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It is not an overstatement to say that for my generation of Latinos growing up in Detroit the
Barrios were quite influential and constituted a true musical dynasty
In 2022 while going through his archives Andy Alonzo found some recorded tapes of his time with the famed, yet often unheralded singing group, the Latin Counts. He set about
Men are living in wonderful times today. The Liberation of Women has liberated the male half of the species too. Women can now play roles that were once socially assigned to men.
In the mid 80’s I was the Youth Center Director for LaCasa (Latin Americans Against Substance Abuse) in southwest Detroit. That period in my professional life was a special one
It was a summer afternoon in the mid 80’s (sorry I forget the exact year) and a little over 100 salsa & Latin jazz aficionados, grassroots cultural arts and community
Originally published in EL CENTRAL in two parts, December 9 & 16, 2019 Angelo Figueroa, Irma “LaLila” Rivera and Humberto “Nengue” Hernandez grew up in Southwest Detroit, were very close
EL CENTRAL Hispanic News is launching “Throwback Tuesdays” when from time to time we will feature past articles from our print edition that stand the test of time. This week’s article was written by Ozzie Rivera about the origins of the Puerto Rican community in Detroit. It first appeared in EL CENTRAL in the January 30, 2020 issue.
