Humberto (Beto) Mendoza was born in San Juan Ixhuatepec, Mexico. He came to Athens in 1999 to work with his brother as a mechanic. He is a coordinator of the Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition, founder of Dignidad Inmigrante en Athens, co-creator of the LatinXFest, works at the Athens Farmers Market on Wednesdays at Creature Comforts,…
JR Green
JR Green was born in Vienna, Austria. He grew up in Fort Riley, KS and then Los Angeles, graduating from Garfield High School. He graduated from Old Dominion in Virginia. He came to Athens in 1980, and worked as a DJ (“JR Superstar”), music promoter and venue owner, investing in the area’s first outdoor music…