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Today, the U.S. Senate passed The Blackwell School National Historic Site Act, which would designate a half-acre school campus in West Texas as one of the first national park sites dedicated to Latino history. The Senate made minor changes to the bill, so it will now go back to the House of Representatives for a vote, and the last step remaining is for President Biden to sign it into law.
The National Parks Conservation Association and Blackwell School Alliance are leading a grassroots campaign for a park that will honor the stories of Mexican American students and their families during this nationally significant chapter of history.
Led by Representatives Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) and Filemon Vela (D-TX-34) and Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), the Blackwell School National Historic Site Act is a historic bipartisan agreement amid challenging conversations about race across the country.
Despite the enormous impact Latino people have had on our country and continue to have today, their stories are underrepresented in our national parks. The Blackwell National Historic Site will soon shed light on an often-overlooked injustice in American history and will be an important step forward for including Latino stories at our parks.
We used to think of the Blackwell School, rightly, as an important local and personal story. Yet the more research we did and the more people outside Marfa learned about it, the more we came to understand how much critical American history is represented inside these old adobe walls. We have worked a long time to advocate for this special place, and now we have the opportunity, and the obligation, to share these stories with a wider audience. Alumni deserve to have their stories known, and today that goal is one step closer to achieved.
About the Blackwell School Alliance: The Blackwell School Alliance and its partners preserve and restore historic resources associated with the Blackwell School; interpret and commemorate the era of segregated Hispanic education; and serve the Marfa, Texas, community culturally, historically, and educationally for the benefit of all Marfa residents and visitors, now and into the future. For more information, visit www.theblackwellschool.org.
German Madeleine Bendfeldt scooped up the champion's title in the 4-year old division aboard her own and Beth Eversole Noorthoek's Hanoverian Zapatero (by Zoom x Floriscount). The pair placed second in the first round with 84.80% and second in the Finals test with 91.20%. Their overall total put them on the highest step of the podium. The judges in the second round rewarded Zapatero with 8.4or walk, 9 for trot, 9.4 for canter, 9 for submission and 9.8 for perspective.
Petra Warlimont (Evergreen, CO.) was the reserve champion with her own Deambulo PWD, a 2019 Hanoverian gelding by Don Martillo x Finest. They were fourth in the first round with 82.00% and topped the board in the second round with 91.80%. The judges rewarded Warlimont's horse with 9 for walk, 8.8 for trot, 9.3 for canter, 9 for submission and 9.8 for perspective.
Sven Smienk and FontenayCanadian Championships newcomer Sven Smienk (CAN), who only began competing at high performance level in the U.S.A this spring, there was a silver lining to this debutant ball after all. After placing second in the 5-year old division with Cesar Parra's Superior (by Sensation x Licosto), he saw his medal chance go up in smoke as the pair unfortunately got eliminated in the finals round due to unlevelness. In the 6-year old division, however, Smienk continued to wield the axe of power aboard Fontenay, a 2017 Hanoverian (by Furst Jazz x Don Frederico), owned by Dr. Cesar Parra and Gina Raful. The duo went two for two, winning the preliminary round with 87.40% and impressing the judges in the Finals, earning an 88.200%. The highly gifted Fontenay received 9 for walk and trot, 8.6 for canter, 8.5 for submission and 9 for perspective.
Smienk and Fontenay are the 6-YO championsFontenay won gold in 2021 under Katryna Evens, was sixth in 2022 under Madeleine Bendfeldt, and now captured gold with Smienk. All three riders were trained under Parra's supervision at the time.
Ali Potasky on Lord HennessyPotasky's employer Kathy Priest sourced the horse in Holland. "We found him through Egbert Kraak in Holland as a three-year-old. Kathy bought him from Holland and then we sold him to one of our clients, Courtney Lau, who has owned since he was three-and-a-half. She also has shown him through the summer and the Florida season."
I am honored to serve as the 2024 President of the National Latinx Psychological Association, an organization dedicated to advancing the science and practice of Latinx psychology. As I step into this role, I am fueled by a deep commitment to fostering inclusivity, promoting cultural understanding, and advancing impactful research that will shape the future of our field. Read more.
The National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA) is a national organization of mental health professionals, academics, researchers, and students whose objective is to generate and advance psychological knowledge and foster its effective application for the benefit of the Latinx population.
NLPA roots go back as far as the 1970s, but the organization formally reorganized in 2002 and incorporated in Arizona, where its first national conference was held in 2004. Many of its professional, early career, graduate and undergraduate student members work in cities, rural areas, communities, hospitals, clinics, and universities across the USA. Read more.
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Mexican Rice, or arroz rojo, is a staple in Mexican cuisine! It is a red rice that is cooked in chicken stock and tomato juice, which gives it that beautiful red color. I learned how to make this recipe from my Abuela, who learned it from her mother.
This is hands down one of my MOST requested Mexican recipes- so many of you have expressed that you can never get arroz rojo right, so I did some testing in my kitchen and made a fool-proof recipe for perfect Mexican rice, every single time!
I highly recommend that you read through this entire post for some very important information about the cooking process. I am sharing with you, all of the tips and tricks that my Abuela taught me to make perfect Mexican rice every time without fail. You got this!
Chicken bouillon- Knorr chicken bouillon is what I recommend (this is a key ingredient), but you can use whatever you have available. Chicken stock will work (but may be a little greasy), or tomato bouillon to make it vegan.
Aromatics- these ingredients are optional but will give your rice a very authentic taste- cilantro and jalapeno. The jalapeno will not make the rice spicy at all- it is just to add flavor, although I do actually like to eat them with my meal!
She was so methodical when she taught me how to make it many years ago, which I always thought was so cute! It was also extremely helpful in understanding how to make perfect arroz rojo every time. If you keep the following tips in mind, I promise you will master this recipe in no time at all:
Use Mahatma Rice Extra Long Grain White Rice. Trust me, the kind of rice you use matters. The extra long grain rice contains less starch and cooks to a dryer, fluffier texture. Jasmine rice is a little too starchy, and basmati rice has an aroma that is not authentic to Mexican rice.
Toast the rice in oil. It is really important to toast the rice in oil until it turns a golden color and puffs up a little, which usually takes about 5 minutes. This is done by first sauting onions and garlic in oil, then adding the rice and moving it around constantly until it is well toasted.
Add the chicken bouillon and garlic powder to the toasted rice. When the rice is nearly done toasting, mix in the bouillon and garlic powder and continue mixing/toasting for one more minute. My abuela says the rice absorbs more flavor this way.
Fry the tomato sauce with the rice before adding water. We want to mix the tomato sauce with the rice and quickly mix & fry together to develop the tomato flavor and also make it a deeper red color. You can actually see the redness become deeper as you fry it.
Use HOT water! For this one, I am not really sure about the reason. But my abuela told me you have to add hot water and that the liquid on the sides of the pot should be bubbling when you pour it in. I think this helps with the texture of the rice- it ensures that you get perfectly fluffy rice that is not mushy or clumps together.
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