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"We Are the World" was recognized with several awards following its release. At the 1986 Grammy Awards, the song and its music video won four awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Music Video, Short Form. [55] The music video was awarded two honors at the 1985 MTV Video Music ...
Jovita Idar Vivero (September 7, 1885 – June 15, 1946) was an American journalist, teacher, political activist, and civil rights worker who championed the cause of Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants.
Hinojosa, a Mexican-American journalist, is the anchor and executive producer of Latino USA, a public radio show devoted to Latino issues. She helped launch Latino USA in 1992 and has also worked ...
Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales [1] (June 18, 1928 – April 12, 2005) was a Mexican-American [2] boxer, poet, political organizer, and activist. [3] He was one of many leaders for the Crusade for Justice in Denver, Colorado.
Another famous Mexican-American Vietnam War activist is Joan Baez, but she conducted her protests through music. Credited with resurrecting the dying art of folk music along with her contemporary ...
Mexican singer Vivir Quintana is known for her song "Canción sin miedo" (Song Without Fear) which in 2020 became an anthem to fight violence against women. [9] In the Philippines, the 1981 song "Babae Ka" (You Are Woman) was covered by activist Susan Fernandez and also by the duo Inang Laya in the early 1980s as a protest against the ...
In the vibrant world of Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez,” music plays a central role in storytelling with ‘Mi Camino’ at its heart, sung by star Selena Gomez. Gomez explores a new frontier by ...
[13] [14] [15] This documentary, written and directed by John J. Valadez, describes how Mexican-American Rights progressed after a World War II Veteran, Felix Longoria, was refused burial in his home town of Three Rivers Texas because of his ethnicity. In 2010 the Wilson County News published an interview with Ximenes. [16]