Lawmakers Request Fort Hood Name Change to Honor Four-Star General Richard E. Cavazos

Kiko Martinez — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:38:25 +0000

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus recently made a request to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and a bipartisan committee tasked to remove Confederate symbols and names from U.S. military assets, according to NBC News. Lawmakers are asking the committee to rename Texas military base Fort Hood after late Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, the first Mexican American

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Here Are the 25 Additional Latino Films the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Nominated for National Film Registry

Kiko Martinez — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:10:20 +0000

After nominating the 1997 biopic Selena for inclusion into the National Film Registry earlier this year, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus has decided to tap an additional 25 Latino films. Congressman Joaquin Castro and Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Raul Ruiz, M.D., penned a letter to Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, about the importance

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