Monthly Archives: April 2014

Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Emma Tenayuca

Posted on April 30, 2014 by bronxtaino

“I was arrested a number of times. I never thought in terms of fear. I thought in terms of justice.” – Emma Tenayuca (1916-1999), Mexican-American labor leader, organizer and educator. Latino Quote Of The Day™ is curated by Bobby Gonzalez. … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Sandra Andino

Posted on April 27, 2014 by bronxtaino

“Despite what others might say, stay focused, centered and positive…. if you give it value, others will.”  –  Sandra Andino, PhD., Afro-Puerto Rican anthropologist/photographer. Latino Quote Of The Day™ is curated by Bobby Gonzalez. .Bobby González is a nationally known multicultural … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Sonia Sotomayor

Posted on April 23, 2014 by bronxtaino

“This refusal to accept the stark reality that race matters is regrettable. As members of the judiciary tasked with intervening to carry out the guarantee of equal protection, we ought not sit back and wish away, rather than confront, the … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Cheo Feliciano

Posted on April 19, 2014 by bronxtaino

“…the roots of this music, the cadence, the flavor, came via Cuba from Africa…. in New York the majority of musicians were of Puerto Rican descent, and even though we were playing the basic Cuban rhythms, the music began to … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Ana Tijoux

Posted on April 17, 2014 by bronxtaino

“Not submissive and obedient    Insurgent,strong woman  Independent and courageous    ….Beautiful life giving woman          Emancipated in autonomy.” – Ana Tijoux, Chilean hip-hop artist. Latino Quote Of The Day™ is curated by Bobby Gonzalez. Bobby González … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Rene Perez

Posted on April 13, 2014 by bronxtaino

“Latin America is incomplete without a free Puerto Rico.”            –  Rene Perez (Residente), Puerto Rican rapper with Calle 13. Latino Quote Of The Day™ is curated by Bobby Gonzalez. Bobby González is a nationally known multicultural motivational speaker, storyteller … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

Posted on April 11, 2014 by bronxtaino

“Nightmares are for people who refuse to listen to their hearts. People who have lost their way, who are hollow. Fear slips into those hollow places. It is the very emptiness that draws the fear.”                     –   Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, Puerto … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Kogi People of Colombia

Posted on April 7, 2014 by bronxtaino

“The mother bled. She had her period. She was fertile and the world was fertile. Her blood is gold. It remains in the earth. It is fertility. Gold and water, blood and water are necessary for the life all things.”                     … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Zoe Saldana

Posted on April 6, 2014 by bronxtaino

“We tend to look for European roots and reject the indigenous and the African, and that’s disgusting. Being Latin is being a mix of everything. I want my people not to be insecure, and to adore what we are because … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Christiana Figueres

Posted on April 3, 2014 by bronxtaino

“I’m committed to climate change because of future generations, it is not about us, right?….I just feel that it is so completely unfair and immoral what we are doing to future generations, we are condemning them before they are even … Continue reading →

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