angeles. With support from the Youth Policy Institute and LA City Councilman Alex Padilla’s Office (and funded by the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs), we were [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | June 20, 2006
Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band was for me one of the original, funkified, soul-deep bands of the 1960s and 1970s. I loved the urban African American music that hit the airwaves during that time. Earth, Wind & Fire led the pack for me, but they included War, Bloodstone, Maze, Sly & [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | June 16, 2006
Jose Montoya is a pioneering Chicano poet whose legacy surpasses the Sacramento community where he lives and where he’s much beloved. He’s been honored in Mexico, Europe, and throughout the United States for his writings and his art. His poetry collection, “In Formation” (Chusma Press) is a classic. The father of Richard Montoya of the [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | June 13, 2006
Today at 5 AM, sheriff’s squad cars, helicopters, and bulldozers broke into the South Central Farm (on 41st and Alameda) to evict 350 families who have made a 14-acre garden oasis in an area of urban blight for more than 14 years. The showdown came weeks after the farmers and their supporters tried to get [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | June 5, 2006
From Xispas Magazine, June 5, 2006 (www.xispas.com).
Academia Semillas del Pueblo is an LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District) sanctioned charter school in the Eastside community of El Sereno with students from kindergarten through the eighth grade.
“[Academia Semillas del Pueblo is] dedicated to providing urban children of immigrant native families an excellent education founded upon [...]
