Latino Quote Of The Day™ by Cajemé

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“Before was before and now is now. Before we were enemies and we fought; now everything is concluded and all can be friends.”               -    Cajemé (1835-1887), Yaqui soldier. Led the Yaqui war for independence from Mexico. He was captured and executed. “Latino Quote Of The Day”™ is curated by Bobby Gonzalez. Bobby More...

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ by Hector Elizondo

“Everything’s a surprise. When you think you’ve got it all figured out… as Emerson said, the dice of God are always loaded.”   -  Hector Elizondo, Puerto Rican actor and social activist “Latino More...

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By Urban Jibaro On Sunday, February 24th, 2013
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Latino Quote Of The Day™ by Jimmy Smits

 ”For minority actors, developing our own projects has to be the eventual path. We have a lot of stories to tell and a really unique voice.  But none of that is going to be heard as long as we’re More...

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Latino Quote Of The Day™ by Dr. Maria Jimenez Roman

“Mexico’s African presence has been relegated to an obscured slave past, pushed aside in the interest of a national identity based on a mixture of indigenous and European cultural mestizaje. In practice, More...

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By Urban Jibaro On Friday, February 22nd, 2013
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Latino Quote Of The Day™ by Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt – parade Grand Master (Photo credit: Alaskan Dude) “On a national level there is a tendency to portray Latino culture as a monolithic entity, which is a really inaccurate way of seeing More...

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By Urban Jibaro On Thursday, February 21st, 2013
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Latino Quote Of The Day™ by Estaban Montejo

“You never saw a black lawyer because they said that blacks were only good for the forest. You never saw a black teacher. It was all for the white Spaniards. Even the white criollos were pushed aside. I seen More...

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By Urban Jibaro On Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
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Latino Quote Of The Day™ by Ruth Behar

“I have a huge need for financial security; the emigrant in me has a fear of ending up homeless and in the gutter. I have a huge need for financial security; the emigrant in me has a fear of ending up homeless More...

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By Urban Jibaro On Monday, February 11th, 2013
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Latino Quote Of The Day™ by The Aztecs

“One must speak calmly, not too fast, nor heatedly, nor loud… keep to a moderate pitch, neither high nor low; and let your words be mild and serene…”   - Aztec adage from the 1500′s. “Latino More...

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By Urban Jibaro On Sunday, February 10th, 2013
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Latino Quote Of The Day™ by Vicente Guerrero

“Compañeros, this old man is my father. He has come to offer me rewards in the name of the Spaniards. I have always respected my father but my country comes first.”                      -  More...

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By Urban Jibaro On Thursday, February 7th, 2013
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Latino Quote Of The Day™ by Beatriz “Gigi” Fernández

“When I was growing up in Puerto Rico, there was no female athlete I could look at and say, ‘I want to be like her. That drove me harder to succeed and become that role model for the girls coming up behind me.” -    More...