Lupillo Rivera Hospitalized For Respiratory Complications

Lupillo Rivera

Wife confirms Rivera out of the hospital and is doing well.

By H. Nelson Goodson
August 31, 2014

California – On Saturday, Mayeli Rivera, the wife of banda singer Lupillo Rivera posted a photo on her Instagram account that her husband was hospitalized for respiratory complications. Lupillo was taken to a hospital on early Saturday for observation. Mayeli confirmed that Lupillo is doing well and thanked her followers for the get well wishes. He was later released from the hospital and needs to see a specialist concerning his recent respiratory problem. Lupillo will take a fews day to recuperate, Mayeli later posted.
Recently, Lupillo and part of his band went into a Circle K store and began to sing while members of his band played music. The incident was video recorded and posted. The store White workers weren’t to happy and called police, but Lupillo had already left.

Juan Gabriel Impersonator At St. Vincent de Paul Parish Festival

St. Vincent de Paul church celebrating its 125th Anniversary of serving the Southside of Milwaukee community.

By H. Nelson Goodson
August 30, 2014

Milwaukee, WI – On Saturday, the St. Vincent de Paul Parish festival kick-off over the weekend. Hundreds of festivalgoers helped celebrate the first day of the church festival. The church serves a large majority of Spanish speaking Catholic parishioners.
Hugo Pequeño also known as the Juan Gabriel impersonator entertained the crowd during the first day. He is originally from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and has been imitating the following personalities, Lupe Esparsa, Jose Jose and Rigo Tovar for 10 years.
Also live bands like Nueva Vida are scheduled to perform for those who enjoying the outdoor festival.
St. Vincent de Paul, 2100 block of W. Mitchell Street will have a dinner/anniversary celebration on Saturday, September 27, with Archbishop Jerome E. Listechi, according to one of the festival organizers, Carlos Barillas.

Adel Majed Abdel Bary Wanted For The Beheading Of U.S. GlobalPost Reporter James Wright Foley

Both the British and U.S. Intelligence has identified ISIS terrorist Abdel Bary as Foley’s killer by voice identifying technology.

By H. Nelson Goodson
August 30, 2014

London, England – A world search has been launched to locate, arrest or kill Adel Majed Abdel Bary, 24, aka,”Jihadi John” a former London rapper who was identified by voice matching tech as the Islamic State for Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist who beheaded U.S. GobalPost reporter James Wright Foley, 40. Abdel Bary was identified by both British and U.S. Intelligence last week. Abdel Bary’s British passport has been revoked and is currently hiding after his identity was made public. A worldwide dragnet for his capture continues and authorities are closing in on Abdel Bary and his ISIS companions.
Abdel Bary is the son of, Adel Abdel Bary, 54, one of Osama Bin Laden’s lieutenants who was extradited to the U.S. for his alleged connection to al-Qaeda’s 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, Africa that killed 224 people. The al-Qaeda terrorist is being held in a New York federal prison in Manhattan and is expected to go on trial in November.

Harley-Davidson 111th Motorcycle Rally Bikers Denied Service For Wearing Sunglasses, Hoodies Or Hats At George Webb

Harley-Davidson bikers denied food service, if wearing sunglasses, hoodies or hats at Milwaukee Southside 24-hour restaurant.

By H. Nelson Goodson
August 29, 2014

Milwaukee, WI – On Thursday, a Harley-Davidson (H-D) motorcycle rider was denied service at a Southside Milwaukee George Webb restaurant that is opened 24-hours because of a simple cap. The restaurant waitress would serve the biker, if it was a carry-out, but denied service as a seat-in service unless the cap was taken off.
The biker decided to leave and go to another Southside restaurant where bikers are welcome. There were only two customers eating at the George Webb (GB) located in the 2000 block of W. Mitchell Street.
The GB adopted a “No hats, hoodies or sunglasses for the safety of customers and employees” policy. The GB is definitely discriminatory against biker enthusiasts and simply put, they’re not welcome at the George Webb restaurant.
The GB at the Southside location has been robbed multiple times and thugs or criminals targeting the restaurant won’t be stopped by a simple fashion prohibition sign, if they want to rob the place again. It seems, the GB can survive by selecting certain potential clientele, but no doubt its fashion discriminatory policy will end up chasing most customers away. I guess they can affort the economic loss. SMH!
Biker enthusiasts began to arrive in Milwaukee on Thursday for the 111th motorcycle rally in Milwaukee. The rally ends on Sunday and all H-D dealerships in the Milwaukee area within 30 miles are participating, including the H-D Museum. Live bands and events are scheduled for the next three days. The public is welcome to participate.

