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Jazmine Ulloa on “El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory” - Public Books “We tend to see El Paso as this very narrow space that divides Mexico and the United States, but it's this much richer region where ideas and goods and people are constantly flowing back and forth.”

New at PB: In the season 4 premiere of our podcast Writing Latinos, @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social talks with author and NY Times reporter Jazmine Ulloa (@jazmineulloa.bsky.social) about her new book "El Paso" (Dutton).

Jazmine Ulloa on “El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory” - Public Books We’re back for season 4 of Writing Latinos! Our first guest is Jazmine Ulloa, a national political reporter for The New York Times who just

As promised! Season 4, Episode 1, of Writing Latinos from
@publicbooks.bsky.social! I'm thrilled to kick things off with
@jazmineulloa.bsky.social discussing her new book: El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory.
www.publicbooks.org/jazmine-ullo...

I can't believe it, but we're doing another season--Season 4--of Writing Latinos, from @publicbooks.bsky.social. First episode will be up tomorrow! Be sure to tune in!

Key takeaways from Texas primaries, as Talarico beats Crockett in Democratic race Contests in the southern state are signalling which way the Republicans and Democrats are heading.

"Talarico carried suburbs with affluent white liberals and areas with large numbers of Hispanic voters – including San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley along the US-Mexico border."
www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Hidden History of Native American Enslavement Indigenous slavery, which lasted for centuries, has gone by many names. A new public history project wants us to see it for what it was.

Indigenous slavery, which lasted for centuries, has gone by many names. A new public history project wants us to see it for what it was. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/6enUA-

Bonds of Alliance In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, French colonists and their Native allies participated in a slave trade that spanned half of North America, carry...

And see, I told you, as soon as you name someone you forget someone else! Another scholar who's work was indispensable to me, was Brett Rushforth. See his book "Bonds of Alliance":
uncpress.org/978146961386...

And finally, the @natboundunbound.bsky.social website includes a bibliography with hundreds of other books and articles written by scholars in the United States, Latin America, and elsewhere around the world:
nativeboundunbound.org/history/bibl...

To name any scholars is to omit others, but you should also read books by Ned Blackhawk, Brian DeLay, Pekka Hämäiläinen (I would be shocked if I got those umlauts right!), & Tiya Miles. Also--anyone who sees this--I would be grateful if you would add your faves to this list.

Captives and Cousins This sweeping, richly evocative study examines the origins and legacies of a flourishing captive exchange economy within and among native American and Eurame...

"Captives and Cousins," by James Brooks:
uncpress.org/978080785382...

The Indian Slave Trade Winner of the 2003 Bancroft Prize  “No one will again be able to deny the significance of Indian slavery in the story of early America or its devastating ...

"The Indian Slave Trade," by Allan Gallay: yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

Slavery in Indian Country — Harvard University Press Slavery existed in North America long before the first Africans arrived at Jamestown in 1619. For centuries, from the pre-Columbian era through the 1840s, Native Americans took prisoners of war and ki...

"Slavery in Indian Country," by Christina Snyder:
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

And important parallel digital archive, "Stolen Relations":
stolenrelations.org/project-info...

Stealing America <p>&#8220;An indispensable book, as intellectually provocative as it is emotionally wrenching.&#8221;</p><p>&#8212;Greg Grandin¸ author of the Pulitzer Prize&#8211;winning <em>The End of the Myth</em>...

Not out yet, but coming soon: "Stealing America," by Linford Fisher:
wwnorton.com/books/978132...

The Other Slavery NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST | WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE. A landmark history—the sweeping story of the enslavement of tens of thousands of Indians across...

Of course, "The Other Slavery," by Andres Reséndez:
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...

The Hidden History of Native American Enslavement Indigenous slavery, which lasted for centuries, has gone by many names. A new public history project wants us to see it for what it was.

My essay for @newyorker.com on
@natboundunbound.bsky.social and Indigenous slavery generally is in some ways a deep dive, but in other ways it barely scratches the surface. The field has a rich past, and also lots of new work. If you want to learn more, see:
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...

It was a real privilege to do a deep dive into the history of Indigenous slavery, through a new digital archive called @natboundunbound.bsky.social. It felt like a really important topic to me, and a really important project. Thank you for reading and sharing!

Get ready for new book from @kathleenbelew.bsky.social! Coming soon!

XOXO, Ricardo Ortiz (1961–2025) - Public Books “To hear him speak was to feel how literature can still shape a life; how beauty, thought, and feeling can move us forward together.”

Ricardo meant so much to so many. Read this piece from @publicbooks.bsky.social, by Maia Gil'Adi, about her work and Ricardo's influence.
www.publicbooks.org/xoxo-ricardo...

I’m choosing to see bad Bunny’s performance as an America 250 reset.

Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show YouTube video by NFL

América, come on in, the water’s fine!! This America doesn’t exclude other Americas. For me, this performance marks the beginning of the national birthday party I want to attend.

youtu.be/G6FuWd4wNd8?...

What a celebration of latinidad and Latin America!

Homepage - Public Books Think in public.

Hey all, check out the new look at @publicbooks.bsky.social!! It's awesome, I think.

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That was like five years ago!

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

Not too surprising considering half of border patrol is Latino. But why are agents from South Texas being sent to Minnesota to do crowd control? Seems like a recipe for disaster. www.propublica.org/article/alex...

An especially beautiful and cold approach to Chicago today!

'Abolish ICE' Submitted 9,200 Times For Chicago Snowplow Naming Contest, Records Show Anti-ICE sentiments made up nearly 80 percent of submissions. Voting for the top six names opens Sunday and runs through Feb. 14.

blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/a...

I appreciate meditations on Minneapolis showing us effective resistance through grassroots community and civic engagement. I would just add that we've been seeing it since last summer--in Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis. It's bigger than any one place, and that's a good thing.

Kanye West’s rehabilitation will revolutionize the world of kids’ baseball walkup music.

‘Latinas for Trump’ Co-Founder Warns Immigration Will Cost G.O.P. the Midterms

I.e., a Latina reckons with the fact that, no matter how many values or policy positions she feels she shares with the Trump admin, she isn’t included in Stephen Miller’s understanding of a white nationalist America, and who makes up “western civilization.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

Why Did the Trump Administration Silence Bovino on Social Media?

“How is one supposed to build a profile within the MAGA universe if one cannot post?”

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...