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September 18: the AfroLatino dance group cel-ebrates Bomba Puertorriqueña con el batey at 5:30 pm in High Falls Pont de Rennes Bridge.

September 18: Classical guitar recital with Rachel Ginebra at 8:00 pm in Kilbourne Hall, Eastman School of Music.

September 19, 25: “Tenderness Along the Way” by Candide Carrasco at 4:00 pm in CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

September 26: Hispanic Heritage Celebration Day, from 12:00-5:00 pm at the Memorial Art Gal-lery.

September 26: Latino Day, from 1pm - 5pm at the International Plaz. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, no tickets required and the event is FREE!

October 6: 2021 IBERO State of the Latinx Com-munity Virtual Luncheon, via ZOOM from 12:00-1:30 pm

October 8-10, 21-23: “Water by the Spoonful” by Quiara Alegria Hudes180 Holley St, Brockport, NY Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm, Sunday matinee at 2:00 pm.

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Calendar of events related to the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

Calendario de eventos relacionados con la celebración del Mes de la Herencia Hispana18 de septiembre: el grupo de baile AfroLatino celebra la Bomba Puertorriqueña con el batey a las 5:30 pm en el Puente de Rennes de High Falls.

18 de septiembre: Recital de guitarra clásica con Rachel Ginebra a las 8:00 pm en Kilbourne Hall, Eastman School of Music.

19 y 25 de septiembre: “Ternura en el camino” de Candide Carrasco a las 4:00 pm en el CenterStage Theatre del JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage

26 de septiembre: Día de la Celebración de la Herencia Hispana, de 12:00 a 5:00 pm en la Galería de Arte Memorial.

26 de septiembre: 6 de octubre: 2021 Estado de la Comunidad Latinx, almuerzo Virtual vía ZOOM de 12:00-1:30 pm

8-10 y 21-23 de octubre: “Agua a cucharadas” de Quiara Alegría Hudes , jueves, viernes y sábado a las 7:30 pm, matiné del domingo a las 2:00 pm.


Small Businesses Eligible for Another Round of COVID Money

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Small businesses can get another boost as Monroe County announced expansion of a COVID-related grant assistance program.

Fast Forward Monroe 2.0 will use an addition-al $20 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act from the fed-eral government.Eligible businesses can receive grants of $10,000, $15,000 or $20,000, depending on the number of full-time employees. The mon-ey can be used for rent, payroll, operating ex-penses or COVID-related business expenses or other shortfalls.

The money must be distributed by the end of

this year.

The county is working with the Urban League of Rochester, PathStone Foundation and the Ibero-American Action League to help busi-nesses complete applications. The county’s Department of Planning and Development has added nine temporary workers to speed the approval process.

Fast Forward 2.0 follows the initial Fast For-ward program launched in October 2020 with $22 million in CARES Act money. More than 1,500 small businesses received money.

Businesses that did not receive help in the first round will be given priority in Fast For-ward 2.0. Applications are at www.monroe-

county.gov/fastforwardmonroe. The deadline is Oct. 8.“The hurdles that small business owners, specifically minority owned businesses have to jump to sustain their businesses are both intimidating and difficult,” Chantz Miles, divi-sion director of business development for the Urban League of Rochester, said in a news re-lease announcing the second round of grants. “The Fast Forward program will help our busi-ness owners sustain, strengthen and grow their businesses.”

Agustin Rodriguez, senior director of Ibero Investors, said the program will give “breath-ing room to our existing entrepreneurs … that persevered against all the odds.”

Las pequeñas empresas pueden optar a otra ronda de dinero de COVIDInforme del personal

Las pequeñas empresas pueden recibir otro impulso, ya que el condado de Monroe ha anunciado la ampliación de un programa de ayudas relacionadas con el COVID.

Fast Forward Monroe 2.0 utilizará 20 millones de dólares adicionales de la Ley de Ayuda, Alivio y Seguridad Económica (CARES, por sus siglas en inglés) del gobierno federal.

Las empresas elegibles pueden recibir sub-venciones de $10.000, $15.000 o $20.000 dólares, en función del número de empleados a tiempo completo. El dinero puede utilizarse para pagar el alquiler, las nóminas, los gastos de funcionamiento o los gastos empresariales relacionados con la COVID u otras carencias.

El dinero debe distribuirse antes de finales de

este año.

El condado está trabajando con la Liga Urba-na de Rochester, la Fundación PathStone y la Liga de Acción Iberoamericana para ayudar a las empresas a llenar las solicitudes. El Depar-tamento de Planificación y Desarrollo del con-dado ha añadido nueve trabajadores tempo-rales para acelerar el proceso de aprobación.

Fast Forward 2.0 sigue al programa inicial de Fast Forward lanzado en octubre de 2020 con 22 millones de dólares en dinero de la Ley CARES. Más de 1,500 pequeñas empresas re-cibieron dinero.

Las empresas que no recibieron ayuda en la primera ronda tendrán prioridad en Fast For-ward 2.0. Las solicitudes están en www.mon-roecounty.gov/fastforwardmonroe. El plazo finaliza el 8 de octubre.

“Los obstáculos que los propietarios de pequeñas empresas, especialmente las de propiedad de minorías, tienen que superar para mantener sus negocios son intimidantes y difíciles”, dijo Chantz Miles, director de la división de desarrollo empresarial de la Liga Urbana de Rochester, en un comunicado de prensa en el que se anunciaba la segunda ronda de subvenciones.

“El programa Fast Forward ayudará a nues-tros propietarios de negocios a sostener, for-talecer y hacer crecer sus negocios”.

Agustín Rodríguez, director senior de Ibero In-vestors, dijo que el programa dará “un respiro a nuestros empresarios actuales... que perse-veraron contra todo pronóstico”.


The New York State Police have changed how it gives the entrance exam and is trying to make connections in underrepresented areas to improve diversity. Source: joinstate-police.ny.gov.

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The state is redesigning its recruitment pro-gram and administration of the entrance exam to reach more diverse candidates.

Applications for the exam, to be given from January through April 2022, are open. In-formation is at joinstatepolice.ny.gov.

The New York State Police has about 4,640 sworn members. Approximately 6 percent are Hispanic, 4 percent are Black, 1 percent are Asian or Pacific Islander. Women are 11 percent of the total force.The department is seeking to build long-term relationships with leaders in commu-nities that are underrepresented in law en-forcement. Recruitment teams have been created in each troop and within neighbor-

hoods. The agency also will use social me-dia to publicize the exam and the benefits of a career with the State Police.

The starting salary is $58,443 during acade-my training and increases to $82,677 after one year. Troopers are eligible for full bene-fits and retirement.

Candidates for the exam must be U.S. cit-izens between ages 20 and 29 and hold a high school diploma or equivalent. The maximum age may be extended one year for each year of full-time active military duty, up to seven years. Qualifications to be appointed to the State Police can be found at https://joinstatepolice.ny.gov/appoint-ment-qualifications.

