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The violence that that the world witnessed in Minneapolis this month, and murders that happened in other cities since Trump resumed his tenure in office, is horrific. But it is not new. Blacks, Latinos, poor Americans have lived in fear of law enforcement for centuries. Mothers and fathers have talked with their children about the […]

Refusing to Forget mourns the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis. We note with alarm the statements by Trump administration officials, including the Attorney General, slandering the victims, lying about the incidents, and ordering an investigation not of the perpetrators but of the victims. We applaud

Official acknowledgement through the task of record keeping by the state is so common in our lives we take it for granted. Birth and death certificates mark our beginnings and endings in this world. It is a quite unremarkable process, indeed mundane. While the process of official acknowledgement is mundane, state recognition carries the dignity

By Ruben A. Arellano, 2024 The Mexican American Museum of Texas just celebrated its second year of existence, and in that time, it has brought three exhibits to North Texas. The museum’s tireless board members have worked hard to spread its message of preserving the deep roots of ethnic Mexicans in Texas and creating exhibits

  Beginning in December of 1917, members of the Texas Rangers and the U.S. Army made several unauthorized incursions into Mexico while pursuing so-called bandits. On December 3, a group of military personnel pursued a group of Mexican revolutionaries under the command of Francisco “Chico” Cano across the border after the group had allegedly raided