Choosey’s ‘Black Beans’ is the Hip-Hop & Chicano Oldies Album We Always Needed

Arlene Mejorado — Thu, 23 May 2019 19:25:32 +0000

Listening to Black Beans for the first time, one might wonder why an album like this hasn’t come before. The latest LP by Choosey combines hip-hop and lowrider oldies with inspiration sourced from his Mexican and African-American upbringing. Being Afro-Chicano immersed him in two cultures, which in Southern California have influenced one another for some

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In His New Book, Haitian Writer Documents How He Found a New Home in Mexico

Arlene Mejorado — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 22:35:39 +0000

When thousands of Haitians began to arrive at the US-Mexico border in early spring 2016, local and international journalists jumped on the story and captured Haitians at their most desperate moment – as they looked for refuge wherever they could find it in Tijuana. Headlines often focused on Black suffering but often didn’t give space

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