Previously, the exam was written and had

to be taken at a specific date and time. Can-didates in the military had to travel back to New York. Now, the online exam will be administered at 54 centers throughout the state, more than 250 locations in the U.S. and at 112 military locations around the world. Candidates can select a date and time.

Candidates have two hours to complete the exam. There is a $20 fee to take the test and an additional $35 fee payable once the can-didate selects a testing site, date and time.

A study guide is at joinstatepolice.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2021/08/study-guide-practice-test-for-the-nysp-trooper-examination.pdf

State Police Change Recruitment to Improve Diversity


La policía estatal cambia su reclutamiento para mejorar la diversidadInforme del personal

La policía estatal cambia su reclutamiento para mejorar la diversidad La policía estatal cambia su reclutamiento para mejorar la di-versidad

El estado está rediseñando su programa de reclutamiento y la administración del examen de ingreso para llegar a candidatos más diver-sos.

Las solicitudes para el examen, que se re-alizará entre enero y abril de 2022, están abi-ertas. La información está en joinstatepolice.ny.gov.

La Policía del Estado de Nueva York cuenta con unos 4.640 miembros jurados. Aproxi-madamente el 6 por ciento son hispanos, el 4 por ciento son negros y el 1 por ciento son asiáticos o de las islas del Pacífico. Las mu-jeres representan el 11 por ciento del total de la fuerza.

El departamento está tratando de establecer relaciones a largo plazo con los líderes de las comunidades que están subrepresentadas en la aplicación de la ley. Se han creado equipos de reclutamiento en cada tropa y en los bar-rios. La agencia también utilizará los medios sociales para dar a conocer el examen y los beneficios de una carrera con la Policía Es-tatal.

El salario inicial es de $58,443 dólares du-rante la formación en la academia y aumen-ta a $82,677 dólares después de un año. Los policías tienen derecho a todas las presta-ciones y a la jubilación.

Los candidatos al examen deben ser ciudada-nos estadounidenses con edades comprendi-das entre los 20 y los 29 años y estar en pos-esión de un diploma de escuela secundaria o equivalente. La edad máxima puede ampli-arse un año por cada año de servicio militar activo a tiempo completo, hasta siete años. Los requisitos para ser nombrado policía es-tatal se pueden encontrar en https://join-

statepolice.ny.gov/appointment-qualifica-tions.

Anteriormente, el examen era escrito y debía realizarse en una fecha y hora determinadas. Los candidatos en el ejército tenían que viajar a Nueva York. Ahora, el examen en línea se administrará en 54 centros de todo el estado, en más de 250 lugares en los Estados Unidos y en 112 lugares militares en todo el mundo. Los candidatos pueden elegir una fecha y una hora.

Los candidatos tienen dos horas para comple-tar el examen. Hay una cuota de $20 dólares para tomar el examen y una cuota adicional de $35 dólares que se paga una vez que el candidato selecciona un sitio de prueba, la fecha y la hora.

Una guía de estudio se encuentra en join-statepolice.ny.gov/system/fi les/docu-ments/2021/08/study-guide-practice-test-for-the-nysp-trooper-examination.pdf

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Rochester’s Presumptive May-or-Elect Malik Evans and Assembly member Demond Meeks were at the Boys and Girls Club of Roch-ester, 500 Genesee Street, Mon-day to address students on the importance of digital literacy and engaging in a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) ed-ucation.

The visit was in celebration of the more than 40 underrepresented Rochester area students who com-pleted a free two-month program created by the BGC and funded by AT&T, to address equality issues in technology education and to help local students impacted by the dig-ital divide, while encouraging more underserved and diverse students to enter the field of technology, an industry that has long faced a per-vasive diversity gap.

Organizers say the program is the region’s first free digital literacy ed-ucation program and the funding and programming collaboration from AT&T is part of the compa-ny’s recently announced $2 billion nationwide commitment to help bridge the digital divide and home-work gap.“Access is often a barrier for many youth and our community. I am so grateful for the Boys and Girls Clubs and AT&T for providing STEM opportunities for Rochester's Youth. By opening these doors, we are preparing youth for future ca-reers in STEM,” Evans said.

In addition, Evans and Meeks was joined by leadership from AT&T and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Roch-ester to tour the program during which students and instructors demonstrated what the students

learned during the experience and exhibited some of their digital liter-acy projects.

“It has been an honor to collabo-rate with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Rochester to offer this innovative experience to these students, as it further enhances our commitment to providing resources for digital literacy educational programming throughout New York, and builds upon our vigorous efforts to bridge the diversity gap in the technology industry,” said Kevin Hanna, direc-tor, External Affairs, AT&T.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Roches-ter mission is to inspire and enable young people of all backgrounds to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. Over the past two-months students ages 9-18 years old spent their summer learning a vast array of digital literacy skills, including computer coding basics, drone design and operations, robotics building and programming, inno-vative engineering design, virtual reality fundamentals and aero-nautics. The students also learned how technology can be used for good and community building by creating solutions and discovering creative uses to address issues im-pacting youth of the region, such as equality and social justice.

The AT&T and BGC Digital Expe-rience also connected students with team-based coding projects designed to make a difference in their schools and their communi-ty, while providing them hands-on experience developing their own technology. The students also learned from local mentors and professional technologists as well as went on field trips to tech set-tings and companies around their

community to learn more about future tech career opportunities.

During the showcase event and tour the students demonstrated and discussed how they learned to build and operate drones, hover-boards, chemical labs, and robotic arm kits.

“In order for our children to reach their full potential, we must recog-nize underserved individuals in our communities. It is important that our children have the freedom to pursue their passions by engaging with online learning and digital

technology in meaningful ways,” Assembly member Meeks said.

According to AT&T, their partner-ship with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Rochester to develop and offer this free digital literacy program aligns with the Company’s legacy of sup-porting the digital divide and edu-cational programs focused on dig-ital literacy and STEM disciplines in New York through AT&T Aspire initiative that leverages technology and social innovation to help give people – regardless of age, gender, race, or socioeconomic status – the opportunity to succeed.

AT&T’s Partnership with BGC Brings Free Technology Program

Assemblymember Demond Meeks, Kevin Hanna, Director of External Affairs, AT&T, Dwayne Mahoney, Executive Director of BGC of Rochester and Common Council Member & Presumptive Mayor-Elect of Rochester Malik Evans. Photo Provided.


La asociación de AT&T con Boys and Girls Clubs lleva un programa tecnológico gratuito a los estudiantes menos representadosInforme del personal

El presunto alcalde electo de Roch-ester, Malik Evans, y el miembro de la Asamblea, Demond Meeks, estuvieron el lunes en el Boys and Girls Clubs (BGC) de Rochester , en el 500 de la calle Genesee, para dirigirse a los estudiantes sobre la importancia de la alfabetización digital y la participación en una educación de ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM por sus siglas en inglés).

La visita fue una celebración de los más de 40 estudiantes subrep-resentados de la zona de Roches-ter que completaron un programa gratuito de dos meses creado por el BGC y financiado por AT&T, para abordar los problemas de igual-dad en la educación tecnológica y ayudar a los estudiantes locales afectados por la brecha digital, al tiempo que se anima a más es-tudiantes subrepresentados y di-versos a entrar en el campo de la tecnología, una industria que se ha enfrentado durante mucho ti-empo a una brecha de diversidad omnipresente.

