tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57512357234791922302009-07-13T17:11:13.869+01:00a video blog in washington, dc on immigration, LGBT rights, arts, race, community and human rightsCarlos A. Quirozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980842037853874847noreply@blogger.comBlogger443125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-45525619240964150262009-07-13T02:03:00.008+01:002009-07-13T17:11:13.879+01:00

What a terrible movie. I just went to see Bruno this afternoon and perhaps is one of the worst flicks I've ever seeing. It was gross, raunchy, disgusting, terrible sense of humor! The worst thing about this movie is that it makes gay people look really bad, as if we all are sex addicts and dildo-obsessed drag queens, with a thirst for money and fame so extreme that we would do anything to get

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I recorded this video this week as Cynthia McKinney was visiting Washington, DC, after returning from Israel where she was incarcerated for seven day, after trying to deliver humanitarian help for Palestinian children in Gaza:Thank you Cynthia McKinney!.

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Last evening I had the honor of meeting activist and former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who is in Washington, DC, after being deported by the Israel government who detained her for seven days, along with 21 other activists from 11 countries who were trying to deliver humanitarian donations to the children of Gaza, in Palestine.Photo Carlos A. QuirozMcKinney gave a brief report on her

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It's been over a month since the Bagua massacre in Peru and the Obama administration has remained silent about it, even though it was caused mostly by free-trade policies promoted from Washington, DC.On June 16 and eleven days after the June 5 horrendous attacks of the Peruvian government against the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon forest in Bagua, I interviewed one of the two Belgian Flemish

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Chuck Brown performed in concert at the BBQ Battle Safeway Festival in Washington, DC. last Saturday June 27, 2009. I made this video, the sound is good enough, had a great time, got to love go-go music! Chuck baby don't give a eff.VideoChuck Brown live in DC June 27 2009 from CarlosQCGood music, the true culture of Washington, DC.PhotosCheck out Chuck Brown's website hereChuck Brown's Facebook,

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While I was attending the 2009 Blogging While Brown conference in beautiful Chicago, I was told by another blogger about the Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday June 20 and I went to check it out during lunch break. I walked over three blocks and there I found lots of people enjoying themselves, celebrating their Puerto Rican heritage. A beautiful scene for sure.So proudFor many people, especially

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The special meeting of foreign ministers at the Organization of American States - OAS in Washington, DC, has just finished, and a press conference with President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras and OAS general secretary Miguel Insulza followed. It is about 4:35 am.Photos press conference with Honduras president Manuel Zelaya and OAS general secretary Jose Miguel Insulza.President Zelaya said he won't

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Wow, yesterday president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama invited a group of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to the White House, to celebrate the gay civil rights movement.The lunch with president Obama was organized to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots -a protest led by Black and Puerto Rican drag queens who stood for their rights in a legendary New

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African descendant people from everywhere met in Washington, DC to celebrate the 2009 Caribbean Parade. Beauty, music, dances, sensuality, colors, bodies, love, happiness, life..Anyone can use these photos as long as the credits are mentioned..

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The Organization of the American States – OAS, protested today the coup d’etat in Honduras, which expelled democratic elected president Manuel Zelaya to neighbor country Costa Rica.Photo OASI spoke to the Honduran ambassador to the OAS, Carlos Sosa Coello who said at the end of the OAS emergency meeting that he was “pleased and grateful” with the unanimous support of the OAS countries members,

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In Honduras, a coup d'etat has taken power as right-wing military and political parties expelled democratically elected president Manuel Zelaya, after he tried to run a national referendum to approve a new Constitution assembly.The Congress in Honduras has sworn today a new president (Roberto Micheletti) while former presidente Manuel Zelaya was forced into exile to Costa Rica, and his wife is

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Finally. I've been thinking about this for a minute and even called them to ask about when Chiplote was going to open in Columbia Heights. I saw the sign yesterday:Chiplote is coming to the 3100 block of 14th Street NW, right across from DC USA stores (Target, BestBuy, etc.) and in the same block of the tiny Starbucks, by the Metro Station. Perfect location!Thank goodness, now I will have a real

