White-washed has many definitions, some formal and others adopted for specific topics of discourse. The well-known use of the term is the tendency of Hollywood to use White actors to play Asian […]
Cultural Whitewashing
Martin Paredes
I am a Mexican immigrant living in the United States on a mission to change the faulty narrative about my country and Mexican immigrants.
An El Paso Police Officer Violated My Rights
Around 1989, I was turning left from North Mesa unto Executive Center, pretty much what I did every other day. But, unlike every other day, I soon learned that corrupt police officers […]
Armchair Quarterbacking the Vince Perez Loss
There were four primary runoff elections that dominated the election cycle this time around. Two were somewhat low key in that little controversy, if any, emanated from their respective political camps. Those […]
Where Did Everything Go?
There seems to be some confusion about my archive of El Paso news and information that I have maintained for over the last two decades. No, none of it has disappeared and […]
Allegation Is Made That Sam Williams Is Misrepresenting His Military Service For Votes
El Pasoans will be going to the polls tomorrow to cast votes in the runoff elections for the March primaries. One of the candidates is Sam Williams, who is running for United […]
Time To Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
One of the problems with dealing with issues such as racial topics or police problems is that many people have a problem with leaving their comfort zones of all appears well. Tackling […]
The El Paso Economy And Job Market Post Covid-19
In 2010, the El Paso Electric and Hunt Companies, among others commissioned a report modeling the long-term economic trends for the borderplex through 2029, of which El Paso is part of. The […]
The Holguin-Perez Run-Off
Author’s note: This article was updated to correct the name of Yvonne Rosales on the first paragraph. El Paso voters are casting votes to select who will represent them at Commissioners Court […]
This Is Why It Is Important To Revisit El Paso History – The Holocaust and The El Paso Bath Riots
Author’s note: this article was updated to clarify that the author of the telegram and mayor of El Paso was Thomas Calloway Lea, Jr. and the artist is Thomas C. Lea III. […]
El Paso Businesses That Received A PPP Loan
Today, the Small Business Administration released the list of companies that received funds from the government’s small business lending program. The lending program is intended to save jobs. The list includes the […]
What Other’s Are Saying