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"I learned to never let anyone tell me I can't do something - remember as long as we have a corazon (heart), we always have a chance." These are the words of Robert Renteria, who today is the Chairman of the Board of the From the Barrio Foundation, but who spent his infancy sleeping in a chest of drawers, in a one room, bachelor apartment in East L.A. This is a man who has devoted his life to people who need a break; who takes their hands and show...
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We are familiar with a handful of African Americans who are mentioned in American history books, but there are also countless others who do not get recognized in mainstream media. Their actions may not have appeared to shake the world, but their contributions to shifting American culture were just as groundbreaking. African Americans have made history by challenging and changing the American landscape. This was accomplished not by shedding layers...
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Don't let where you came from dictate who you are, but let it be part of who you become. These are the words of successful entrepreneur Robert Renteria who grew up as an infant sleeping in a dresser drawer. This hard-hitting comic memoir traces Robert's life from a childhood of poverty and abuse in one of the poorest areas of East Los Angeles, to his proud emergence as a business owner and civic leader today. Robert paints a vivid portrait of the...
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