October 15th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in 2nd story
Field worker in San Anselmo, CA. (Flickr Photo by cproppe.)
In the landmark Pigford v. Glickman class action lawsuit, some 15,000 Black farmers sued the federal government for systematic discrimination when it game to allocating USDA farm loans vital to seasonal farmers.…
October 8th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in 2nd story
Mercedes Sosa, shown in this 2007 photo, sang about justice in a world of violence. (Flickr Photo by rafa59(II).)
Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa titled one of her early LPs “Yo No Canto Por Cantar” meaning she didn’t sing just to be…
October 1st, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in 2nd story
Actually, to call Angela de Hoyos a Chicana poet would be too limiting. To those who knew her, she bore many titles: co-foundress of a movement, woman of letters, publishing activist, voice of the voiceless, and many, many more.
Born in…
September 24th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in 2nd story
Edwidge Danticat (Photo by David Shankbone.)
The MacArthur Foundation announced 24 new grant recipients this week, commonly known as the “Genius Awards.” Among this years winners was Haitian immigrant and novelist Edwidge Danticat.
Listen to Maria Hinojosa’s April 2008 interview with Edwidge about the…
September 18th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in 2nd story
Dairy worker Carlos usually wakes up at 4:30 in the morning to tend to the cows, goes home for a break at noon and gets back to the dairy in the afternoon. (Photo by Terry Green Sterling.)
The price of milk…
September 10th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in 2nd story
Tina Butler and Joe McBain investigate upwards of 11 domestic violence complaints a day in El Paso.
In the 1950s and 60s, police often treated cases of domestic violence as personal family issues. Many women’s groups and activists worked throughout the…
September 3rd, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in 2nd story
Paula Tejeda owns the ‘Chile Lindo’ Empanada Bakery, but spends Friday nights selling them in bars and on the street. (Photo by Myleen Hollero.)
One of the many ways that workers are trying to get ahead in these tough economic times…
August 27th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in 2nd story
In order for law enforcement agents to enter private homes, specific legal provisions must be met. The most common tool used by police is that of a warrant issued by a judge. Normally, the warrant is for the arrest of…
August 21st, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in 2nd story
Maria Martin is an internationally acclaimed journalist. The founding producer for Latino USA, Martin has reported throughout Latin America. Martin also directs the GraciasVida Center for Media, based in Guatemala and in Texas. And while out of the country not too…
August 14th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in 2nd story
Members of EarSay’s Theatre project at the International High School in Queens.
While there are millions of economic refugees who have migrated to this country, there are also thousands of others who come escaping more traumatic things than just poverty. New…
