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From Wildfires To ICE Raids, L.A. Latines Keep Fighting Back

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ICE Is Targeting Latine Activists. But They Can’t Silence a Movem...

At 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino was driving his partner to work in Skagit County, Washington, when he was pulled over

by Nicole Froio

Cory Booker & Jasmine Crockett Lead Democrats Fighting Back Again...

History has been made. “I yield the floor,” New Jersey Senator Cory Booker concluded after his 25-hour speech protesting the Donald Trump administratio

by Fallon Brannon

With Trump in Power, These Latinas Have Decided to Leave the US

Lea Landaverde has been creating her exit strategy from the U.S. from the moment Donald Trump won the Presidential Election in 2024. Just a few weeks ago,

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Black History Month 2025

Black Ownership Is The Future Beyond DEI. These Are The Black Lea...

In a speech at the American Black Film Festival Honors recently, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor so eloquently and passionately declared, “I don’t want a seat or

Anti-Immigrant Hate Is What Killed 11-Year-Old Jocelynn Rojo Carr...

Born in Gainesville, Texas, Jocelynn Rojo Carranza was a regular 11-year-old kid by all accounts. According to her online obituary, she loved to dance and

by Nicole Froio

Trump Has Assaulted DEI & Immigration. Here’s How Undocumen...

Since President Donald Trump took office on January 20, immigrants have been scrambling to keep themselves safe amid emerging executive orders, nationwide

by Nicole Froio

Black History Month 2025

In War On DEI, Law Is Being Used As A Weapon — These Leaders Are ...

“Nothing that you are seeing right now is normal,” says Gabrielle Perry, a political commentator, nonprofit founder, and organizer. “We are seeing th

As Corporations Roll Back DEI, Let’s Not Lose Focus

Kathleen Newman-Bremang is the deputy director, global of Unbothered. In this op-ed, she shares her perspective on the backlash to companies rolling back D

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Latines Lamented the TikTok Ban. Now Many Are Voluntarily Giving ...

From the so-called “spa water” videos that started a conversation on the cultural appropriation of agua fresca, to the catchy Brazilian funk snip

by Giulia Baldini

3 Women On The 4B Movement & Decentering Men

In the days following Donald Trump’s re-election as president of the United States, discussions centering a few topics began to spike online: fleeing the

by Elizabeth Gulino

Trump’s Inauguration Day Is Also MLK Day. The Contradiction Is As...

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a holiday that Coretta Scott King worked tirelessly to bring to fruition. A day to remember the life and legacy of a m

As Trump Vows to End Birthright Citizenship, Latine Immigrants Le...

On January 20, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States of America. During his campaign, Trump vowed to brutally tackle

by Nicole Froio

America Was Founded On Violence & Racism. Of Course, Trump Is Its...

Trigger warning: This article contains references to child sexual abuse. As Donald J. Trump prepares to assume the presidency once again, we find ourselves

by Kavita Mehra

As Trump Threatens Mexicans, Their Firefighters Are Battling LA’s...

In 2015, then-presidential hopeful Donald Trump branded Mexicans as criminals, drug dealers, and rapists. That same year, he said the Mexican government wa

by Natalie Arroyo Ca...

The Tyranny Of A Trump Presidency Is Just Beginning. Now Is Not T...

Exit poll results for the U.S. presidential election are in and, unsurprisingly, Black people proved we show up for the Democratic Party… again. Unfortun

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Why Did So Many Latines Vote for Donald Trump?

The list of horrific and harmful remarks president-elect Donald Trump has made about Latines, and especially Latine immigrants, in the United States is ext

by Nicole Froio

Election Stress Disorder Is A Thing — Here’s How To Cope

This article was originally published in November 2020 and has been updated. As the 2024 election continues to crawl along, you may feel a heightened sense

by Elizabeth Gulino

Is Puerto Rico Ready for a Pro-Independence Governor? It Looks Li...

While much of the contiguous United States is talking about Puerto Rico after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe referred to the archipelago as a “floating pile o

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My Abortions Were The Most Freeing Experiences Of My Life

After the fall of Roe vs. Wade in 2022, Texas enforced some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. These trigger laws, which are laws that t

by Elizabeth Gulino

RSVP: Election 2024

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Florida’s near-total abortion ban went into effect on May 1. It prohibits abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, which is before many people know they’

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Here’s How Kamala Harris & Donald Trump Differ On Press Freedom
Freedom of the press, which guarantees the right to report the news without government interference, is protected by the First Amendment. But as we approac
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Kamala Harris Has A Plan for Black Men: Here’s What They Have To ...
This past week, Vice President Harris revealed her specific policy package projected to serve Black men. The nine-page document lays out economic, educatio
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R29 Intelligence
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The upcoming US election is on everyone’s minds and people have a LOT to say about it. Scroll through your socials, turn on a podcast, open your group ch
by Julie Arbit

Unbothered
I Code-Switch To Survive, But It’s Exhausting
As a Black woman of South Asian descent, Kamala Harris is constantly navigating multiple audiences—some who view her as “too Black,” others w
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With only a month before the 2024 election, Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for President, is on quite the media tour as she talks to voters on a ran
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