Nephtali De León is known for poems, stories and essays that have been published in multiple countries and languages. Credit: Courtesy Photo / City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture On ...

Chicano writer Nephtalí De León has been fired four months into his term as the city’s poet laureate after posting a poem that included a Spanish word that is considered a racial slur. De León posted ...

Washington, D.C., April 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- The New Civil Liberties Alliance has reached a settlement in its lawsuit on behalf of accomplished Chicano writer, artist, and activist Nephtalí De ...

His termination comes after De León posted one of his poems about local activist and Chicano writer Roberto “Cintli” Rodríguez to his Facebook on August 1. Rodríguez died on July 31. In the poem, De ...

Nephtali De León is known for poems, stories and essays that have been published in multiple countries and languages. Credit: Courtesy Photo / City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture ...

Washington, D.C., Oct. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed a brief urging the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas not to dismiss NCLA client ...

SAN ANTONIO – The City of San Antonio has announced Nephtali De León as the Alamo City’s new Poet Laureate. De León will serve as the city’s sixth Poet Laureate for a three-year term spanning April 1, ...

The reign of Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson is nearly over as the City of San Antonio announced on Monday, March 20 who will be the next poet laureate to represent the Alamo City. Sanderson, who has held ...

Chicano writer and artist Nephtali De León says he was humbled to be named the city's newest poet laureate. "I was so heavily shocked that somebody like a migrant, like me, with no formal education, ...

Nephtalí De León v. City of San Antonio and Executive Director Krystal Jones, Department of Arts and Culture Washington, D.C., Oct. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance has ...