A real estate services company has named Logan Square one of the "hottest urban retail markets"…
Author: Hector Luis Alamo
Hector received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where his concentration was on ethnic relations in the United States. Since then, he has written for various publications, including the RedEye, where he is an opinion columnist. He is a regular contributor for Latino Rebels and a staff writer at La Respuesta, a nationwide publication focused on the Puerto Rican Diaspora. Hector is formerly the managing editor at Gozamos, as well as an associate editor at Being Latino. He also writes fiction and poetry.
The Making of a Palm Oil Republic
The 2013 book 'Grabbing Power' describes today's peasant struggles in Honduras, a land originally dubbed the…
Viva la Revolución
What the Fourth of July means in Latin America
What Would Hamilton Do?
Why is 'Hamilton' creator Lin-Manuel Miranda "relieved and grateful" that the Senate passed the PROMESA bill?
Pasos al Futuro 2016: On Latino Journalism and Becoming a Writer [VIDEO]
Hector Luis Alamo talks to Latino high schoolers at the 2016 Pasos al Futuro Summer Symposium…
For Dad (and Me)
"Does he deserve to die alone for what he did or didn't do? Did I deserve…
Interview: Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Alderman on a Mission
Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa discusses gentrification, civil disobedience, Chicago's broken education system, policing reform and, of course,…
Mucho Muscle Madness
Entering the world -- and the mind -- of a Latino bodybuilder
5 Reasons to be at Spring Awakening Music Festival 2016
The amazing lineup should be reason enough to get your tickets for Spring Awakening Music Festival…