Preach on: The (Philadelphia) gospel according to the Rev. Luis Cortés Jr. A clash of classes: The Rev. talks gentrification, immigration, education and more Whether viewed through the lens of December 2020’s Philadelphia Award (its sole Hispanic recipient), his national profile (serving in immigrant advisory capacities to the George W. Bush and Barack Obama White Houses)… …or his creation of an Hispanic ecosystem of university and high school classes, and an initiative mixing economic and workforce development, neighborhood revitalization and immigration services (his multi-faceted Esperanza), the Rev. Luis Cortés Jr. is the first and last name in Hispanic continuum in this city.