Marian Navarro

6 days ago | tpr.org | Norma Martinez |Norma Martínez |Marian Navarro

Despite a lack of representation, women of color have long blazed trails in the world of ballet. Janet Collins and Maria Tallchief became the first Black and Native American prima ballerinas, respectively, in the mid-20th century. Decades later in 2015, Misty Copeland became the first Black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater. Dancer Steena Hernandez started ballet in West Texas when she was just three years old and was often one of the few Latina dancers in her classes.

2 weeks ago | tpr.org | Norma Martinez |Norma Martínez |Marian Navarro

Music has been used throughout history as a form of activism and protest. From ElCorrido of Gregorio Cortez to La Cucaracha, the tradition of corridos — or narrative Spanish ballads — continues today with ties to traditional and modern techniques. The guitar quartet Los Inocentes used corridos in San Antonio’s cultural and musical activist scene from the mid-1990s to the mid-2010s.