Related Posts
Bringing home the gold for Del Mar College
“I was expecting a bum rush, I was just thinking that this is gonna be a dogfight in the beginning.” Boxing is a sport of toughness, determination and endurance. To become the best, you must be willing to continuously trade fierce blows and outlast the strongest of competitors. Through years of training and dedication, 28-year-old Kennedy Contreras did just that as she turned dreams into reality on March 29 in Macon, Georgia, becoming the first woman in Texas to win a championship title at the United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association’s National Tournament. Originally from Midland, Texas, Contreras’ boxing journey began…
14 years of commemorating Aztec rituals
Local indigenous group Kalpulli Ehekatl Papalotzin celebrated their 14th anniversary with a two-day event surrounded by other Kalpulli members from across Texas and Mexico. The groups’ gatherings incorporated traditions dating back to Aztec (Mexica) celebrations. The events began April 4 with a traditional sacred sweat lodge known as temazcal, which originated with the indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica. The term temazcal originates from the Nahuatl language from the words teme (to bathe) and calli (house), or from the word temazcalli (house of heat). As each member arrived, they placed a lava rock on a mount that heats the stones until they…
Activism on display at local Women’s March
More than 250 participants gathered in Corpus Christi’s Cole Park for the Woman’s March for Equality to express their solidarity and support local activism. The event took place on International Woman’s Day, March 8, and was organized by local advocate Ellison Powers Rhea. Organizers counted 270 participants, including District 2 City Council Member Sylvia Campos. Campos emphasized the importance of standing in solidarity with younger generations in the fight against equality by showing up and speaking out. “You’re not alone, and you’re not crazy. There’s other’s that think just like we do,” said Campos on defending women’s right to…