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  • Chicano Artists Challenge How We Remember the Alamo

    July 09, 2018 |

    Artsy |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    A San Antonio art exhibition challenges the prevalent myth that the Alamo was a selfless Anglo sacrifice for independence by using historical records, past Chicano art, and contemporary art to show the battle was to protect slavery in Texas. The artwork celebrates Chicago justice and connects racism and xenophobia of the past with modern political narratives. The exhibit also elevates overlooked historical facts and underrepresented voices while confronting America’s history of racial and colonial oppression, a battle that is far from complete.

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  • Highland Students Find Guidance, Resilience In Chicano Studies

    June 13, 2018 |

    KUNM |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    In 2014, Tucson schools found that performance and graduation rates improved dramatically when students completed classes in Mexican-American studies - the achievement gap closed within a matter of a few years. Now, a teacher in New Mexico is trying to replicate Arizona's success with a Chicano Studies class that takes students' through history and the reality of racism in their own lives.

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  • When Tamara Parson began fighting for inclusion in central Ohio, nobody listened. Now, that's changing.

    May 23, 2018 |

    The Lily |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio

    After an incident where a Latino teen was hurled into the ground by white teenagers, and they put a noose around his neck, Tamara Parson jumped into action. She started by organizing town halls with panels made up of people of color. Then that led to the creation of the Diversity Coalition of Knox County. Later, she teamed up with her pastor and created a six week long course titled Overcoming Racism. "It got people thinking about what experience minorities had here. It brought a spotlight to a lot of the diversity that already existed in our community.”

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  • Border Trilogy Part 1: Hole in the Fence

    March 23, 2018 |

    Radiolab |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    In the 90s, a teacher at Bowie High School, located on the border city of El Paso, Texas, found out that hundreds of his Mexican-American students were being harassed and questioned by Border Patrol agents. Their fourth amendment rights were being violated and a group of students decided to fight back—they sued Border Patrol and won. The court ruled that Border Patrol violated their civil rights and the decision effectively barred Border Patrol from questioning people on the basis of their appearance.

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  • Two entrepreneurs create a Latinx Yelp

    September 14, 2017 |

    Boyle Heights Beat |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Two Latina entrepreneurs in Los Angeles teamed up to build Shop Latinx, an Instagram and web platform that makes it easy to support Latinx-owned businesses. The platform has amassed over 13,000 followers in its first year, and it recently launched a crowdfunding campaign with the goal of making the platform financially sustainable down the road. Shop Latinx averages 35,000 views each month, and it is spreading out of Los Angeles and around the country.

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  • These Undocumented Teens are Silent No More

    April 26, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Undocumented immigrant youth are turning to activism to find their voice. Across the nation, young undocumented high school students are finding support within activism groups and fighting for change. “I started to see that when you’re organizing and you get people together, it all works out perfectly. The effect is not negative, it’s positive. It’s bringing people up, giving them hope.”

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  • The Kids Who Got 'The Mexican Repatriation' of the 1930s Into California Textbooks

    March 31, 2017 |

    Latino USA |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    In the 1930s, about one million Mexican and Mexican-Americans, who were born in the U.S., were forcibly removed from the U.S. under the presidency of Herbert Hoover. Its called the “Mexican Repatriation.” A class in Bell Gardens elementary learned about it almost by accident. They wanted a formal federal apology and applied to the California “ought to be a law” contest. They testified in front of the California assembly. The governor of California signed a law that encourages courses in history books to include the Mexican repatriation.

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  • In Philadelphia, school police outnumber counselors

    March 16, 2017 |

    The Notebook |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Students who have experienced trauma, most common in high-poverty areas, are more likely to benefit from counseling and support rather than punishment. However, most large U.S. school districts with high poverty rates and a majority Black and Latino residents hire more school police officers than counselors. This exacerbates rather than resolves discipline issues and creates lifelong repercussions for students.

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  • Schools help Colombians remember what it means to forgive

    November 03, 2016 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Colombia

    Around 2 million Columbians are enrolled in a government funded program aimed at helping people forgive one another. Former guerilla fighters, militants, and victims of violence get together to talk to each other. “I started feeling less rage. I started feeling this pain.”

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  • Creating an environment that promotes health

    May 18, 2016 |

    El Paso Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Brownsville, Texas

    In an attempt to address liver disease, diabetes, obesity and other health issues, Brownsville has launched a comprehensive, cohesive approach to promoting health, being named a model for other communities across the country.

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