Los organizadores afirman que el programa es el primer programa educativo gratuito de alfabet-ización digital de la región, y que la financiación y la colaboración en la programación por parte de AT&T forman parte del comprom-iso de 2.000 millones de dólares anunciado recientemente por

la empresa a nivel nacional para ayudar a reducir la brecha entre lo digital y las tareas.

“El acceso es a menudo una bar-rera para muchos jóvenes y nues-tra comunidad. Estoy muy agrade-cido a los Boys and Girls Clubs y a AT&T por ofrecer oportunidades de ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas a los jóvenes de Rochester. Al abrir estas puertas, estamos preparando a los jóvenes para futuras carreras en ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáti-cas”, dijo Evans.

Además, Evans y Meeks se unieron a los dirigentes de AT&T y de los Boys & Girls Clubs de Rochester para recorrer el programa duran-te el cual los estudiantes y los in-structores demostraron lo que los alumnos aprendieron durante la experiencia y expusieron algunos de sus proyectos de alfabetización digital.

“Ha sido un honor colaborar con los Boys & Girls Clubs de Roches-ter para ofrecer esta experiencia innovadora a estos estudiantes, ya que refuerza nuestro compro-miso de proporcionar recursos para la programación educativa de la alfabetización digital en todo Nueva York, y se basa en nuestros vigorosos esfuerzos para reducir la brecha de la diversidad en la industria tecnológica”, dijo Kevin Hanna, director de Asuntos Exter-nos de AT&T.

La misión de los Boys & Girls Clubs de Rochester es inspirar y capaci-tar a los jóvenes de todos los orí-genes para que desarrollen todo su potencial como ciudadanos productivos, responsables y sol-idarios. Durante los últimos dos meses, los estudiantes de 9 a 18 años de edad pasaron el verano aprendiendo una amplia gama de habilidades de alfabetización dig-ital, incluyendo conceptos bási-cos de codificación informática, diseño y operaciones de drones, construcción y programación de robótica, diseño de ingeniería innovadora, fundamentos de re-alidad virtual y aeronáutica. Los estudiantes también aprendieron cómo la tecnología puede ser uti-lizada para el bien y la construc-ción de la comunidad mediante la creación de soluciones y el de-scubrimiento de usos creativos para abordar los problemas que afectan a los jóvenes de la región, como la igualdad y la justicia so-cial.

La Experiencia Digital de AT&T y BGC también conectó a los es-tudiantes con proyectos de cod-ificación en equipo diseñados para marcar la diferencia en sus escuelas y su comunidad, al tiem-po que les proporcionó experien-cia práctica en el desarrollo de su propia tecnología. Los estudiantes también aprendieron de los men-tores locales y de los tecnólogos profesionales, y realizaron excur-siones a entornos tecnológicos y a empresas de su comunidad para

aprender más sobre las futuras oportunidades profesionales en el campo de la tecnología.

Durante el evento y la gira, los estudiantes demostraron y dis-cutieron cómo aprendieron a construir y operar drones, hover-boards, laboratorios químicos y kits de brazos robóticos.

“Para que nuestros niños alca-ncen todo su potencial, debemos reconocer a los individuos de-satendidos en nuestras comuni-dades. Es importante que nues-tros niños tengan la libertad de perseguir sus pasiones mediante la participación en el aprendiza-je en línea y la tecnología digital de manera significativa”, dijo el miembro de la Asamblea Meeks.

Según AT&T, su asociación con los Boys & Girls Clubs de Rochester para desarrollar y ofrecer este pro-grama gratuito de alfabetización digital se alinea con el legado de la empresa de apoyar la brecha digital y los programas educativos centrados en la alfabetización dig-ital y las disciplinas de ciencia, tec-nología, ingeniería y matemáticas en Nueva York a través de la inicia-tiva AT&T Aspire, que aprovecha la tecnología y la innovación social para ayudar a dar a las personas -independientemente de la edad, el género, la raza o la situación so-cioeconómica- la oportunidad de tener éxito.


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The Greater Rochester Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) recently held an event at the Roch-ester Public Library, designed to inform the parents of RCSD chil-dren and suburban school districts about ‘culturally responsive teach-ing’, and sought to encourage par-ents to have difficult conversations with their children about the some of the uglier parts of American his-tory, they say have generally been overlooked in classrooms.

Culturally responsive teaching is a theory of instruction developed by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, pres-ident of the National Academy of

Education, who said it is an ap-proach that empowers students intellectually, socially, emotional-ly, and politically by using cultural associations to impart knowledge, skills and attitudes.

A group of panelists, all with im-portant but different positions to Rochester’s educational leader-ship, discussed what the goals of culturally responsive teaching are and what they will look like in the classroom.

Wade Norwood, Rochester’s mem-ber of the New York State’s Board of Regents, and one the panelists of the night, shared a piece on his experience switching from the RCSD to Rush Henrietta’s school

district, and how crucial it is that students see themselves in what they are learning.

When discussing critical race the-ory, and some of the misconcep-tions around it, he gave those in attendance an example about just how much American history can be misconstrued. He told the story of what his grandmother was taught in school, that slavery was not as bad as some said, and that slave masters treated their slaves with respect.

“This set the tone for how vicious-ly segregation was fought for by those who supported it. It was be-cause they learned it at school,” he said.

An underlying theme of the discus-sion was the belief that conversa-tions about topics that concern overtly racist eras of the United States, which can be difficult and uncomfortable to discuss, can lead to growth and understanding.

These era’s, including but not limit-ed to the history of slavery in the U. S., the Jim Crow era, and the Civil Rights era, presenters said are be-ing taught in classrooms, but not to the same extent as some generally more discussed events in American history, such as the American Revo-lution and major wars.

“This is what culturally responsive teaching seeks to change, and al-though there are some that op-pose anything similar to critical race theory, and unfairly blame its existence for the political division in this country, its goal is in fact the opposite,” said Deborah Hammer.

Hammer, the Initiative Director of the PLTI, brought to light that some school districts in the greater Roch-ester era suffer from a shocking lack of diversity. “Some school’s districts have no minority teach-ers,” she told the panelists.

“We think this a major issue… teachers have so much power in transforming lives for students, and the fact that there are none that are represented that look like them, it’s hard for a kid to believe they can be something when they never see it,” she said.

“They never see themselves in positions of power and leadership around the school… We would just like to see some more urgency be-hind this particular issue.”

When asked about some of the challenges surrounding Cultural-ly Responsive Teaching, and how much of a problem misinformation can be for education, she explained that looking through history from only one perspective can be dam-aging. “I think Wade Norwood said it best, when it starts to push against people’s idea of what they think this country is, not the reality. I’m an American. I can be proud in one light, and sad and reflective in the next, but you have to understand the full truth and breath of it, and everyone just hasn’t been taught that, so I think the controversy (surrounding Critical Race Theory) will continue.”

