Christopher Carmona
@ccarmona.bsky.social
Chicanx Writer/Poet/Editor and Mexican American Studies Professor
On January 21, 1948, Sen. James Eastland of Mississippi led a successful campaign to block an anti-lynching bill, which would have held members of lynch mobs and local law enforcement officers accountable for their role in racial terror lynchings.
January 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
On January 21, 1948, Sen. James Eastland of Mississippi led a successful campaign to block an anti-lynching bill, which would have held members of lynch mobs and local law enforcement officers accountable for their role in racial terror lynchings.
Gertrudis de la Garza Falcón
Doña Gertrudis de la Garza Falcón (1734–1789) was my fifth great grandmother and was the owner of all the Espíritu Santo grant, with its cattle, horses, mules, sheep, and goats and the godmother of the ranching industry as we know it.
Doña Gertrudis de la Garza Falcón (1734–1789) was my fifth great grandmother and was the owner of all the Espíritu Santo grant, with its cattle, horses, mules, sheep, and goats and the godmother of the ranching industry as we know it.
December 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Gertrudis de la Garza Falcón
Doña Gertrudis de la Garza Falcón (1734–1789) was my fifth great grandmother and was the owner of all the Espíritu Santo grant, with its cattle, horses, mules, sheep, and goats and the godmother of the ranching industry as we know it.
Doña Gertrudis de la Garza Falcón (1734–1789) was my fifth great grandmother and was the owner of all the Espíritu Santo grant, with its cattle, horses, mules, sheep, and goats and the godmother of the ranching industry as we know it.
Working on my new book, Tending To The Frontera: A Palimpsest of the Texas Borderlands Through the Women Who Shaped It to be published by Texas Tech University Press in 2027.
December 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Working on my new book, Tending To The Frontera: A Palimpsest of the Texas Borderlands Through the Women Who Shaped It to be published by Texas Tech University Press in 2027.
Jose Clemente Orozco. Detail of " Destruction of the Old Order" 1926 Mexico City - Emiliano Zapata at the center surrounded by corrupt politicians and generals hoarding money.
December 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Jose Clemente Orozco. Detail of " Destruction of the Old Order" 1926 Mexico City - Emiliano Zapata at the center surrounded by corrupt politicians and generals hoarding money.
Reposted by Christopher Carmona
From guest columnist + UT faculty member Steve Wechsler: “I do not see evidence of intolerance to diverse views at UT. What I see is a range of departments seeking truth from different angles, creating a university that is greater than the sum of its parts.” ❤️
www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...
www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...
UT’s diversity of thought is real — and well worth defending | Opinion
Diverse areas of study bring diverse perspectives — the hallmark of a great university. Political meddling is threatening that at the University of Texas, Steve Wechsler writes.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
From guest columnist + UT faculty member Steve Wechsler: “I do not see evidence of intolerance to diverse views at UT. What I see is a range of departments seeking truth from different angles, creating a university that is greater than the sum of its parts.” ❤️
www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...
www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...
CAMINATA: More than 100 gather at La Matanza marker – San Benito News www.sbnewspaper.com/2025/11/07/c...
CAMINATA: More than 100 gather at La Matanza marker
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS Over 100 people, many participating in a walk of remembrance from W.H. Heavin Memorial Park in San Benito, gathered at the La Matanza 1915 state historical ma…
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November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
CAMINATA: More than 100 gather at La Matanza marker – San Benito News www.sbnewspaper.com/2025/11/07/c...
Presenting today at 8:15 AM at the WHA in Albuquerque
October 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Presenting today at 8:15 AM at the WHA in Albuquerque
Please join us on Thursday, October 9th from 6-8 PM in the OLLU Sueltenfuss Library for our opening reception on the 2nd floor. We will have introductions by Jessie Degallado, legendary reporter and the exhibit creators, Juan Carmona and Nicholle Moreno
September 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Please join us on Thursday, October 9th from 6-8 PM in the OLLU Sueltenfuss Library for our opening reception on the 2nd floor. We will have introductions by Jessie Degallado, legendary reporter and the exhibit creators, Juan Carmona and Nicholle Moreno
From Caging Skies by Christine Leunens
August 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
From Caging Skies by Christine Leunens
Fronteras: ‘They simply ceased to exist’ — New report aims to identify those killed during state-sanctioned killings | TPR www.tpr.org/podcast/fron...
Fronteras: ‘They simply ceased to exist’ — New report aims to identify those killed during state-sanctioned killings
The recent report, A Matter of Justice: The Uninvestigated Homicides of La Matanza, aims to pursue justice for the victims of la matanza.
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August 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Fronteras: ‘They simply ceased to exist’ — New report aims to identify those killed during state-sanctioned killings | TPR www.tpr.org/podcast/fron...
The Scottsboro Boys Museum: How this Alabama town refusing to forget its civil rights story | The Independent www.independent.co.uk/travel/north...
How Scottboro is refusing to forget its civil rights story
The Scottsboro Boys Museum tells the story of nine African American men who were falsely accused of the rape of two white women in 1931
www.independent.co.uk
August 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The Scottsboro Boys Museum: How this Alabama town refusing to forget its civil rights story | The Independent www.independent.co.uk/travel/north...
As civil rights books are pulled from school shelves, one Alabama town is refusing to forget its story www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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August 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
As civil rights books are pulled from school shelves, one Alabama town is refusing to forget its story www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
For more information, contact Christopher Carmona at [email protected] or Natalie Sanchez-Lopez at [email protected].
July 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
For more information, contact Christopher Carmona at [email protected] or Natalie Sanchez-Lopez at [email protected].
Scholarships available!! Simply click on pay by invoice.
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Sponsored by the Jinny Chalmers Fund for Education Justice
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Sponsored by the Jinny Chalmers Fund for Education Justice
May 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Scholarships available!! Simply click on pay by invoice.
See the Eventbrite link for a detailed schedule of events: bit.ly/443vnRW
Sponsored by the Jinny Chalmers Fund for Education Justice
See the Eventbrite link for a detailed schedule of events: bit.ly/443vnRW
Sponsored by the Jinny Chalmers Fund for Education Justice
