Lowriders, cholo wear, L.A. gang life and classic Chicano humor take center stage in “Romeo and Juliet: Rolling Through East L.A.,” a new stage production that remixes Shakespeare for the Latinx community. Benvolio pulls Romeo away from Tybalt’s dead body on the opening night of “Romeo and Juliet: Rolling through East L.A.” on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. I always kept …
The MS-13 and Barrio 18 gangs fought on the street outside Eben-ezer Baptist Church for years. Rumors spread that he was “a pastor for gang members.” Worshipers pray at Eben-ezer Baptist Church in El Salvador during a recent Tuesday evening service. One large wall decoration features Bukele, a clock and the words: “The president that’s making history.” “It’s like a …
I was searching for my seat when a tall young man approached and shook my hand. The occasion, Saturday night at Loyola High School, was the 50th anniversary of Father Gregory Boyle’s service as a Jesuit priest. Labor movement icon Dolores Huerta took to the stage to hail Boyle’s community-building work as a response and antidote to racism, poverty and …