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Culturally Response Teaching: Local Parent Leadership Group Encourages Difficult Conversations About Diversity

Panelists from the Culturally Responsive Teaching program, August 19 event at the Rochester Public Library – hosted by Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI).

Photo from the PLTI Facebook page.


Enseñanza culturalmente responsable: El grupo local de liderazgo de padres fomenta las conversaciones difíciles sobre la diversidadPor Miguel Ló[email protected]

El Greater Rochester Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) celebró recientemente un evento en la Biblioteca Pública de Rochester, diseñado para in-formar a los padres de los niños del Distrito Escolar de la Ciudad de Rochester (RCSD, por sus siglas en inglés) y de los distri-tos escolares suburbanos sobre la “enseñanza culturalmente re-ceptiva”, y trató de animar a los padres a tener conversaciones difíciles con sus hijos sobre las partes más feas de la historia de Estados Unidos, que, según el-los, generalmente se han pasa-do por alto en las aulas.

La enseñanza culturalmente receptiva, o con diferentes perspectivas culturales, es una teoría de la instrucción desar-rollada por la Dra. Gloria Lad-son-Billings, presidenta de la Ac-ademia Nacional de Educación, quien dijo que es un enfoque que capacita a los estudiantes intelectual, social, emocional y políticamente utilizando asoci-aciones culturales para impartir conocimientos, habilidades y actitudes.

Un grupo de panelistas, todos ellos con posiciones impor-tantes pero diferentes para el

liderazgo educativo de Roches-ter, discutieron cuáles son los objetivos de la enseñanza cul-turalmente receptiva y cómo se verán en el aula.

Wade Norwood, miembro de la Junta de Regentes del Estado de Nueva York de Rochester, y uno de los panelistas de la noche, compartió un poco de su expe-riencia al cambiarse del RCSD al distrito escolar de Rush Henri-etta, y lo crucial que es que los estudiantes se vean a sí mismos en lo que están aprendiendo.

Al hablar de la teoría crítica de la raza y de algunos de los concep-tos erróneos que la rodean, dio a los asistentes un ejemplo de lo mucho que se puede malin-terpretar la historia estadoun-idense. Contó la historia de lo que le enseñaron a su abuela en la escuela, que la esclavitud no era tan mala como algunos decían, y que los amos trataban a sus esclavos con respeto.

“Esto marcó la pauta de la fe-rocidad con la que se luchó contra la segregación por par-te de quienes la apoyaban. Fue porque lo aprendieron en la es-cuela”, dijo.

Un tema subyacente de la dis-cusión fue la creencia de que las conversaciones sobre te-mas que conciernen a épocas

abiertamente racistas de Es-tados Unidos, que pueden ser difíciles e incómodas de discutir, pueden conducir al crecimiento y la comprensión.

Según los ponentes, estas épo-cas, que incluyen, entre otras, la historia de la esclavitud en EE.UU., la época de Jim Crow y la de los derechos civiles, se en-señan en las aulas, pero no en la misma medida que algunos acontecimientos de la historia estadounidense generalmente más discutidos, como la Revo-lución Americana y las grandes guerras.

“Esto es lo que la enseñanza cul-turalmente receptiva pretende cambiar, y aunque hay algunos que se oponen a cualquier cosa parecida a la teoría racial críti-ca, y culpan injustamente a su existencia de la división política en este país, su objetivo es de hecho el contrario”, dijo Debo-rah Hammer.

Hammer, directora de la inicia-tiva del PLTI, sacó a relucir que algunos distritos escolares del área de Rochester padecen una vergonzosa falta de diversidad. “Algunos distritos escolares no tienen maestros de las mi-norías”, dijo a los panelistas.

“Creemos que se trata de un problema importante... Los

maestros tienen tanto poder en la transformación de las vidas de los estudiantes, y el hecho de que no haya ninguno repre-sentado que se parezca a ellos, es difícil que un niño crea que puede ser algo cuando nunca lo ve”, dijo.

“Nunca se ven a sí mismos en posiciones de poder y liderazgo en la escuela... Nos gustaría ver algo más de urgencia detrás de este tema en particular”.

Cuando se le preguntó por al-gunos de los retos que rodean a la enseñanza culturalmente receptiva, y por el problema que la desinformación puede suponer para la educación, ex-plicó que mirar la historia desde una sola perspectiva puede ser perjudicial.

“Creo que Wade Norwood es quien mejor lo ha dicho, cuando se empieza a empujar contra la idea que la gente tiene de lo que cree que es este país, no con-tra la realidad. Soy estadoun-idense. Puedo estar orgulloso en un momento, y triste y re-flexivo en el siguiente, pero hay que entender toda la verdad y el aliento de la misma, y a todo el mundo no se le ha enseñado eso, así que creo que la contro-versia (en torno a la teoría críti-ca de la raza) continuará”.


Por Marisol [email protected]

Cuando pensamos en la música de guitarra clásica, muy pocas veces nos vienen a la mente nombres de mujeres. De igual forma ha habi-do grandes intérpretes femeninas de la guitarra clásica a través de la historia.

Después de una breve búsqueda en el internet, encontré algunas gui-tarristas hispanas que han dejado su legado en este género musical. La mayoría son de nacionalidad española, como la contemporánea Ma-bel Millán y otras como Renata Tarragó Fabregas y América Martínez Serrano. En Latinoamérica surgen los nombres de María Luisa Anido (argentina) y Berta Rojas (paraguaya).

Actualmente Rachel Ginebra es uno de los nuevos rostros de la música de guitarra clásica. Rachel se encuentra en Rochester, NY estudiando su segundo año de doctorado en la Escuela de Música Eastman de la Universidad de Rochester. Rachel viene desde la ciudad de Miami, pero su historia comienza en Cuba.

A la edad de siete años Rachel comenzó a tomar clases privadas de piano en su ciudad natal Pinal del Río. A los diez años se presentó a la escuela Vocacional de Arte como pianista, no obstante, no pudo entrar a la escuela como pianista y decidió cambiar de instrumento y escogió la guitarra clásica.

Su dedicación a la música va acompañada de su fe cristiana. Fue la recomendación de su madre y el deseo de poder participar en los ser-vicios religiosos de su iglesia lo que solidifica su entusiasmo hacia la música de guitarra clásica.

Al llegar a los Estados Unidos, luego de completar la escuela secundar-ia, siguió sus estudios en la Universidad de Miami, donde obtuvo sus

grados de bachillerato y maestría en música de guitarra clásica bajo la instrucción del profesor Rafael Padrón.

Al presente se encuentra bajo la tutela del profesor Nicholas Goluses. Goluses es un guitarrista de música de guitarra clásica con una gran trayectoria internacional y recipiente de varios premios. En una reci-ente visita durante una de las lecciones de guitarra de Rachel, Goluses compartió que uno de sus discos fue grabado en Puerto Rico. Sus espectáculos como solista y acompañamiento de cámara y orquesta lo han llevado a viajar el mundo con su guitarra.

