Poet, essayist and editor Rodriguez (Always Running: La Vida Loca; Gang Days in L.A.) assembles 12 gritty, hard-hitting snapshots taken from the lives of careworn characters struggling to survive amid ...

Even when he was a notorious street punk, shooting at people and shooting up heroin, there was always something a little different about Luis J. Rodriguez. If he wasn't pulling a knife to settle a ...

In the name of a revered community labor leader, officials and leaders broke ground Friday, June 2, on a new affordable housing community soon to house Montebello families in need. The development, ...

From gang life and drug addiction in East LA to community organizing, activism, and becoming an internationally acclaimed poet and writer, Luis J. Rodriguez has walked a long and arduous path. Now ...

Readers know Luis J. Rodriguez as a former poet laureate of L.A., a popular speaker and the author of “Always Running,” a memoir of his troubled youth in and around gangs in East L.A. that is a staple ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Luis J. Rodriguez is a Co-Founder for the Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural & Bookstore with four videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2004 Forum as a ...

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As Texas lawmakers meet for the third special session of the year, it’s easy to get drawn into the hot-button issues that amplify partisan and cultural divides. That’s the narrative we read about ...