Hispanic Heritage Month …. Starts Sept. 15 … “the largest minority group in the United States”!! Celebrate …
Hispanic Heritage Month? Who cares? I do, and you should too!
Every year, as HHM begins on September 15th, I brace myself for the underwhelming reaction that many people, organizations and educational institutions have. Compared to the deluge of support for Black History Month every February, what do we Latinos get every September? Nada.
I’m sure that back in 1968 when President Lyndon Johnson first established a week for the celebration of Hispanic culture, he must have been impressed by contributions made by the likes of Cesar Chavez in establishing the United Farm Workers’ Union or the trailblazing Herman Badilla in New York who would soon be elected as the first Hispanic member of Congress. Maybe Johnson also wanted to appear welcoming to the many refugees who were fleeing Fidel in Cuba, while thousands of Puerto Ricans were serving and dying in Vietnam while they remained banned from…
View original post 569 more words
It Is What It Is 
This is off message, so forgive me. The following week Pope Francis arrives in the U.S. and he is from Argentina which means he is Hispanic and he would be at ease, speaking Spanish.
LikeLiked by 1 person
That is so right!! I’ll be keeping an eye on his visit!! Always .. TY!!
LikeLike