Goluses y Ginebra comparten una pasión por la música del compositor y músico alemán del periodo barroco Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Goluses ha interpretado y transcrito la música de Bach para guitarra clásica y para Ginebra es su fe la que la hace seguir su música.

Ginebra nos comenta: “Mi mayor motivación es poder predicar el evangelio de Cristo a través de la música. Una de las personas que me ha motivado es el compositor Bach que era cristiano también. Su música es para toda la vida, no se pone vieja nunca. Él, al final de to-das sus composiciones, incluía una nota : “A Dios sea la gloria”. Su mensaje para los jóvenes es uno de fe. “Que busquemos a nuestro dios desde la juventud antes que lleguen los días malos. Lo mas im-portante es que mientras tengamos fuerza busquemos de él por que él no nos va a fallar. Que se animen, que trabajen fuertemente que dios va a abrir las puertas que sean necesarias.”

Si desean ver a Rachel pueden seguirla en su canal de YouTube y en su página de Instagram bajo el nombre de Rachel Ginebra. El 18 de septiembre de 2021, Rachel estará presentando su recital de música de guitarra clásica, donde incorporará otros géneros como el Jazz y terminará con un himno. Este concierto será el teatro Kilbourn Hall en la Escuela de Música Eastman, a las 8:00 pm. El concierto es gratis y está abierto al público.

COVERLa música de guitarra clásica tiene un nuevo rostro: Rachel Ginebra

Rachel Ginebra at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY. Photo credit: Marisol Galarza-Ruiz

Rachel Ginebra at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY. Photo credit: Marisol Galarza-Ruiz


By: Marisol [email protected]

When we think of classical gui-tar music, very few women’s names come to mind. Howev-er, there have been great female interpreters of classical guitar throughout history.

After a brief search on the in-ternet, I found some Hispanic guitarists who have left their legacy in this music genre. Most of them are of Spanish national-ity, like the contemporary Mabel Millán and others like Renata Tarragó Fabregas and Améri-ca Martínez Serrano. In Latin America, the names of María Luisa Anido (Argentine) and Berta Rojas (Paraguayan) are also mentioned.

Rachel Ginebra is currently one of the new faces of classical gui-tar music. Rachel is currently in Rochester, NY studying for her second year of her doctorate at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. Rachel comes from the city of

Miami, but her story begins in Cuba.

At the age of seven Rachel began taking private piano lessons in her hometown of Pinal del Rio. When she was ten years old she auditioned for the Vocational School of Arts as a pianist, how-ever, she was unable to enter the school as a pianist and decid-ed to change instruments and chose the classical guitar.

Her dedication to music goes hand in hand with her Christian faith. It was her mother’s recom-mendation and the desire to be able to participate in church ser-vices that solidified her enthusi-asm for classical guitar music.

In the United States, after com-pleting high school, she contin-ued her studies at the University of Miami, where she obtained her bachelor’s and master’s de-grees in classical guitar music under the instruction of Profes-sor Rafael Padrón.

She is currently under the tu-

telage of Professor Nicholas Goluses. Goluses is a classical guitarist with a great interna-tional career and recipient of several awards. On a recent vis-it during one of Rachel’s guitar lessons, Goluses shared that one of his albums was recorded in Puerto Rico. His solo perfor-mances and chamber and or-chestral accompaniment have led him to travel the world with his guitar.

Goluses and Ginebra share a passion for the music of the German composer and mu-sician of the Baroque period Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Goluses has performed and transcribed Bach’s music for classical guitar and for Ginebra it is his faith that makes her fol-low his music.

Ginebra comments: “My great-est motivation is to be able to preach the gospel of Christ through music. One of the peo-ple who has motivated me is the composer Bach, who was also a Christian. His music is for life, it

never gets old. He, at the end of all his compositions, included a note: “To God be the glory”.

Her message to young people is one of faith. “May we seek our god from youth before the bad days come. The most import-ant thing is that while we have strength we seek him because he will not fail us. Be motivated and work hard because God will open the doors that are neces-sary”.

If you want to see Rachel you can follow her on her YouTube channel and on her Instagram page under the name Rachel Ginebra. On September 18, 2021, Rachel will be performing her recital of classical guitar mu-sic, where she will incorporate other genres such as Jazz and Gospel. This concert will be at the Kilbourn Hall Theater at the Eastman School of Music at 8:00 pm. The concert is free and open to the public.

The Classical Guitar Music Has a New Face: Rachel Ginebra

Rachel Ginebra and D. Nicholas Goluses at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY. Photo credit: Marisol Galarza-Ruiz


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La nueva América multirracialPor Julianne Malveaux

Estás sentado en un banco del parque, disfrutando del tiempo. ¿Cuál es la probabilidad de que la próxima persona que pase junto a ti sea de una raza diferente a la tuya? En 2010, la probabilidad de que pase una persona de otra raza era del 54.9 por ciento, y aumentó al 61.1 por ciento en 2020. Es más probable que veamos a personas diferentes a nosotros en el aula, en la sala de juntas o en la acera, y por lo que estamos viendo estos días, nuestra nación no está preparada para este cambio.

Los datos del censo de 2020, pub-licados hace unas semanas, re-fuerzan lo que ya sabíamos. La po-blación blanca, que sigue siendo la más numerosa de nuestra nación, está disminuyendo, con un 8.6% menos que hace una década. La población latina, que incluye a per-sonas de cualquier raza (sí, hay lati-nos negros) aumentó un 23%. Es la población que más crece en el país. La población negra se mantiene es-table en torno al 13%. Y la población que se identifica como “multirra-cial” se ha multiplicado por tres.

El aumento de la población mult-irracial, que era de 9 millones en 2010 y que aumentó a 33.8 mil-

lones en 2020, refleja dos cosas. En primer lugar, la tasa de matrimo-nios interraciales ha aumentado, lo que ha dado lugar a un incremento de niños mestizos. Igualmente im-portante es que ha aumentado el número de personas que están dis-puestas a auto identificarse como mestizos. Las personas que antes ocultaban su identidad mestiza, o se sentían presionadas a elegir una u otra identidad, ahora se sienten libres de abrazar la totalidad de su identidad.

El aumento del número de perso-nas que deciden identificarse como multirraciales es a la vez una ben-dición y una ilusión. Es una ben-dición porque la maldita regla de “una gota” era una forma opresiva de gestionar la clasificación racial. Pero el nuevo multiculturalismo es una ilusión porque no debe in-spirar “miedo a un planeta negro”. Como escribe Richard Alba en su libro titulado en inglés “The Great Demographic Illusion: Majority, Mi-nority and the Expanding American Mainstream (Princeton University Press 2020), no todos los mestizos están en la cuenta. En otras pal-abras, muchos de los que se iden-tifican como multirraciales adoptan la identidad y la política de su pro-genitor blanco, no de su progenitor latino o asiático. Adoptan su identi-

dad multirracial, pero no necesaria-mente la política multirracial.

