Juneteenth: Joy as Resistance
Across the country, thousands of Black Americans and other communities celebrated Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates the news of slavery’s abolishment, finally making it to Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. When the freed slaves of Galveston heard this declaration, they were shocked, as they’d remained in bondage two years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery […]
This Undocumented Lawyer Is Fighting For Herself & Others Like Her
Lizbeth Mateo is an undocumented lawyer who is fighting against the deportation of people just like her. One of her biggest battles is on behalf of her client, Edith Espinal—a mother of three who came to the U.S. after facing persecution in Mexico, and who has been in sanctuary for months. Mateo’s work and Edith’s […]
Decolonizing Art with Mincho Vega
His kindergarten students were supposed to be learning about Medieval Europe, but Benjamin Rojas had something else in mind. Instead of the usual Eurocentric art history lesson, he decided that he was going to teach his class about the temples that existed throughout medieval Latin America. Benjamin Rojas is both a prekindergarten through middle school […]
A Different Type of Frontline Responder
According to the Associated Press, more than 30 percent of homeless individuals have tested positive for COVID-19. Yet cities have done little to help them. In Los Angeles, the homeless population was promised temporary housing, resources, and working washing stations. But many of these resources are limited and not available to the entire homeless […]
Juneteenth: Joy as Resistance
Across the country, thousands of Black Americans and other communities celebrated Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates the news of slavery’s abolishment, finally making it to Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. When the freed slaves of Galveston heard this declaration, they were shocked, as they’d remained in bondage two years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery […]
This Undocumented Lawyer Is Fighting For Herself & Others Like Her
Lizbeth Mateo is an undocumented lawyer who is fighting against the deportation of people just like her. One of her biggest battles is on behalf of her client, Edith Espinal—a mother of three who came to the U.S. after facing persecution in Mexico, and who has been in sanctuary for months. Mateo’s work and Edith’s […]
Decolonizing Art with Mincho Vega
His kindergarten students were supposed to be learning about Medieval Europe, but Benjamin Rojas had something else in mind. Instead of the usual Eurocentric art history lesson, he decided that he was going to teach his class about the temples that existed throughout medieval Latin America. Benjamin Rojas is both a prekindergarten through middle school […]
A Different Type of Frontline Responder
According to the Associated Press, more than 30 percent of homeless individuals have tested positive for COVID-19. Yet cities have done little to help them. In Los Angeles, the homeless population was promised temporary housing, resources, and working washing stations. But many of these resources are limited and not available to the entire homeless […]
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Juneteenth: Joy as Resistance
Across the country, thousands of Black Americans and other communities celebrated Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates the news of slavery’s abolishment, finally...
This Undocumented Lawyer Is Fighting For Herself & Others Like Her
Lizbeth Mateo is an undocumented lawyer who is fighting against the deportation of people just like her. One of her...
Decolonizing Art with Mincho Vega
His kindergarten students were supposed to be learning about Medieval Europe, but Benjamin Rojas had something else in mind. Instead...
A Different Type of Frontline Responder
According to the Associated Press, more than 30 percent of homeless individuals have tested positive for COVID-19. Yet cities...
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