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Mexican president threatens to skip Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles
By Fabiola Sanchez & Joshua Goodman | Los Angeles Times | MAY 10, 2022 | Photo by Yamil Lage MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Tuesday that he would not attend next ... -
How Cinco de Mayo Got Its Start Because of California's Mexican Americans
By Yvonne Condes | KCET | MAY 3, 2022 | Photo courtesy of LA Pubic Library In the spring of 1970, Dr. David Hayes-Bautista didn't know much about Cinco de ... -
A tribute to 50 Years of Struggle & Sacrifice for La Raza
ARMANDO NAVARRO: PRESENTE October 31, 1941 – March 25, 2022 By Herman Baca, PresidentCommittee on Chicano Rights April 23, 2022 The passing of Armando Navarro, Chicano activist, community organizer, author, ... -
FLASHBACK PERSPECTIVE: 50 Years After The East LA Walkouts, We’re Still Fighting For Latino Students
Latino students must know about their history to push back against the narratives that limit them. By Irene Sanchez | Huffington Post | MAR. 2, 2018 | Photo by David ... -
Honoring the life of Armando Navarro — scholar, activist and Chicano leader
By Alfonso Gonzalez Toribo and Jennifer R. Najera | Press-Enterprise | APR. 16, 2022 | Photo from UC Riverside The Inland Empire has lost an important scholar and activist. Armando ... -
CSU provost faced retaliation after reporting harassment by president’s husband, records claim
In the wake of the Board of Trustees' recent ouster of former Chancellor Joe Castro, more and more of the dirty laundry of other officials within the CSU system keeps ... -
How Mendez versus Westminster helped end legal segregation of schools in the southwest
Thursday was the 75th anniversary of the ruling that barred creating separate schools for “Spanish-speaking” children. By Michael Marks | KERA news | APR. 15, 2022 | Photo by Mendez ... -
Sent to the ‘Mexican school’ 75 years ago, Sylvia Mendez’s fight for equality continues
By Paloma Esquivel | LA Times | APR. 14, 2022 | Photo by Gina Ferazzi On a spring morning, Sylvia Mendez walked into an eighth-grade history classroom in Santa Ana ... -
New bill could help get Latinos through college
By Ashleigh Panoo | Fresno Bee | APR. 12, 2022 | Photo by Randall Benton A new bill introduced in Congress this week would grant $150 million to school districts ... -
UC considers imposing criteria for California’s high school ethnic studies classes
Requirements would bypass local districts' authority to choose what should be taught. By John Fensterwald | Ed. Source | APR. 12, 2022 | Photo by Allison Shelley An influential committee ...