Muchos de los jóvenes cuya mult-irracialidad es en parte negra “en-tienden” los problemas de los ne-gros y los defienden. Algunos, sin embargo, tienen conflictos y qui-eren ver “los dos lados”. Ante los escandalosos asesinatos policiales de hombres y mujeres negros, no hay dos bandos, pero algunos que se identifican con sus padres blan-cos no están tan preparados como otros para adoptar una postura firme.

Todavía hay voces jóvenes que im-pulsan nuestra realidad. El 28 de agosto, la joven Tamika Mallory convocó la concentración “Good Trouble” que atrajo a miles de per-sonas al Lincoln Memorial en el 58º aniversario de la Marcha sobre Washington. Siguiendo la tradición del Dr. King, que no tenía más que 34 años cuando pronunció el “Dis-curso de Tengo un Sueño”, Mallory llamó la atención a la gente y les hizo frente. Afirmó su papel de líder y dijo que lo asumiría, pasara lo que pasara. Y lo que es más importante, les dijo a los demócratas que hic-ieran su trabajo, que acabaran con el filibusterismo y que pusieran en práctica la agenda del derecho al voto. Es poderosa, feroz y está ro-

deada de un equipo multirracial que la apoya.

El es el futuro de nuestra nación. Una energía joven, audaz, corpulen-ta y multirracial. Hay demasiados que quieren volver al pasado, de-masiados que niegan la demografía, demasiados que se asustan de lo que viene, que insisten en tararear, cantar y balancearse lastimosa-mente, “We Shall Overcome”. En este mundo multirracial, habrá menos cantos y balanceos, y más exigencias.

Pero los que observamos la de-mografía sabemos que los números no significan solidaridad, y que ten-dremos que trabajar para conseguir las coaliciones que queremos. Y también debemos saber que, inde-pendientemente de cómo cambie la demografía, nuestra nación sigue estando en deuda con los negros. “Hemos venido a la capital de la nación a cobrar un cheque”, tronó Martin Luther King, Jr. “Y el cheque ha sido marcado como de fondos insuficientes”. Los fondos siguen siendo insuficientes, y la deuda no es menos acuciante. Los cambios demográficos no cancelan la deuda. Tamika Mallory, con su inspirado lid-erazgo, nos recuerda que debemos pedir cuentas a quienes votamos.

The New Multiracial AmericaBy Julianne Malveaux

So you are sitting on a park bench, just enjoying the weather. What is the likelihood that the next person that walks by you is of a different race than you? In 2010 the probabil-ity of a different race person walking by was 54.9 percent in 2010, and it rose to 61.1 percent by 2020. We are more likely to see people who are different than us in the classroom, the boardroom or the sidewalk, and from what we are seeing these days, our nation is not ready for this change.

The 2020 Census data, released a few weeks ago, reinforce what we already knew. The white population, still our nation’s largest, is dwindling, down by 8.6 percent from a decade ago. The Latino population, which in-cludes people of any race (yes, there are Black Latinos) rose by 23 percent. It is the fastest growing population in the country. The Black population rocks steady at around 13 percent. And the population that identifies itself as “multiracial” has grown by a factor of three.

The increase in the multiracial pop-ulation, which was 9 million in 2010

and grew to 33.8 million by 2020, reflects two things. First, the rate of racial intermarriage has increased, leading to an increase of mixed-race children. Equally importantly, the number of people who are willing to self-identify as mixed race has in-creased. People who once hid their mixed race identity, or felt pressured to choose one identity or the other, now feel free to embrace the totality of their identity.

The increase in the number of people who choose to identify as multiracial is both a blessing and an illusion. It’s a blessing because the accursed “one drop” rule was an oppressive way of managing racial classification. But the new multiculturalism is an il-lusion because it should not inspire “fear of a Black planet.” As Richard Alba writes in his book, The Great Demographic Illusion: Majority, Mi-nority and the Expanding American Mainstream (Princeton University Press 2020), everybody brown ain’t down. In other words, many who identify as multiracial take on the identity and politics of their white parent, not their Latino or Asian par-ent. They embrace their multiracial identity, but not necessarily multira-cial politics.

Many of the young people whose multiracialism is partly Black do “get” Black issues and speak up for them. Some, though, are conflicted and want to see “both sides”. In the face of the outrageous police killings of Black men and women, there are no two sides, but some who identi-fy with their white parents are not as ready as others to take a strong stand.

Still young voices are driving our re-ality. On August 28, young Tamika Mallory called the “Good Trouble” Rally that drew thousands to the Lin-coln Memorial on the 58th Anniver-sary of the March on Washington. In the tradition of Dr. King, who was but 34 when he delivered the “I Have A Dream Speech”, Mallory called peo-ple out and took them to task. She asserted her leadership role and said she would take it, come what may. More importantly, she told Demo-crats to do their job, do their work, end the filibuster, and implement the voting rights agenda. She is pow-erful, fierce, and surrounded by a multiracial team that supports her.

This is the future of our nation. Young, bold, bodacious, multiracial energy. There are too many who

would throw back to the past, too many who would deny the demo-graphics, too many who are fright-ened about what comes next, who insist on humming, singing and sway-ing plaintively, “We Shall Overcome”. In this multiracial world, there will be less singing and swaying, and more demanding.

But those of us who watch the de-mographics know that numbers don’t mean solidarity, and that we will have to work to get the coali-tions that we want. And we must also know that no matter how the demographics shift, our nation still owes Black folks. “We have come to the nation’s capital to cash a check”, thundered Martin Luther King, Jr. “And the check has been marked insufficient funds”. The funds are still insufficient, and the debt is no less pressing. Shifting demographics don’t cancel the debt. Tamika Mallo-ry, with her inspired leadership, re-minds us to hold those we voted for accountable.

Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an econo-mist, author and Founding Dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at Cal-ifornia State University at Los


By now, those of us who call ourselves anti-racist activists and educators should know well that contemporary or-chestrators of the tripartite beast and illness of individ-ual, institutional and struc-tural racism are very cun-ning and elusive. Like past generations, they have per-fected the art and science of continuously refashioning

the disease into new more slippery, reptilian man-ifestations which makes it nearly impossible to nail the elusive monster down.

Of course, unlike in the past, today (for the most part) perpetrators are not as openly blatant and are much more concerned about detection than they have been in the past. In fact, calculated or-chestration and new manifestations are more so-phisticated than ever before, and of course not nearly as detectable as they once were. What’s most amazing is how so many people have been completely accepting of such craftiness for so long.

Well, it’s happening again. Many well-meaning people—liberals in particular—are inadvertently feeding into the perpetuation of a grossly false, su-per-manipulative, thoroughly deceptive narrative, which completely distorts objective reality regard-ing the omnipresence of racism (in all forms) but particularly and especially within the institution of public education.

Staunch conservatives have found a new angle to help prop up, reinforce, perpetuate, and maintain white-supremacist-based ideology and realities. And though liberals mean well, they are following the conservatives right down the racist-rabbit-hole by engaging them, or at least attempting to do so, regarding an abstraction that has absolutely NO MERIT.

Yes, I’m referring to the so-called “critical race the-ory,” particularly as it supposedly relates to public education, which it never did, and still does NOT, and which is why we can declare with complete confidence and authority that it is a false narrative.

