Hispanic Heritage Awards ditch Kennedy Center for Minneapolis; Los Tigres Del Norte present
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Set us as preferred The 39th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards — which will honor the contributions and accomplishments of Latinos in the U.S.and Latin America — will air nationwide Friday on PBS.In a historic decision by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, which presents the annual awards, the event departed from its home base of Washington.
Instead, Latino luminaries gathered at the Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, where the celebratory occasion was taped for broadcast Sept.10.The move to the Midwest was a timely decision for members of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit organization established by the White House in 1988.
They took into consideration Minnesota’s response to a large-scale immigration enforcement campaign that began in December, known as “Operation Metro Surge.”“We went to Minneapolis because we wanted to recognize what’s great about our community, [our] courage, resilience, strength, unity and looking out for each other,” said Antonio Tijerino, president and CEO of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, in a phone call with De Los.The Department of Homeland Security called the undertaking the “largest DHS operation ever” earlier this year on X, with an estimated 2,000 agents deployed to the Minneapolis–St.Paul metropolitan area.
Thousands of Minnesota residents rallied against the tactical and militant methods used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.Civil unrest hit a boiling point following the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti on Jan.
7 and 24, respectively, by federal agents.“ We actually went with a delegation of national Latino leaders to offer our support of the community during this crisis and we were overwhelmed by the heroism,” said Tijerino, who recalled a group visit to Minneapolis in February.There, he and his colleagues learned more about the ...