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Tucson’s Mexican Studies Program Was a Victim of ‘Racial Animus,’ Judge Says
By: Maggie Astor, New York Times ~ Originally published on Aug. 23, 2017 Arizona school officials were motivated by racial animus when they acted to shut down a Mexican-American studies ... -
Federal judge says Arizona's ban on Mexican American studies is racially discriminatory
By: Jaweed Kaleem , Los Angeles Times ~ Aug. 22, 2017 A federal judge in Arizona ruled Tuesday that the state’s controversial ban on ethnic studies was motivated by racial discrimination. The decision ... -
Mexican-American studies ban back in court
By: Ryan Santistevan, The Republic | azcentral.com ~ July 3, 2017 Seven years ago the Arizona Legislature passed a law banning Tucson public schools' Mexican-American Studies program. The furious debate over House ... -
Roberto Rodriguez: The Mexican American Studies trial: a war of civilizations?
By Roberto Rodriguez, The Arizona Daily Star ~ July 2, 2017 The Mexican American Studies trial is underway in Tucson’s federal court, and yet the historic trial will never receive ... -
100,000 in Tucson embrace Mexican approach to death with All Souls Procession
By Nigel Duara, L.A. Times ~ November 12, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-ff-all-souls-tucson-20151111-story.html We are forever in the midst of death, and yet we try to believe it doesn't exist. We put our ...