By Beatriz E. Valenzuela | [email protected] | San Bernardino SunPUBLISHED: June 1, 2018 at 4:12 pm | UPDATED: June 2, 2018 at 1:59 pm The look is unmistakable: Crisp lines in voluminous trousers, polished shoes and exaggerated proportions. They are hallmarks of the zoot suit, which became connected to a youth subculture during the American jazz era. In Southern California, the flashy attire also is linked to rebellion and Mexican-American pachuco culture. And 75 years ago this weekend, on June 3, 1943, the zoot suit became forever tied to one of the darkest periods in the region’s history when U.S. military men took the streets of Los Angeles attacking young Mexican-American men, targeting those adorned in the attire. Experts and scholars say the causes of the ensuing violence, that came to be known as the Zoot Suit Riots, are complex and varied: a growing distrust of immigrants, rampant racism and a perceived lack of patriotism from outsiders, among them. But what is … [Read more...] about 75 years ago, Zoot Suit Riots marked a dark period in Southern California history
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This California volcano erupted 103 years ago today
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Clara Harris released from prison after 15 years
By Brian Rogers Updated 8:58 am, Friday, May 11, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 20', target_type: … [Read more...] about Clara Harris released from prison after 15 years
Paul Fanlund: Study finds that racism and sexism are what really drive Trump voters
Almost a decade later, the televised scenes of a waving Barack Obama crossing the enormous Grant Park stage with his family to deafening Chicago cheers on Election Night 2008 are bittersweet, bordering on heartbreaking.The joyful tears on audience faces back then are gripping — blacks and whites, recognizable faces such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson and anonymous ones, all rejoicing that the landslide election of an African-American president signaled something wonderful about the capacity of America to evolve.Those images were part of a recent PBS documentary about the arc of race relations since the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years ago. Titled “Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise,” it featured several black leaders suggesting that racism actually had not receded with Obama’s election. In fact, seeing a black man in the White House for eight years brought out racial anger for many white people, they ruefully remarked. The Obama … [Read more...] about Paul Fanlund: Study finds that racism and sexism are what really drive Trump voters
Readers sound off on yellow cabs, gun laws and the Post Office
Cuomo sells out the yellow cabs Flushing: Gov. Cuomo now says, “You can’t have it both ways: You can’t say I charged a million dollars for a (yellow cab) medallion and I sold a franchise to work in the city and now I have an unlimited number of Ubers that have the same franchise and paid nothing” (“Andy OK with curb on Ubers,” April 3). Governor, we taxi driver/medallion owners said exactly those words in vain at every rally and demonstration for about four years. What drove you to finally say it? Are you trying to calm us down, or is it just because you’re up for reelection this year? And governor, with all due respect, why are treating us as cash cows? Don’t we contribute enough to the state and city coffers already? Don’t you remember that we are already collecting from New Yorkers a 50-cent surcharge per trip to help the MTA? Governor, if you were really serious, you would take a different approach. Instead of standing by … [Read more...] about Readers sound off on yellow cabs, gun laws and the Post Office