A&E has given a green light to The Chicano Squad (working title), a four-hour docuseries chronicling U.S.’s first all-Latin homicide unit dedicated to tackling Houston’s soaring Latino homicide rate ...

A Chicano is a Mexican-American with a non-Anglo image of himself. He resents being told Columbus “discovered” America when the Chicano’s ancestors, the Mayans and the Aztecs, founded highly ...

The Library of Congress has acquired a gold mine of resources that document the Chicano Movement in Los Angeles. The cultural institution in Washington, D.C., now has a collection from activist and ...

On August 29, 1970, more than 20,000 demonstrators marched in East LA. The march was called The National Chicano Moratorium Against the Vietnam War. “Many of my friends had already been drafted and ...

Back in 1976 a handful of young journalists launched a Pueblo-based Chicano newspaper. They called it La Cucaracha. These volunteers covered issues critical to their southern Colorado community. But ...

An altar in a backyard in Texas. A statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe is encased in a bathtub that has been turned on its end. It is fortified with rocks and decorated with repurposed personal items.

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OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- A new exhibit now open at the Oakland Museum celebrates the Chicano movement. It was a push for fair treatment, equal opportunity, civil rights and cultural appreciation of ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) -- The museum that now houses the largest collection of Chicano art in the world officially opened its doors, and in true legendary fashion - the grand opening was done in ...

A freshly painted mural in Barrio Logan’s historic Chicano Park celebrates the spirit and lifestyle of lowriding while paying homage to the founders of a car club deeply rooted in San Diego's Chicano ...