Raza
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Raza, or La Raza, may be:
- Race in Spanish
- La Raza, a specific term referring to Latinos.
- Raza, a variant pronunciation of Ridha, an Arabic word meaning contentment.
Raza is the name of:
- Raza, U.S. based Pakistani singer and musician.
- S.H. Raza, an eminent Indian artist, who works in France while maintaining strong ties to India.
Several businesses and organizations use La Raza as part of their name:
- National Council of La Raza -political advocacy group
- The Campus Alliance of La Raza [1] -a college political advocacy organization affiliated with the National Council of La Raza
- Galería de la Raza -San Francisco Bay Area art gallery
- La Raza Silkscreen Center, later renamed La Raza Graphics -San Francisco Mission District art collective and print shop
- Centro Cultural de la Raza -San Diego, California cultural center
- Plaza de la Raza -East Los Angeles, California cultural center
- Casa de la Raza -Santa Barbara, California cultural center
- La Raza, a Spanish language radio network with stations in Los Angeles (97.9 FM, KLAX-FM) and San Francisco (93.3 FM, KRZZ)
- Laraza.com, an Internet news service
- Centro de la Raza, a Seattle community center
- La Raza Centro Legal, a San Francisco Bay Area legal services agency
- Católicos por la Raza, a Chicano Movement Catholic organization
- Partido de la Raza Unida or Raza Unida Party, a United States political party
La Raza is also used in various places such as:
- Kid Frost's first album is titled La Raza
- Raza Odiada, an album by Mexican metal group Brujería
- Día de la Raza is celebrated on October 12 throughout Latin America in lieu of Columbus Day
- Raza, a 1942 Spanish film
- Los Siete de la Raza -a group of seven political prisoners
- "Viva la Raza" is a slogan