Puerto Rican People’s Parade celebrates its 30th anniversary
At two o’clock, on Saturday, June 14, Humboldt Park’s Puerto Rican community will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the People’s Parade along “La Division.” Before 1978, when the Humboldt Park Puerto Rican community first gathered to celebrate the People’s Parade, Chicago Boricuas traveled downtown to attend the city’s Puerto Rican Day Parade. However, the dislocation of [...]
Ambiente del Paseo Launches “Más Color, Más Poder” Campaign
On Saturday, May 24, Ambiente del Paseo held a BBQ fundraiser to launch its new campaign, “Más Color, Más Poder.” Ambiente is a newly formed collective recently launched by the Puerto Rican Cultural Center as one of Humboldt Park’s first LGBTQ organizations. The “Más Color, Más Poder” campaign seeks to raise awareness about and combat homophobia and transphobia in the Humboldt Park community.
B.A.C.C.A Youth Reflection: New Soul in this Strange World
Posted on 25 June 2008
You walk in. You see students towering above you by about a foot—some that look old enough to be your teacher. There are no more single-file lines walking down the halls. You no longer have to go to the office or the bathroom with a partner. What is this strange world, and how will you [...] Continue Reading
Entonce Magazine: Keeping the Story Going in the Barrio
Posted on 25 June 2008
A few years ago, a young Puerto Rican entrepreneur began the popular urban magazine, Entonce. If you are already familiar with the magazine, you know that its pages have featured interviews with some of the most popular music figures in the Puerto Rican/Latina/o community. If you are still in the dark about Entonce, we hope [...] Continue Reading
2,000 Rally for “Community Investment Works”
Posted on 06 June 2008
On May 28, hundreds of energetic Humboldt Park residents from the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, Pedro Albizu Campos High School, Roberto Clemente High School, Rebaño Church, the Near Northwest Neighborhood and others attend a rally on 26th and California to demand support for Gov. Blagojevich’s new initiative: “Community Investment Works.” This initiative would invest millions [...] Continue Reading
Humboldt Park Youth Participate in Anti-violence Initiative
Posted on 06 June 2008
Young people representing the Humboldt Park community’s 10 public schools participated in a “town hall” meeting and a peace march and rally against violence. The May 27th town hall meeting was hosted and moderated by Reverend Wilfredo de Jesus, Pastor of New Life Covenant ministries. 26th Ward Alderman Billy Ocasio, Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis, and [...] Continue Reading
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