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David Barajas Acquitted For Fatally Shooting DUI Texas Driver

Texas jury acquitted Barajas for Banda’s murder.

By H. Nelson Goodson
August 27, 2014

Angleton, Texas – On Wednesday, a jury in just three hours returned a not guilty verdict in the case of David Barajas, 32, a father who was charged for the December 2012 shooting death of José Banda Jr., 20, for killing his two sons. Barajas and his two sons, David Barajas Jr., 12, and Celeb Barajas, 11, were pushing a disabled truck, which had ran out of gas about 50 yards from their home in Alvin. When Banda who was driving under the influence crashed into their truck and killed the boys.
According to police, in a bit of rage and chaos Barajas immediately went home minutes after the crash, got a gun and went back to the fatal crash scene. He then fatally shot Banda in the head. Banda had just become a father with a new born baby.
Barajas had pleaded not guilty and denied killing Banda. Police found an empty holster and bullets at Barajas home and noticed his home surveillance system had been disabled. Police also weren’t able to find the gun or a witness to the shooting.
Barajas was facing life in prison.

David Barajas and José Banda Jr.

Leslie Grace Awesome Performance At Mexican Fiesta 2014 In Milwaukee

Bachatera won the hearts of Mexican Fiesta 2014 festivalgoers.

By H. Nelson Goodson
August 27, 2014

Milwaukee, WI – On Friday, thousands of Mexican Fiesta 2014 festivalgoers made their way to the stage where Leslie Grace Martínez, 19, (stage name, Leslie Grace, song writer/singer) performed at the Henry Mier Festival Grounds (Summerfest grounds). Leslie Grace performance and her interpretation of Bachata style songs in both English and Spanish was an awesome performance that captivated the hearts of festivalgoers in Milwaukee.
Leslie Grace who is of Dominican descent and from the Bronx, New York City is considered one of the fastest uprising Bachata singing female artists today. The Leslie Grace interpretation of “Be My Baby” into a bilingual Bachata lyric song has received more than 1.2M views in YouTube. Her remake of “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” has been viewed more than 8.6M in YouTube. No doubt, Leslie Grace has become today’s hottest female bilingual Bachata artist in the music entertainment stage.
Mexican Fiesta 2014 is a three-day festival that offers a taste of Mexican culture, foods, crafts, traditional folklore dancing, including a music mixture of banda, cumbias, rancheras, Tex-Mex and Puerto Rican music during the last weekend of August, which ended on Sunday.

Leslie Grace “Be My Baby” (Official Video): http://youtu.be/WcUgA5-UN20

Leslie Grace – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow: http://youtu.be/USrflLJfZBE

Leslie Grace

45-year-old Man Stabbed At Local Milwaukee Southside Tavern

Stabbing victim suffered a non-life threatening wound at a local bar.

By H. Nelson Goodson
August 26, 2014

Milwaukee, WI – On Monday, police responded to a call that a man had been stabbed during an argument at a local Southside bar. When police arrived just after 1:45 a.m. at the Club 6 Street bar at the 2100 block of S. 6th St., they found a 45-year-old man who was stabbed during an altercation.
Lieutenant Mark Stanmeyer, the Public and Media Relations Supervisor stated, “A 45-year-old Milwaukee man was stabbed by an unknown suspect. The victim was conveyed to a local hospital for treatment of what is believed to be non-life threatening injuries. Milwaukee Police continue to search for the suspect.”
Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) learned that David Lava, 45, was stabbed in the chest and had one of his lungs punctured during the knife stabbing at the bar. Lava is also a diabetic and the stab wound complicated his medical treatment and early release from the hospital. He is expected to remain at the hospital until he gets stabilized, according friends.

Cavazos To Run For 8th Aldermanic District In Milwaukee

Cavazos will seek the 8th Aldermanic seat.

