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Op-Ed: The World Needs Two, Three, Many Desmond Tutus!
EXCLUSIVE Editorial for El Magonista by Gonzalo Santos He was an indefatigable "prisoner of hope," a fearless and persistent "voice of the voiceless," a true champion of human rights for all - foremost his own black and coloured countrymen and women. He was a believer in love and the possibility ... -
Desmond Tutu, cleric who campaigned against apartheid in South Africa, dies at 90
The world mourns the loss of an icon of equality and civil rights. By Bob Drogin | LATimes | Dec. 25, 2021 Archbishop Desmond Tutu addresses the opening ceremony of the One Young World World Summit at Old Billingsgate in London. (Sang Tan / Associated Press) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Desmond Tutu, ... -
Op-Ed: Newsom can have a historic ‘Sotomayor moment’ by appointing a Latina to the state ...
California Latinas want to see the state's highest court reflect their wisdom. By Helen Iris Torres | LATimes | Dec. 29, 2021 Sonia Sotomayor, nominated to the Supreme Court by President Obama, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation process on July 15, 2009. Photo by Charles Dharapak ... -
Estudio de UCLA denuncia falta de voces latinas en páginas de opinión de L.A. Times
Los Op-Ed juegan un papel significativo en moldear la opinión pública, dicen los autores del reporte. Por: Araceli Martinez Ortega | Foto: Paulina Herrera | La Opinion | DEC. 22, 2021 De acuerdo a un nuevo reporte de UCLA, las páginas de opinión del diario Los Angeles Times carecen de ... -
Column: Vaccine hesitancy among younger Latinos threatens our elders
Protect abuelita at Christmas. By Jean Guerrero | Photo credit: Genaro Molina | LATimes | DEC. 23, 2021 Younger Latinos owe it to our elders to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID this winter — or skip the matriarch’s “Nochebuena” party on Christmas Eve and other family gatherings. But ... -
Latino political power is a big winner in California’s new congressional map
Nearly one-third of the state’s 52 new congressional districts would have a majority of Latino citizens of voting age under the new maps. By Seema Mehta, Melanie Mason, John Myers | LATimes | DEC. 20, 2021 Latino voters would see a major boost in political clout under new congressional and ... -
Sen. Joe Manchin suggests Child Tax Credit payments would be used to buy drugs
The Democrat, known as "Maserati Manchin" when not on board his yacht, has said he won't support the "Build Back Better" plan as written. By Rachel Scott and Benjamin Siegel | ABC News | DEC. 20, 2021 | Photo credit: Stefani Reynolds for Bloomberg Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., privately questioned ... -
Gabriel Boric: los retos políticos y económicos que enfrentará para cumplir su promesa de transformar ...
La transformación que Boric intentará sacar adelante se da en un escenario de incerteza política y en medio de una gran complejidad económica. BBC News Mundo para La Opinion | Actualizado 20 Dic 2021 Fue un triunfo histórico. Gabriel Boric se impuso a su rival, José Antonio Kast, por un ... -
Leftist lawmaker Boric wins polarized election in Chile
35-year-old becomes nation’s youngest president By Jorge Poblete, Patrick J. McDonnell | LATimes | DEC. 19, 2021 | Photo credit: Esteban Felix/POOL/AFP via Getty Images SANTIAGO, Chile — Leftist Congressman Gabriel Boric, 35, will become the youngest president in Chile’s history after winning a comfortable victory in the South American nation’s most ...
