Newark’s Cardinal Joe Tobin: A Hometown Leader
Cardinal Joe Tobin, Archbishop for Newark New Jersey, grew up in Southwest Detroit and would become the parish priest for...
Amanda Almanzar in 4 Daughters Minus 1, 2000 A.D.
Amanda Almanzar will play a key role in the upcoming play 4 Daughters Minus 1, 2000 A.D. which will be...
Maria Rodriguez and Latino Media Arts
Back in 1975, when I was hired to work with area youth by Latino Community Mental Health (later known as...
A Celebration of Msgr. Clement Kern’s 40th Anniversary of His Passing
Remembering the legacy of Msgr. Clement Kern on the anniversary of his passing. Discover the inspiring life of a remarkable...
Andy Alonzo Releases “The Latin Counts – The Lost Tapes”
In 2022 while going through his archives Andy Alonzo found some recorded tapes of his time with the famed, yet...
Southwest Detroit in the National Music Spotlight
In 1988, Southwest Detroit and its Latino community was in the national spotlight. How did that come to be? Those...
Remembering Msgr Kern
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the legendary Msgr Clement Kern’s passing in 1983. I was reminded of this...
Los Boricudas- More Than a Baseball Team
In the mid 80’s I was the Youth Center Director for LaCasa (Latin Americans Against Substance Abuse) in southwest Detroit....
The Day Tito Puente Hung Out in Detroit’s barrio
It was a summer afternoon in the mid 80’s (sorry I forget the exact year) and a little over 100...
Three Who Dreamed
Originally published in EL CENTRAL in two parts, December 9 & 16, 2019 Angelo Figueroa, Irma “LaLila” Rivera and Humberto...
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