Joe Sanchez

Joe Sanchez

National Hispanic Media Coalition

During the mid-1980′s, Alex Nogales co-founded an organization named HAMAS along with Frank Zuniga who was then a notable director of films. HAMAS as an advocacy group attempted to get more Latinos into the media industry by meeting with management and asking for change. However, since most of its members were working within the industry it was difficult to speak out publicly and forcefully without experiencing retaliation at one’s job. During this time, Nogalez met Bert Corona and Joe Sanchez who provided assistance and encouragement to himself and others in our struggle with the media industry.

Soon, they formed the National Hispanic Media Coalition to carry out the immense work of tackling these issues of inequity that existed within the television media industry. An attorney named Armando Duron became president of the group and Nogales became vice-president. They began to acquire funding in order to develop the organization and broaden out its work.

After a while, I decided that I didn’t want to work as an employee for the media any longer and have my voice stifled by retaliation so I left in order to be free to advocate for Latinos from the outside.

Supported Communist Party call

In May 1992 the Communist Party USA newspaper Peoples Weekly World published a May Day supplement which included a call to "support our continuing struggle for justice and dignity" Endorsers of the call included Joe Sanchez, businessman, L.A.

Chicano movement

The 40th Anniversary Commemoration Committee of the Chicano Moratoriums was formed in the summer 2009 by the Chair of the National Chicano Moratorium Committee of August 29, 1970 along with two independent Chicano Movement historians whom although not of the baby boomer generation, have become inspired by the Movimiento. The organization posted a list of significant “Chicano movement” activists on its website which included Joe Sanchez of La Quebradita.

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