Monthly Archives: May 2014

Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Elena Avila

Posted on May 30, 2014 by bronxtaino

“I am a curandera poet with a fertlized cunning crafty compassionate heart, living in the center of a flowery paradox in mother earth’s soul.” – Elena Avila, Chicana curandera. Latino Quote Of The Day™ is curated by Bobby Gonzalez. Bobby … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Monica Puig

Posted on May 27, 2014 by bronxtaino

“I woke up this morning and I felt it. I felt I was going to do something amazing. It was one of those feelings where you just know it’s going to happen, and I played some of the greatest tennis … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Alberto Korda

Posted on May 27, 2014 by bronxtaino

“Forget the camera, forget all of that. With any four-dollar camera you can capture the best picture.” – Alberto Korda (1928-2001), Cuban 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 – Ayocuan Cuetzpalin

Posted on May 23, 2014 by bronxtaino

“Friendship is a shower of precious flowers. White tufts of heron feathers are woven with precious red flowers, among the branches of the trees under which stroll and sip the lords and nobles.” – Ayocuan Cuetzplain, 15th century Aztec poet. … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Eddie Gomez

Posted on May 20, 2014 by bronxtaino

“I grew up in New York, on 110th Street…. I heard all kinds of music growing up. I started playing the bass when I was 11 years old and whatever music touched my soul, I wanted to participate. Early on … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote of the Day™ – Eduardo Galeano

Posted on May 18, 2014 by bronxtaino

“The poet, distracted by politics, asks of poetry that it make itself useful like metal or flour, that it get ready to stain its face with coal dust and fight body to body.” – Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan author journalist and … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote of the Day – David M. Perez

Posted on May 17, 2014 by bronxtaino

“Latino civil rights advocates, LGBT human rights advocates and those of us working at the intersection of these identities as LGBT Latinos must work collectively to continually educate our sisters and brothers that familia es familia and we deserve equal … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Anita Rios

Posted on May 16, 2014 by bronxtaino

“Neither major party has done enough to defend women, workers, and the natural resources that we depend on. It’s time to stand up and declare that an economy which generates low-wage part-time jobs over living-wage jobs is not acceptable.” – … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Cheech Marin

Posted on May 14, 2014 by bronxtaino

  “Hispanic is a census term that some dildo in a government office made up to include all Spanish-speaking brown people. It is especially annoying to Chicanos because it is a catch-all term that includes the Spanish conqueror. By definition, … Continue reading →

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ – Jessica Helen Lopez

Posted on May 11, 2014 by bronxtaino

  “I’m a slam poet and always will be, so a Poet Laureate who still slams is something I want to be…Slam is what introduced me to poetry in the jails, and the schools. I plan to still serve and … Continue reading →

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