Cultura Latina Magazine

11/21/2025

Displaced and colonized, Boricuas in El Barrio yearned for the pastoral life they left behind, even as they endured the daily hardships of industrial urban living. While Hernández’s nostalgic “Lamento Borincano” offered a sentimental tribute, many recordings from the 1920s and ’30s reflected New York’s harsh realities, as captured in Canario’s witty, upbeat plena poking fun at “Home Relief.” Others voiced resistance to American imperialism, with protest lyrics slipping past unsuspecting American producers.

Read more on Substack https://open.substack.com/pub/aurorafloreshostos/p/100-years-of-latin-music-in-new-york?r=lcx8c&utm_medium=ios

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11/21/2025

11/19/2025

We can’t wait for our Thanksgiving Food Distribution this Saturday, November 22nd at 7 AM at Governor’s Square Mall (in the old Sears parking lot)! 🦃🍂 Proudly supported by our community, WTXL Tallahassee, the Creative Kids Foundation!

We’ll be handing out frozen turkeys, fresh produce, and a box filled with Thanksgiving fixings to help make the holiday special. If you or someone you know could use a little extra support, please stop by.

🧡 First-come, first-served while supplies last.

11/17/2025

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11/11/2025

The Salvation Army is again working this year to ensure every child in the area has a happy holiday.
Our nonprofit’s annual Angel Tree initiative is well under way, and a number of local neighbors,
churches, organizations and businesses have volunteered to “host” a tree.
Would you like to "host" an Angel Tree this Year?
Call our Social Services Coordinator, Call Today (850) 222-0304!

11/11/2025

11/10/2025

Emergency Drive-Through Food Distribution

Due to the ongoing government shutdown, Second Harvest of South Georgia will host an emergency food distribution on Saturday, November 15, 2025, beginning at 7:30 am.

11/10/2025

With hundreds of our tenants affected by the government shut down and EBT and SNAP benefits expiring we want to notify our Springfield Apartments and Pinewood Place residents that THA partners with Second Harvest of the Big Bend to distribute food every Tuesday at 10:30 at Pinewood Place located at 2940 Grady Road Tallahassee at the Fregley Community Center and every Thursday at 10:30 at the Springfield Apartments located at 1700 Joe Louis Street at the Springfield Community Center. Additionally every 1st Friday of the month there is food distribution at Pinewood Place at 10:30 located at 2940 Grady Road.

11/07/2025

The Salvation Army is again working this year to ensure every child in the area has a happy holiday.
Our nonprofit’s annual Angel Tree initiative is well under way, and a number of local neighbors,
churches, organizations and businesses have volunteered to “host” a tree.
Would you like to "host" an Angel Tree this Year?
Call our Social Services Coordinator, Call Today (850) 222-0304!