By H. Nelson Goodson
August 25, 2014

Milwaukee, WI – On Saturday, Jessica “Jess” Cavazos, the executive director and President of The Eleva Group, LLC. confirmed to Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) that she will seek to become an Alderwoman for the 8th District. Cavazos will make her official announcement to run for the 8th Aldermanic seat in mid September.
Cavazos is the first candidate to announce to run for incumbent Alderman Robert “Bob” Donovan’s seat. Donovan announced in July after filing his Declaration of Candidacy that he is running for Mayor in Milwaukee in the 2016 Spring election, but it is unclear yet if he will also run as alderman.
Cavazos became the UMOS Hispanic Woman of the Year in 2012 and formerly worked for U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milw.). She is the founder of the LULAC Ladies Empowerment Group Council #330, which is a leading community volunteer organization for women in Milwaukee, advocating for women’s rights and uplifting women to lead.

Jessica Cavazos

Mexican Fiesta 2014 Giving Refunds To Victims Profiled As Gang Members

Mexican Fiesta 2014 organizers once again engaging in the violation of people’s rights on City of Milwaukee grounds.

By H. Nelson Goodson
August 24, 2014

Milwaukee, WI – Once again, Milwaukee Police Officer Alexander Ayala representing the Latino Peace Officers Association (LPOA) has confirmed that those festivalgoers kicked out of Mexican Fiesta in 2013 were active gang members and some weren’t kicked out for having tattoos on their face, according to a CBS 58 news report on Friday. Ayala, the Milwaukee Police Department, which uses its Intelligence Center to identify past, present and future gang members and the LPOA have not provided any proof that those kicked out last year and even this weekend are active gang members. They don’t keep statistics or data of those believed to be gang members and have been kicked out. Once festivalgoers are labeled gang members, they are restricted from entering the three-day festival, even if they are not actual gang members.
Last year, those kicked out from Mexican Fiesta 2013 weren’t given refunds, CBS 58 reported. But this year according to Ayala, refunds will be given to those profiled victims who are kicked out. CBS 58 also reported that the Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation, Inc. (WHSF) Board members who sponsors Mexican Fiesta have approved for LPOA, its volunteer Fiesta security and police to kick out “suspected” gang members without actually providing a recourse for victims profiled as gang members.
The Summerfest grounds where the three-day festival takes place are owned by the City of Milwaukee. Officer Ayala, LPOA and Milwaukee police have definitely and continue to violated the civil rights of those people kicked out of the festival.
Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) broke the story in 2013 and found none of those kicked out were actually gang members at all. Some were also kicked out for undesirable tattoos. None of the victims have filed a lawsuit as of yet, but the CBS 58 news report, HNNUSA, WHSF and Officer Ayala have provided the needed legal recourse for the victims to move forward in suing WHSF, Mexican Fiesta, World Festival (Summerfest), the Milwaukee Police Department and the City of Milwaukee for violating their rights. Which Ayala also confirmed, their policy to kick out “suspected” active gang members this year is in effect regardless, if in fact they are not gang members.
Last Friday, several people were kicked out, according to some festivalgoers who saw the incident. Another incident, police attempted to kick out a group of teenagers with blue hair and black clothing, but numerous festivalgoers began to shout at police that the teens weren’t doing anything wrong and to leave them alone. As more and more people surrounded police, they decided to leave the teens alone, according to witnesses who learned last year that people were being kicked out from Fiesta for nothing.
On Saturday, several fights involving intoxicated people were reported. They were kicked out by police.
The WHSF Board, Summerfest (World Festival), Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn, the Milwaukee Common Council have learned of the gross violations its own officers on-duty and off-duty engaged in at Mexican Fiesta 2013 and have done nothing to prevent innocent tax-paying citizens from being labeled as gang members when they are not. Ayala even confirmed that the police used the Milwaukee Intelligence Center to profile present, past and future gang members for none criminal investigations on tax-payers money. Those targeted are never given a recourse to contest the allegations and HNNUSA has challenged Ayala and the police department to prove those kicked out during Fiesta at Summerfest grounds in 2013 were active gang members. One thing for sure, they can’t prove it, because they don’t keep any data of who gets targeted and kicked out as an alleged gang member.
It’s not illegal to belong to a so call gang, only when those members engage in illegal activity does it become a clear violation of the law.
None of those targeted victims by Officer Ayala, retired and former Milwaukee Police Lt. Ruben Burgos, LPOA and police have actually committed any illegal acts or violated any rules of conduct while at Mexican Fiesta. Ayala, Burgos, LPOA and police have violated the rights of Latinos who were never given any refunds in 2013.
Shameful, Mexican Fiesta is the only festival in Milwaukee that discriminates its own people.
On Friday, Asael “Chico” Ruiz, a WHSF Board member publicly told festivalgoers on the grounds and in front of my family that I was “Mexican Fiesta’s number one enemy” and that the people he was talking too should actually physically beat me to the ground. Chico then just walked off. Was Chico talking in behalf of the WHSF Board? All I’m guilty off and proud was that last year I exposed that out $2.5M in scholarships that have been given out to students in prior years by the WHSF, none were ever given to undocumented students residing in Wisconsin. At least one thing came out for the good of the community, WHSF and National LULAC began to accept scholarships from DACA students after HNNUSA reported that undocumented students were left out from scholarships. They finally changed their discriminatory policy and this year, they only accepted scholarship applications from DACA registered students (DREAMers). Which now, WHSF and the National LULAC halfway discriminate by leaving those undocumented students who do not qualify for DACA, but reside in the state continue to be left out from getting scholarships. Even though, their parents and family members volunteer for hours at Fiesta and do fund Mexican Fiesta by spending at the event.
The illegal acts by Ayala, Burgos, LPOA and police at Mexican Fiesta operate on a backwards politics mentality. It’s not the alleged labeled gang members who were actually none gang members they should worry about, but those festivalgoers who over consume beers and margaritas at the event. Beer and a family environment festival that Ayala was trying to promote on Friday’s CBS 58 news don’t mix or does it?
Mexican Fiesta in Milwaukee is a rich cultural and tradition experience for the Midwest and should be preserved, but the inside politics overshadow its continued success.
Most of the year, Chico resides in Mexico. He should know, even though police have become militarized, the State of Wisconsin and the United States of America still have their Constitutions and Bill of Rights intact. Does the WHSF Board have the same sentiment as Chico, that I’m Mexican Fiesta’s number one enemy? I’m certainly am flattered.
But lastly, what happens to the annual profits and why have less and less scholarships been given out? WHSF promotes that they have given out about 100 scholarships every year, but last year and the year before, it didn’t even come near that amount. Also, how many scholarships were given to DACA DREAMers this year? Questions the public should know and the WHSF under their non-profit status should make public as a courtesy.
Mexican Fiesta ends on Sunday. Viva la Raza!, important note, immigrants from Mexico do help finance Fiesta!
Also noted, Milwaukee police and the LPOA have a reputation of providing state of the art security at Fiesta and have a rapid response to any trouble reported at the event, but have over stepped their limits by mislabeling people as gang members for having tattoos.

