Truth Songs: What happens when a movement sings? By Sharon K. Sobotta, Sep 26, 2023 When Abel Sanchez wrote and sang “A Song for Cesar” along with Jorge Santana, he was unknowingly building the scaffolding for something that became much bigger. “We were in the studio writing the song and something happened. It was almost…
Cheech Marin on the Chicano Movement S37 EP8: A SONG FOR CESAR • Published September 28, 2023 • Joe Skinner, Digital Lead for American Masters I first knew Richard Anthony Cheech” Marin as one half of the timeless stoner comedy act Cheech and Chong. But once I dug just an inch beneath that surface,…
S37 Ep8: A Song for Cesar Premiered: 9/29/2023 | 01:22:12 | TV-PG Streaming until: 10/27/2023 @ 11:59 PM EDT Trace the life and legacy of labor activist Cesar Chavez. Through interviews with Maya Angelou, Joan Baez, Carlos Santana and more, see how music and the arts were instrumental to the success of the social movement…
Banning our books won’t erase our stories Originally published on October 3, 2023 by John Phillip Santos, PBS Writer/Editor Sometimes, what appears to be only an eerie echo from a dark and safely distant past can turn out to be a solemn harbinger of troubling things on the horizon. You can remain blithely unaware of…
AMERICAN MASTERS: A Song for Cesar Originally published on September 28, 2023 by Jennifer Robinson / kpbs Web Producer ‘A Song For Cesar’ Premieres Friday, Sept. 29, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encore Monday, Oct. 9 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV AMERICAN MASTERS “A Song for…
Music & change: ‘A Song for César’ takes a look at the music that ignited a movement By Adrian Gomez / Journal Arts Editor Sep 23, 2023 Political discourse in the United States is shaped by audacious ideas of what a society should be. César Chávez and Dolores Huerta are two of the influencers that…
Sunday, June 11 • Farmworker Heroes Exhibit A Song For Cesar Film Screening “Farmworker Heroes Day is more than just a one-time event at the San Mateo County Event Center & Fair. It’s an educational exhibit designed to educate the public and acknowledge and celebrate individuals who keep our food system running.” – Justin Aquino,…