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Education Is Not An Option, It's A Vaccine….

Posted by Hipolito Munoz | Jan 2, 2016 | Culture, Education, Government, Politics, Social, Society |

By Hipolito Munoz, Managing Editor/Publisher “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” So said Benjamin Franklyn, and yet we have a hard time around that concept as we make up our minds on who should receive the resources for this education, we keep forgetting that children lose as we “consider and deliberate” the issue. As adults we tend to be worried about money, whether it’s a personal budget, a family budget or a business budget. In education the most dangerous question is always; “how do we pay for it?” That sends shivers down the spines of elected officials...

Happy New Year 2016!! Now About Those Resolutions…

Posted by Hipolito Munoz | Jan 1, 2016 | Holiday, Skill Development, Social, Society |

So 2016 is here and folks are making promises they are hoping will happen through osmosis or at least through what they feel is a miracle. What is so important about these resolutions to be successful? That you own them, that they are truly yours. Why do you want it? Is it because you need it? Are they really important to you? How are you planning to make them happen? If you need another job, or to find one, create a plan so that you can have a set of steps that you can follow, and start at the...

A glimpse of Los Angeles in the 1980's, a misleading one.

Posted by Hipolito Munoz | Dec 31, 2015 | Culture, Documentary, Education, Entertainment, Film, Latino, Social, Society, TV Shows |

By Hipolito Munoz, Managing Editor/Publisher The 1980’s left a terrible mark on the Los Angeles communities of color. Right before the 1984 Olympics, a BBC crew came and shot a documentary called “Real Lives: Gang City.” As we reviewed the documentary film, those of us that lived in the areas that they highlight, I understand now, how folks from outside of Los Angeles would create or imagine some of the violent and dreary stories that they saw on TV and their local cinema could be based on life in the inner city. I am sure that there were some...

Say What? Your Friend Was Probably "Just Sayin"…

Posted by Hipolito Munoz | Dec 30, 2015 | Culture, Education, Latino, Politics, Social, Society |

By Hipolito Munoz, Managing Editor/Publisher What are the chances that your Anglo friend will say something that will sound racist at some point and time? However, if you are truly their friend and you respect them and they respect you, you will know that intention is critical. What about you, have you listened closely to some of the stuff you may be saying? If you say something about them and their whiteness, culture or color, guess what? As people of color, we must see past their words, and must try and understand also what the reason for those comments...

Tamir Rice: No "Ni Modo" Accepted

Posted by Hipolito Munoz | Dec 30, 2015 | Culture, Education, Latino, Social, Society |

By Hipolito Munoz, Managing Editor/Publisher Tamil Rice a 12 year old boy got killed in an open carry state by a Police Officer that had been kicked out of another police department because he was considered unfit to serve. Where is the outrage from the Latino community? Latinos should not sit back and accept through a “ni modo” attitude the fate of other folks just because it did not happen to “us.” And by other folks we are talking about people of color and the poor. This is about social justice, and its about accountability. It is about trying...

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