United States – Fake Flamenco

Cars: How Many Are Too Many?

Walking with my good friend recently, we saw this garage and did a double take! This was not your average two car garage. Just how many cars did they own? Autos: ¿Cuántos son excesivos? Caminando con mi amiga cercana recientemente, vimos este garage y no lo creíamos. Este no es cualquier garaje para dos autos, […]

food, history, Humor, The Americas

Happy Covid Thanksgiving to You

Yesterday I picked up an audio book from the library. As I received the plastic bag with Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime, I said to the librarian, “Have a good holiday!” He looked at me askance and said, “Yeah, right.” As he walked away, I snorted in laughter quietly to myself. That exchange was a […]

writing

Haiku Election Prayer

Love of Democracy Here we are at home waiting for good news to air world holding its breath –Rebecca Cuningham 3 November 2020 Regular posts will resume when we know who our 2021 US President will be… Next: Tanka poetry challenge… olé! –Rebecca

history, Latinas, Spanish Culture and Language, Texas

Eva Longoria and Hispanic Heritage Month

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! September is important as independence is celebrated in Mexico, much of Central America and in Chile. That is why Hispanic Heritage Month was created in 1968, as Hispanic Heritage Week. In 1988, the celebration expanded to 31 days, from September 15 to October 15. The word Hispanic is embraced by some […]

Afro-Latinos, Puerto Rico, Spanish Culture and Language

Miriam Jiménez Román on Afro-Latin@ History

A great woman has passed. Thanks to Repeated Islands for sharing details of her life. “Remezcla listed her as one of 8 Afro Latinos Who Made Important Contributions to US History. “ When she was growing up, people from the Caribbean were categorized either as Latino or Black in the US, not both. There was a whole Afro-Latin […]

history, writing

The United States is Under Construction

Our nation is under constructionrebuilding liberty’sinfrastructureplanning thearchitectureof equalityRighting pillars ofjustice for allIt’ll be beautifulonce our foundation’s level—Rebecca Cuningham 2020This post inspired by Six Word Saturday hosted by Travel with Intent; offering beautiful photos seven days a week. #6WS #Photography #stopracism