Some say the ‘theory’ started in 1989 (presumably because of a series of meetings, beginning in that year, when a group of scholars attempted to ‘op-erationalize it’). However, the origin dates back to the early 1970’s, and initially focused almost solely on criminal justice issues, as opposed to educa-tion, and/or any other field of study.

Let’s be clear. To help perpetuate a ludicrously false narrative (inadvertently or otherwise) by first and foremost, accepting that it exists, is complete-ly backwards, and totally counterproductive (pos-sibly even counter-intuitive).Indeed, to continue clamoring about “critical race theory” provides racists with the fuel they need to shape and reinforce their false narratives regarding the thoroughly ludicrous idea of so-called “reverse discrimination” and/or so-called “anti-white” ped-agogy.

In my humble, but staunch and informed view, we should STOP engaging in the false narrative alto-gether, and instead, take the position that we are

You Can Label it ‘Critical Race Theory’ but Educators are Charged to Teach The Truth

HOWARD EAGLE

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not concerned with “critical race theory.” In fact, we should declare that it has no relevance regarding public education. Instead, we are concerned (exclusively) with simply teaching the full truth about race and racism (just as we do, or at least should do, in every other case), period.

Let them argue among themselves about “critical race theory.” It would be so very interesting to witness racists arguing against teaching the truth, that is, indis-putable, factual history. If we control the narrative, that’s exactly what they would have to do. Either that or get back in a corner somewhere out of the way and be quiet.

Educators are the very people in this soci-ety who are most likely to have the great-est impact relative to aiding in the decon-struction of racism—as opposed to (even inadvertently) helping to prop it up or per-petuate and maintain it.Therefore, if educators really are commit-ted to mastering their craft, they are obli-gated to KNOW and teach the objective, factual truth.

Howard Eagle is a longtime educator and local anti-racism advocate, known for his campaigns for the Rochester school board and prolific political and social commen-tary. Eagle taught social studies in the RCSD for 23 years, before retiring in 2010, and is now an adjunct professor in the De-partment of African American Studies at SUNY Brockport.

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http://minorityreporter.net/the-tripar-tite-beast-and-illness-of-individual-insti-tutional-and-structural-racism/

https://academic.oup.com/clp/article-ab-stract/51/1/467/366105?redirected-From=PDF

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https://www.edweek.org/leadership/these-districts-will-risk-state-law-to-con-tinue-anti-racism-work/2021/08

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EDITORIAL The views and opinions expressed on our opinion page are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of La Voz Newspaper.

Op-ed by Raoul Lowery Contreras

Question Donald Trump’s stated views on Mexicans and out pours a tsunami of ignorance that is un-believable in this day of instant re-search and communication.

I clearly have shown how Trump feels about Mexicans, in particu-lar, immigrants in general, Mexico and his lemmings came out swing-ing.

The problem: A legion of Trump supporters who, like him, are ig-norant and deny -- in toto -- every-thing Trump has ever done or said as if he didn’t do them or state them publicly.

54% of the 11 Marines killed at the Kabul Airport -- six of the dead Marines, were an immigrant His-panic woman from the Dominican Republic and five were Mexican Americans, four men and one woman. Six Hispanics total.

How that fact reflects as a mas-sive rejection of Trump’s ongoing hate campaign against Mexican immigrants and their descendants is extremely, mightedly important despite what Trump fans claim.

Though a small sample of assim-ilation and integration, six out of 11 dead Marines is a huge exam-ple of what is coming to America. Hispanics are 18% of the Ameri-can population according to the new Census. In this case, six dead of eleven is 54%.

The Census predicts that in less than 20 years, 25% of the total American population will be like these Marines and me. Are some Americans upset by that projec-tion? Yes. Many.Trump’s defenders: So what?

It’s important because President Trump did everything he could to limit LEGAL immigration plus

refugee programs through which many have come to the U.S.

His fans claim that he only means illegal immigrants, not legal ones. Not true. Big Lie!

He ranted about all immigration, blissfully wishing more immi-grants came from Norway (whites only) than from “S***hole” coun-tries like the Congo, Afghanistan, Haiti, Mexico, etc.

Here’s exactly what he said (print) about Mexico and Mexicans in his announcement for President on June 16, 2015 (video - Donald Trump Presidential Campaign An-nouncement Full Speech (C-SPAN) - Bing video):

“When do we beat Mexico at the border? They’re laughing at us. At our stupidity. And now they are beating us economically. They are not our friend (sic), believe me. But they are killing us economical-ly.”

“When Mexico sends its people, they(sic) are not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They are not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bring-ing those problems with(sic) us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”

“But I speak to border guards and they tell us what we’re getting...They’re sending us not the right people.”

NOTICE: TRUMP DID NOTE DE-LINEATE BETWEEN LEGAL IMMI-GRANTS FROM MEXICO AND ILLE-GAL ENTRANTS!

NOTICE: TRUMP DID NOT SAY “SOME” PEOPLE COMING FROM MEXICO, HE CLEARLY STATED THAT ONLY “SOME” WERE “GOOD

PEOPLE!”

The reader must parse every word of these three quoted statements of Trump’s on June 16, 2015. His own words hang Trump.

Take Trump’s phony ill-conceived attacks on Mexico and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Mexico, Canada and the U.S.

Trump ignorantly attacked NAFTA. Without Question, NAFTA was the largest and best trade agreement the United States ever signed on to.

From Forbes Magazine: “On the morning of Sunday August 27 Trump tweeted out that with NAFTA being “the worst trade deal ever made,” his administra-tion “may have to terminate.” A few minutes earlier Trump also tweeted, “With Mexico being one of the highest crime Nations in the world, we must have the wall, Mexico will pay for it.”

Conclusions of Forbes Magazine and trade observers: “NAFTA has succeeded dramatically in what it was designed to do: increase trade and investment among the United States, Canada, and Mexi-co. Trade alone has tripled among these three countries. Manufac-turing, services, and agriculture have all become more compet-itive as markets have expanded and supply chains have integrat-ed. US manufactures have nearly doubled since 1993; Canada and Mexico purchase more manufac-tured products than the next 10 countries combined while more than two million manufactur-ing workers at more than 43,000 firms in the United States depend on exports to Canada and Mexico alone. (Emphasis added)

Trump claimed that many Ameri-can jobs were lost to Mexico. Not

true. “The Economic Policy Insti-tute estimates that about 800,000 jobs were lost to Mexico between 1997 and 2013. However, a non-partisan report by Congress pub-lished in 2015 found “NAFTA did not cause the huge job losses feared by the critics.” And there’s analysis that shows America has lost more jobs to machines and automation than to Mexico.”

Finally, there’s Trump’s actual ex-perience. He, as family company 27 year-old President, and his fa-ther were sued by the U.S. gov-ernment in the largest housing discrimination case in the country to that date. Donald, as he was wont to do, filed a $100 million dollar defamation lawsuit against the government. Didn’t win it, it went nowhere. He settled though he brags he never settles.

