Hemispheric Identity – Page 4

America and Race, Globalization, Hemispheric Identity, Latinos and Race, New York City Politics, New York Mayoral Politics, Puerto Rico's Colonial Status, Urban/Global Politics, US Intervention in Latin America

A Look Back on 2015

2015 was not an easy year to get through in many ways. A lot of troubling signs have appeared on the landscape: Continuing injustice toward people of color in the form of extra-judicial police killings of unarmed civilians, increasing wealth inequality, the Puerto Rico Debt Crisis, the continued threat of gentrification, out of control gun […]

Globalization, Hemispheric Identity, Latin Music, Urban/Global Politics

Li Samuet Loves Speaking Spanglish

Last week I interviewed Li Samuet, lead vocalist of Bomba Estereo, and we got to talking about the band’s song “To’ My Love,” from their new album Amanecer. First she schooled me on the fact that the song title meant “To’” as in “Todo My Love,” since I’d pronounced it “To.” Then she explained that the song […]

America and Race, Artists in the hood, Globalization, Hemispheric Identity, The Western Subject, Urban/Global Politics

Capital of Pain

I hadn’t checked out Alphaville for a while but when I did the other night I realized it was part of a cultural memory of mine that was instilled in me and helped shape my world view even if I hadn’t remembered every detail of the script. Here Lemmy Caution (a/k/a Ivan Johnson from […]