The Meaning of Día de los Muertos: ‘It’s a Celebration of Life’
By Katie Kerwin McCrimmon Despite its name, Day of the Dead or Día de los Muertos isn’t about loss or sadness. “It’s a celebration of life,” said…
Congress Has a Real Opportunity to Deliver Pathway to Citizenship
By Analise Ortiz For the first time in a decade, Congress has a real opportunity to deliver a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants. For too long,…
Karankawa Fighting to Protect Their Ancestor’s Land
By Erin Douglas On the sandy shore of the Gulf in Corpus Christi, Texas, a small group formed a circle and began to sing through the August heat….
Single Moms Forced to Disclose Personal History and Information
By Eli Hager Amberly Sánchez had a job as an accountant at a real estate company in Albuquerque, New México, when she was laid off due to the pandemic….
Disabled Migrants Seek Help Through Lawsuit and Activism
By Heidi de Marco Desperation led José Luis Hernández to ride atop a speeding train through northern México with hopes of reaching the United States 13 years ago. But…
Recreational Cannabis Industry Sparks Struggle for Water Rights
By Annabella Farmer When New México’s recreational cannabis bill was signed into law in April, Mike Hinkle and Ryan Timmermans jumped at the chance to get into the industry….
Pandemic Unveils Growing Suicide Crisis for Communities of Color
By Aneri Pattani Rafiah Maxie has been a licensed clinical social worker in the Chicago area for a decade. Throughout that time, she’d viewed suicide as a problem…
Farmworkers Are on the Front Lines of Climate Change
Leoncio Antonio Trejo Galdamez, 58, died in his son’s arms on June 29 after spending the day laying irrigation pipes in California’s Coachella Valley. News of his death reverberated through…
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Faces a Dwindling Water Supply
In late June, Simon Martínez drove along one of the dirt roads crisscrossing the parched rocky shrubland on the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Farm & Ranch Enterprise, a 7,700-acre agricultural…
Concern Over Rising Child Hospitalizations Due to Covid-19
The U.S. hit a troubling milestone on August 14th, as federal data showed the most children to date hospitalized due to Covid-19. According to Reuters, which first reported the…