Refusing to Forget

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DSARGV Poli-Ed Committee invites you to our 2nd BarTalk lecture on: The Uninvestigated Homicides of La Matanza presented by Trinidad Gonzales, PhD 📅 Thursday, April 23, 2026 🕕 6PM 📌 Depósito: “El Nopalito” • 610 N Main St Suite A, McAllen, TX 78501 🎟️ RSVP: tinyurl.com/bartalk2 Link in bio. FREE EVENT Attend this lecture in community, have a few drinks, and you can also learn about the upcoming Marcha del Pueblo! Preview of lecture: From July to November 1915, it is estimated that between 200 to 300 individuals were killed in what the community called la matanza (massacre) in Hidalgo, Cameron, Willacy and Kenedy counties. No one was ever held accountable for the murders and to the present these homicides are still not officially acknowledged by the State of Texas or county law enforcement offices.

📖 A must-read article featuring Refusing to Forget co-founder Sonia Hernandez on the re-installation of the Texas Ranger statue at Globe Life Field.

Sonia puts it beautifully:

“It’s not about being politically correct,” said Hernández. “It’s not about supporting one group over another. It’s about the kind of nation that we can have, built on trust and honesty and respect for one another.

You ask yourself, ‘By doing this one thing or by supporting this one thing, am I living up to that standard? Is this the kind of world that we want to promote?’

Really thinking about the next generation, especially at a ballpark where you take your kids.”

🔗 Learn more about the 1956 Mansfield incident: https://refusingtoforget.org/mansfield-school.../

Give it a read and let us know your thoughts. 👇

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-context-of-the-texas-ranger-statue-at-globe-life-field/

The Context of the Texas Ranger Statue at Globe Life Field Without acknowledging its history, the Rangers have installed a statue that was removed from public display over concerns about racism.