The settlement took his power as company president away and the Urban League was given the ad-ministrative duty of taking rental applications and renting apart-ments. Trump was powerless. By settling, Trump lost the first of many defeats in the courts that have cost him millions of dollars.The surrender, the settlement, also demonstrated beyond ques-tion that he was a 27-year-old racist who was caught discriminat-ing against Hispanics and Blacks. He has not changed. The proof is what he said about Mexicans on June 16, 2015.

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Por Raoul Lowery Contreras

Si se cuestiona la opinión de Don-ald Trump sobre los mexicanos, se produce un tsunami de igno-rancia que es increíble en estos días de investigación y comuni-cación instantánea.

He mostrado claramente lo que piensa Trump de los mexicanos, en particular, de los inmigrantes en general, de México y sus ciegos seguidores salieron disparados.

El problema: Una legión de par-tidarios de Trump que, como él, son ignorantes y niegan -in toto- todo lo que Trump ha hecho o di-cho como si no los hubiera hecho o declarado públicamente.

El 54% de los 11 marines muer-tos en el aeropuerto de Kabul, seis de los marines muertos, eran una mujer hispana inmigrante de la República Dominicana y cinco eran mexicano-americanos, cu-atro hombres y una mujer. Seis hispanos en total.

El reflejo de este hecho como un rechazo masivo a la campaña de odio de Trump contra los in-migrantes mexicanos y sus de-scendientes es extremadamente, poderosamente importante a pesar de lo que afirman los fans de Trump.

Aunque se trata de una pequeña muestra de asimilación e inte-gración, seis de los once marines muertos son un gran ejemplo de lo que se avecina en Estados Uni-dos. Los hispanos son el 18% de la población americana según el nuevo censo. En este caso, seis muertos de once es el 54%.

El Censo predice que en menos de 20 años, el 25% del total de la población americana será como estos marines y yo. ¿Están al-gunos americanos molestos por esa proyección? Sí. Muchos.

Los defensores de Trump: ¿Y qué?Es importante porque el presi-dente Trump hizo todo lo posible para limitar la inmigración LEGAL más los programas de refugiados a través de los cuales muchos han llegado a Estados Unidos.

Sus seguidores afirman que sólo se refiere a los inmigrantes ilegal-es, no a los legales. No es cierto. Es una gran mentira.

Despotricó de toda la inmi-gración, deseando felizmente que vinieran más inmigrantes de Noruega (sólo blancos) que de países “Letrina” como el Congo,

Afganistán, Haití, México, etc.Esto es exactamente lo que dijo (impreso) sobre México y los mexicanos en su anuncio para presidente el 16 de junio de 2015 (video - Donald Trump Presiden-tial Campaign Announcement Full Speech (C-SPAN) - Bing vid-eo):“¿Cuándo le ganamos a México en la frontera? Se están riendo de nosotros. De nuestra estupi-dez. Y ahora nos están ganando económicamente. No son nues-tros amigos (sic), créanme. Pero nos están matando económica-mente”.

“Cuando México envía a su gen-te, ellos(sic) no están enviando a sus mejores. No los están envi-ando a ustedes. No te están en-viando a ti. Están enviando gente que tiene muchos problemas, y están trayendo esos problemas con(sic) nosotros. Traen drogas. Traen el crimen. Son violadores. Y algunos, supongo, son buenas personas”.

“Pero hablo con los guardias fronterizos y nos dicen lo que es-tamos recibiendo... Nos están en-viando no la gente correcta”.

NOTA: TRUMP NO DELIMITÓ EN-TRE LOS INMIGRANTES LEGALES DE MÉXICO Y LOS ILEGALES

NOTA: TRUMP NO DIJO “ALGU-NAS” PERSONAS QUE VIENEN DE MÉXICO, ¡DIJO CLARAMENTE QUE SÓLO “ALGUNAS” ERAN “BUENAS PERSONAS”!

El lector debe analizar cada pal-abra de estas tres declaraciones citadas de Trump el 16 de junio de 2015. Sus propias palabras ahorcan a Trump.

Tome los falsos ataques mal con-cebidos de Trump contra México y el Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN) entre México, Canadá y Estados Uni-dos.

Trump atacó ignorantemente el TLCAN. Sin duda, el TLCAN ha sido el mayor y mejor acuerdo comercial que ha firmado Esta-dos Unidos.

De la revista Forbes: “En la maña-na del domingo 27 de agosto Trump tuiteó que siendo el TL-CAN “el peor acuerdo comercial jamás hecho”, su administración “podría tener que terminarlo”. Unos minutos antes Trump tam-bién tuiteó: “Siendo México una de las naciones con mayor crim-inalidad del mundo, debemos tener el muro, México lo pagará.”

Conclusiones de la revista Forbes y de observadores comerciales: “El TLCAN ha tenido un éxito es-pectacular en lo que fue diseña-do: aumentar el comercio y la inversión entre Estados Unidos, Canadá y México. Sólo el comer-cio se ha triplicado entre estos tres países. Las manufacturas, los servicios y la agricultura se han vuelto más competitivos a medida que los mercados se han ampliado y las cadenas de sumi-nistro se han integrado. Las man-ufacturas estadounidenses casi se han duplicado desde 1993; Canadá y México compran más productos manufacturados que los 10 países siguientes juntos, mientras que más de dos mil-lones de trabajadores del sector manufacturero en más de 43.000 empresas de Estados Unidos de-penden de las exportaciones sólo a Canadá y México. (Énfasis aña-dido)

Trump afirmó que muchos pues-tos de trabajo estadounidenses se perdieron en favor de México. No es cierto. “El Instituto de Políti-ca Económica estima que se per-dieron unos 800.000 puestos de trabajo en favor de México entre 1997 y 2013. Sin embargo, un in-forme no partidista del Congreso publicado en 2015 encontró que “el TLCAN no causó las enormes pérdidas de empleo temidas por los críticos.” Y hay análisis que demuestran que Estados Unidos ha perdido más puestos de traba-jo por las máquinas y la automa-tización que por México.”

Por último, está la experiencia real de Trump. Él, como presi-

dente de la compañía familiar de 27 años, y su padre fueron demandados por el gobierno de EE.UU. en el mayor caso de dis-criminación en materia de vivien-da del país hasta esa fecha. Don-ald, como solía hacer, presentó una demanda por difamación de 100 millones de dólares contra el gobierno. No la ganó, no llegó a ninguna parte. Llegó a un acuer-do, aunque se jacta de que nunca llega a un acuerdo.

El acuerdo le quitó su poder como presidente de la compañía y la Liga Urbana recibió el deber administrativo de tomar las so-licitudes de alquiler y alquilar apartamentos. Trump se vio im-potente. Al llegar a un acuerdo, Trump perdió la primera de mu-chas derrotas en los tribunales que le han costado millones de dólares.

La rendición, el acuerdo, también demostró sin lugar a dudas que era un racista de 27 años que fue sorprendido discriminando a his-panos y negros. No ha cambiado. La prueba es lo que dijo sobre los mexicanos el 16 de junio de 2015.

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