I Live in the Neighborhood Where Adam Toledo Was Killed
María Serrano Like 13-year-old Adam Toledo’s mom, I am also a mom in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. I can’t imagine her grief, and I don’t know her personally. But…
Oppose Pollution: Support Environmental Legislation
Luis A. Torres, Ph.D. If you breathed air today and/or drank water, thank the environment. If you breathed clear and clean and fresh air, and you drank pure and healthy…
It’s Time to Move From Talk to Action on Immigration
Maribel Hastings and David Torres One immigration moment from President Joe Biden’s first speech before Congress stands out–when he said “Let’s end our exhausting war over immigration,’ and added,…
An Invisible Essential Labor Force
Rebekah Entralgo Throughout the pandemic, there’s been an outpouring of public support for essential workers. But this has largely excluded migrant women farmworkers, despite their vital role in keeping…
Dear Latina Sisters: Will You Name and Disrupt Anti-Blackness?
Denise Padín Collazo “I live in the neighborhood where George Floyd was killed,” explains Catalina Morales, an activist on the front lines of change. “I want to bring…
The Moral Imperative to Eliminate the Historic Stain of Family Separation
Lee Gelernt In 2018, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) brought a successful lawsuit, Ms. L. v. ICE, against the Trump administration’s barbaric practice of forcibly separating migrant…
Get Involved in Colorado’s Redistricting Process
Marco Dorado This decade’s redistricting process includes ample opportunities for Coloradans from across the state to help determine how our communities will be represented in the state legislature…
The Rise of the Border and Surveillance Industry
Mélissa Godin Companies that profit from selling surveillance technologies and border services to governments are actively lobbying countries to adopt more militaristic approaches to migration. In fact, the border…
Protect Care Workers — You’ll Need Us Someday
Socorro Díaz I’m a domestic worker. You can just imagine how badly COVID-19 has impacted my income. Clients, especially elderly people, were suddenly uncomfortable with letting outside people into…
We Must Now Collectively Speak Up for All of Us
Editor’s Note: Across the nation, many shared their thoughts regarding the April 20th conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. The King Center…