The current Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation, Inc. (WHSF) Board of Directors who operate the annual Mexican Fiesta are;

● Antonio Guajardo Jr. (President)
● Gregorio Montoto (1st Vice President)
● Ricardo Ruiz (2nd Vice President)
● Arturo Martinez (Secretary)
● Ernesto Baca (Treasurer)
● Teresa Mercado (Executive Director)
● Ray Bacalzo
● Frank Gonzales
● Woody Welch
● Marjorie Cervera
● Oscar Cervera
● Julio Maldonado
● Luis Gonzalez
● Julio Guix
● Lupe Martinez
● Ruben Burgos
● Jason Hyland
● Diana Moreno
● Asael Ruiz
● Darryl Morin

Dental Associates On S. Chavez Drive In Milwaukee To Relocate

Milwaukee’s Southside Dental clinic at the 1100 block of S. Chavez Drive expected to close by the end of the year or early next year.

By H. Nelson Goodson
August 23, 2014

Milwaukee, WI – On Friday, Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) learned that the Dental Associates clinic, 1135 S. Cesar E. Chavez Drive is expected to close by the end of the year or early next year. The closing will affect about 300 staff members who are mostly Spanish speaking.
Dental Associates plans to remodel a building near W. Lincoln Ave. on Miller Parkway (S. 43rd St.). Employees haven’t been told, if they will relocate to the Miller Parkway clinic or will be replaced, according to a creditable source who did not want to be identified.
Also, Hispanic, Hmong and ethnic employees at the Dental Associates clinic, 11711 W. Burleigh St. in Wauwatosa have been prohibited from Speaking Spanish or other languages at the clinic, unless they are translating. Some employees have refused to translate because their supervisor doesn’t want employees speaking their native language with other staff members while at work. The Wauwatosa clinic has at least 60 to 80 employees and one Dentist who speaks predominately in Spanish, according to the source.
The administration at Dental Associates hasn’t announced their intent to relocate the S. Chavez Drive clinic to Miller Parkway. If the Southside clinic relocates, Chavez Drive will be left without a dental clinic in the Chavez Drive proximity.