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I had to take his pictures.This guy was walking by Mount Pleasant Street yesterday and we run into each other. It was an very hot afternoon -as it can be in DC during summer- but he was so cool, keeping it sexy and elegant. No way he was going to take the jacket off.There is nothing more pleasant to the tired eye than to see a well dressed man or woman. Dressed with care, with taste, with a

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Relatives of Ana Fernandez, the Salvadoran woman who was killed at the crash of DC Metro trains, said they are receiving hate phone calls saying that they should not get any benefits from Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - WMATA because she was an immigrant and implied that she was not American. Ana Fernandez was documented and she is the mother of 6 U.S. citizens. This is what DC

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It's been three days since the terrible crash of two DC Metro trains which has killed 9 people and left dozens of passengers injured.DC residents are talking about the reasons what caused the accident -some blame the driver and some say it was a mechanical problem, as investigations are going on. Today I spoke to some passengers at the Columbia Heights metro station. This is how some passengers

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For Immediate ReleaseJun-23-09 Contact: Marisol Ramos (New York) 917-443-7013Kiran Savage Sagwan (DC) 530-574-2551Daniela Alulema (DC/NY) 646-472-9565DREAM FOR AMERICA!NATIONAL DREAM ACT GRADUATION ON JUNE 23RD, OVER 500 STUDENTS EXPECTEDNew York, NY - On Tuesday, June 23rd, youth from around the country will organize in Washington D.C. in support of the DREAM Act – an immigration bill that

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Washington, DC is shocked by this terrible accident, people are mourning the victims and from here I send my condolences to their relatives and friends. DC Councilmember Jim Graham who is also Metro's Chair of the board told me yesterday "this is the worst accident in Metro's history, the images of the victims were horrendous, blood all over. We don't know the causes yet but there are ongoing

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An elder woman immigrant from El Salvador was detained and held in the streets by DC police officers -about three weeks ago- for selling food in the corner of 16th Street NW and Irving Street NW.While I agree the police was trying to enforce the law, but the officers in charge were totally ignorant with people -including me- who tried to help the Spanish-speaking woman with translation into

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So the BWB is over. The final day was yesterday and I spoke to several attendees at Blogging While Brown 2009 conference; I asked them about their experiences and what they learned during this great event. This is what they said:First video: BWB founder and executive director Gina McCauley, bloggers from Concrete Loop, The Super Spade, Uwishunu, The Joba Group, Woman: Body & Soul a radio show

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As part of the Blogging While Brown 2009 conference, I had the pleasure of meeting Monroe Anderson a political columnist, TV host, author, blogger, also one of the first African American journalists in mainstream U.S. media.Monroe Anderson. Photo by Carlos A. QuirozMonrow Anderson participated at the BWB conference as part of the panel “What’s Next for traditional Media” during this successful

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My experience at Blogging While Brown 2009 is being very useful so far, there are things I will suggest to organizers -like more space for attendees to work with their laptops and a list of bloggers who want to link efforts and perhaps work together in the future- but so far I am very satisfied with what I am learning here.Twitter is helping to learn about everyone's comments and ideas, today the

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Photo by meSome of the readers that follow me know that I am a friend of DC Councilmember Jim Graham, someone that I consider a very interesting person from whom I have learned so much. As most innovators, Jim can be misunderstood at times but his legacy is appreciated by most.Last night I read an email message from Jim Graham about the crisis his office is facing. One of his interns became a

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My first day at the BWB conference. I am very excited to be here and see what I can learn. I love Chicago so far, what I've seeing is very nice -except the poor southern area, oh my. Today I went to the University Center and registered. There I had the chance to meet some bloggers attending.First video: meet bloggers Shawn P. Williams [Dallas South Blog] and J. Davis [The Smak] who talk about

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Hi y'all: I just arrived to Chicago, this city is not like sometimes plain-boring DC, the architecture of this city is kinda rude in some areas -very industrial type- but the waterfront is all about power and huge public spaces. This is my second time here. I arrived while it was raining hard, and a cloudy black sky was covering this huge city.Yes, I was invited to a national conference of

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A friend of mine who grew up in DC told me a couple of weeks ago: "You see the 3400 block of 14th Street and the 1400 block of Park Road in Columbia Heights? Watch my words, those are some of the few last blocks with poor people living in this area, and they will expel those people soon. This gentrification won't stop until they take everything around here..." I have the video to prove it.In the

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