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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 and began a talk she’d given hundreds of times before. At 85 years old, she held steady with a cane. ... -
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 and colleges, many of which are in the central San Joaquin Valley, to help Latino students go to college. The ... -
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 of University of California faculty that oversees academic admissions requirements is proposing that UC set criteria and content for high school ... -
California takes a giant step toward making the 4-day workweek dream a reality
Legislators in California are attempting to fulfill the dreams of countless workers and are taking steps toward enshrining a four-day workweek into law. By Colin Lodewick | Fortune | APR. 12, 2022 A new bill introduced in the state assembly, known as AB 2932, aims to lower the maximum threshold for ... -
Villanueva’s beef with firefighters, the L.A. Times, Gascón, ‘Latinx’ and more
Final part of a three-part series by acclaimed local author, offering hard facts about the scoundrel sheriff who relies on racial profiling of his own people and well-known internal gang activity within the LA County Sheriff's Department. By Gustavo Arellano | LA Times | MAR. 24, 2022 | Photo by ... -
Key Democrats and Republicans are reviving immigration reform talks.
Advocates see hope for action before pro-Trump hardliners like Jim Jordan take charge if they win the midterms. By Warren Rojas | Business Insider | MAR. 31, 2022 | Photo by Drew Angerer The fact that Senate leaders on both sides of the aisle are even talking about moving an ... -
L.A. County’s sheriff has a strange obsession with how much media coverage Black people get
Part Two of a three-part series by acclaimed local author, offering hard facts about the scoundrel sheriff who relies on racial profiling of his own people and well-known internal gang activity within the LA County Sheriff's Department. By Gustavo Arellano | LA Times | MAR 24, 2022 | Photo by ... -
Why Biden’s Repeal of a Trump-Era Immigration Law Is Pissing Off Advocates
The Biden administration announced the end of a Trump-era law that expelled asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border under the banner of public health. But not yet. By Scott Bixby | The Daily Beast | APR. 4, 2022 | Photo credit: Anadolu Agency The upcoming repeal of a Trump-era edict ... -
MAY DAY 2022: Essential & United for Justice!
New details released for upcoming nationwide protest march on International Workers' Day Sunday, May 1, 2022. The California-Mexico Studies Center is mobilizing a contingent of Dreamers to participate in this year‘s May Day march in Downtown Los Angeles to promote our Campaign for a Presidential Pardon for all undocumented immigrants ... -
North Long Beach welcomes the Ronald R. Arias Health Equity Center
New Community Health Equity Center in North Long Beach is named for a tireless Chicano advocate of more than 50 years. By Harry Saltzgaver | Long Beach Press-Telegram | APR. 4, 2022 | Photo provided by the Arias Family A $5 million upgrade and a new name had city officials ...
