Ivan Fernandez

A.k.a. Afroxander; Weekend Editor at L.A. Taco and a lecturer at San Diego State University. He has covered arts, culture, history, politics, and sports with an emphasis on Latin America and its U.S. diaspora for over two decades.
A Running List of Everyone Participating in the January 30 National Shutdown
Activists, businesses, nonprofits, and political groups in southern California will take part in various actions on Friday, January 30 as part of a nationwide effort in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis and the nationwide efforts to rein ICE and the DHS.
From World Cup Supporter to ICE Staging Area: The Two Faces of The Home Depot in 2026
“We Give Back” unless ICE calls: the hypocrisy behind The Home Depot’s family-friendly brand.
Protestors Rally in Pershing Square Against ICE and the Donroe Doctrine
A coalition of activist and political groups brought people out to the streets to protest ICE and the Trump administration’s attacks on Venezuela. Many also paid tribute to Renee Nicole Good, killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, and Keith Porter, killed by an off-duty ICE agent in Northridge.
As the World Cup Nears, Bodies Pile Up in Guadalajara
Authorities are currently investigating human remains found in nearly 500 bags spread across nearly two dozen clandestine grave sites.
CBP Briefly Detains U.S. Citizen While at His Construction Job in Baldwin Park
"They told me that they dropped me back off, but no, they just dropped me off somewhere random,” the man explains, after being interrogated inside of a vehicle.
’60 Miles East:’ A New Exhibit Celebrates The Era When Local Punk, Hardcore, and Ska Bands Ruled Riverside
“It was a real magical time in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s, where he had all these different types of bands and they all supported each other and there was actual venues to go to,” says Zach Cordner, co-publisher at The Riversider Magazine.
This ‘Xicano Hardcore’ Documentary Proves Pomona and San Bernardino Are Punk’s New Frontier
“It's really important right now to show Hispanic people being aggressive, being themselves, and I think it's very healing,” says Magdalena Aparicio, director of “Xicano Hardcore: A Mosh For Youth Documentary."
Beto Villanueva of Chicago Oi! Band Fuerza Bruta On ICE Raids, Latino Skinheads, and Paella in Basque Country
Fascist times call for antifascist music. Fuerza Bruta play this Saturday, October 25 at First Street Billiards for Perry Templars Halloween Birthday Bash featuring Templars, Castillo, Fuerza Bruta, Ultra Sect, Hand Pay and Traxx.
The Rarest and Weirdest Finds at ‘Rare Books L.A.’
From the first 40 unscratched lottery tickets in California holding potential 1980s fortune to the original "Anarchist Cookbook" pulled from a garage of spiritual texts, this year's fair was a cabinet of curiosities.
You All Drank 45 Gallons of Our L.A. TACO Beer In Five Hours
Our first-ever beer collaboration with ISM Brewing was a huge success, as was our three-way food collaboration with Sonoratown and ISM.










