What’s the Beef with Critical Race Theory in Public Schools?
The originators of Critical Race Theory (CRT) challenged the supremacy of law, arguing that law was also flawed by the same White Supremacy that governed relationships in American society since…
A War of Attrition?
Pull out the paraphernalia, Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner. The Battle at Puebla, Puebla México fought in 1862 with an eventual French Occupation of México was just…
Is Gentrification Fait Accompli in Denver?
To fully understand gentrification, one must come to grips with the questions of poverty and educational inequity in a society. The two work hand-hand to perpetuate the current capitalistic economic…
César Chávez: Building a Culture of Peace
Violence in American society may not be feasible and sustainable without building a culture of peace. As we prepare to celebrate the 17th annual march to honor the legacy of…
The Energy of the Baby Boomers Has Been Resurrected
The massacre that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida energized the ghosts of the baby boomers—they are now resurrected. Activists of the Never Again Movement have…
Protect Our Children
The public will has spoken, but President Trump is not paying attention. In the latest poll on whether or not DACA children should be protected from deportation and remain in…
What Will the 2018 Social Order Look Like?
What do we want the 2018 social order and the rest of the 21st century to look like? With the many internal and external challenges that a majority of Americans…
Nation’s Security Trumps Donald Trump
In a very recent publication entitled, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump (2017), (Lee, Bandy, M.D., M. Div., Organizer of the “Yale “Duty to Warn, Conference”) , a smattering of…
A Despedida to Escuela Tlatelolco
The once thriving school, where pictures of famous revolutionarios hung on the walls, in between murals depicting the many struggles Chicanos faced in Denver was transformed into an ambiance as…
Las Mujeres in la House and Senate
Metropolitan State University of Denver and the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department was honored by the presence of Dr. Christine Sierra, Professor Emerita from the University of New México. Selected…