From the 'hood in these scary times

Latino Heritage Month celebrations kicked off in the San Francisco Mission District yesterday. A few blocks away from the costumes and the Lowriders, somebody had something to say.

Our "hood has not yet experienced Trump's full assault. But folks are getting ready. And meanwhile, they threw a fine street party.

Latino Heritage Months marks the anniversaries when many nations south of the US border gained independence from European colonizers.

9/15 - Independence Day for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua

9/16 - Mexico Independence Day

9/18 - Chile Independence Day

The California community college in Barstow, CA offers a nice description of the history of these festivities geared to people who find the notion of Latino Heritage unfamiliar. This is significant, as I presume the Trump regime will try to outlaw such information.