Explore the untold story of Maria Guadiana, a pivotal figure in Detroit's Chicano/Latino movement, whose impactful contributions shaped the city's...

Discover the legacy of Machito & Afro-Cuban Jazz! Mario Grillo shares insights into Latin Jazz history. Don't miss his next...

Julianna Gonzalez, originally from New Jersey, now calls the Detroit area her home and in a relatively short period of...

It is not an overstatement to say that for my generation of Latinos growing up in Detroit the Barrios were...

Cardinal Joe Tobin, Archbishop for Newark New Jersey, grew up in Southwest Detroit and would become the parish priest for...

Amanda Almanzar will play a key role in the upcoming play 4 Daughters Minus 1, 2000 A.D. which will be...

Back in 1975, when I was hired to work with area youth by Latino Community Mental Health (later known as...

Remembering the legacy of Msgr. Clement Kern on the anniversary of his passing. Discover the inspiring life of a remarkable...

In 2022 while going through his archives Andy Alonzo found some recorded tapes of his time with the famed, yet...

In 1988, Southwest Detroit and its Latino community was in the national spotlight. How did that come to be? Those...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the legendary Msgr Clement Kern’s passing in 1983. I was reminded of this...

In the mid 80’s I was the Youth Center Director for LaCasa (Latin Americans Against Substance Abuse) in southwest Detroit....

It was a summer afternoon in the mid 80’s (sorry I forget the exact year) and a little over 100...

Originally published in EL CENTRAL in two parts, December 9 & 16, 2019 Angelo Figueroa, Irma “LaLila” Rivera and Humberto...

I have previously written about Casa de Unidad, often just called “Casa”. During its existence Casa was the premier arts/cultural...