Cinco de Mayo

More than tacos and tequila: The anti-imperialist history of Cinco de Mayo

May 5, 2016 By Michelle Zacarias

With all the fake mustaches and sombreros, it might be easy to forget Cinco de Mayo commemorates an 1862 Mexican victory over French invaders.

Cinco de Mayo, USA-style

May 5, 2015 By Rosalío Muñoz

One of my great-grandfathers was helping organize Cinco de Mayo events in Tucson by the early 1880s.

Texas style May Day and Cinco de Mayo

May 6, 2013

Early May was marching time all over Texas.

May Day and Cinco de Mayo Greetings

May 1, 2009 By Texas friends

May Day and Cinco de Mayo Greetings from North Texas

May Day and Cinco de Mayo greetings

May 1, 2009 By Arizona friends

Arizona’s progressive community extends May Day and Cinco de Mayo greetings to all our friends across the country. We commit ourselves to join the struggle for jobs, equality, national health care, a fair immigration policy, and...