Elected Officials Speak Out Against Decision to Allow Additional Border Wall
By Ariana Figueroa U.S. congressional Democrats are frustrated with the White House’s decision to allow for the construction of additional border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. “Walls…
The ‘Lengthy History of Injustices’ Continue Against Indigenous Peoples
Before an extremist shot Jacob Johns (Hopi, Akimel O’odham) in Española, New México, on Sept. 28, community members spent the morning together for a sunrise prayer ceremony and the afternoon together for a celebration of sorts.
Candidates Need To Reach Out To Latino Voters on a Consistent Basis
By Sunita Sohrabji Latino youth — predicted to be a major voting bloc in the 2024 Presidential election — are veering from their older family members and shifting…
Lawmakers, Community Members Say RECA Expansion Needed to Help the ‘Unknowing, Unwilling, Uncompensated Victims’
By Hannah Grover As the years have passed and people have died of cancer, Navajo Nation communities impacted by uranium mining have lost hope that they will someday…
US Latino Economic Output Propels the Country Forward
By Pilar Marrero One of the many misconceptions about the U.S. Latino community is that it is a drag on the country’s economy. But if U.S. Latinos were…
A Father Dreamed of a Home for His Family. Medical Debt Nearly Pushed Them Onto the Streets.
Kayce Atencio used to be haunted by a thought while working at a homeless shelter in downtown Denver. “It could have been me,” said Atencio, 30, who lives in a small apartment with his son and daughter not far from the shelter.
‘All We Want Is Revenge’: How Social Media Fuels Gun Violence Among Teens
By Liz Szabo Juan Campos has been working to save at-risk teens from gun violence for 16 years. As a street outreach worker in Oakland, California, he…
Despite Federal Warnings, States Aggressively Cut Medicaid Coverage
Despite federal warnings to slow down, both red and blue states have cut off Medicaid coverage for nearly 4 million people because they lack the proper paperwork. In at least four states, half of all the people who have lost coverage for any reason are children.
MMIP Task Forces Grapple/Struggle with Centuries of Historical Neglect
By Alexis Waiss Jason Chávez acknowledges that members of Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People face a “big ask” – to “reduce…
Eagle Pass Residents Speak Out Against Sadistic Border Tactics
By Uriel J. García When Magali Urbina and her husband, Hugo, bought a nearly 400-acre pecan farm along the Rio Grande in April 2021, it was supposed…