Her mother’s prison term turned her life upside down, but now Jade Green is leading an organization that’s transforming the lives of young people who have been involved in the justice system — inside a former youth detention center converted into a place of education and triumph.
Read MoreThe debate surrounding on-campus police has intensified against the backdrop of school shootings and the racial reckoning ignited by the George Floyd tragedy. But who supports this intervention – and who opposes it – may be surprising, and their opposing views underscore the tension that pulls at the fabric of diverse communities across the U.S.
Read MoreIt’s called a mass-disabling event: One in five COVID-19 infections results in long COVID, with Latinos the most affected. As society and medicine largely ignore this lingering crisis, how prepared are we to care for a looming avalanche of Latino long-haulers?
Read MoreStudents’ experience of physical and emotional safety is crucial to their ability to learn, understand abstract concepts and advance educationally, according to psychological and neuroscience research.
Read MoreA vivacious and powerful trailblazer left her mark in the world of journalism bringing voices and stories previously unheard.
Read MoreClimate chaos is at a crisis point in Honduras, where persistent drought in farm country has led to economic tragedy – and more U.S.-bound migrants.
Read MoreEn Estados Unidos se están registrando aumentos dramáticos en depresión y enfermedades mentales entre las adolscentes, pero las redes sociales y la pandemia han empeorado aún más los desafíos para las latinas y otras jóvenes de color. La terapia culturalmente relevante, las iniciativas educativas integrales y las respuestas comunitarias pueden ayudar.
Read MoreIn San Diego, an artist’s new masterwork cements the role of historic Chicano Park as a global icon and a monument to the city’s Latino community.
Read MoreFrom confinement in a cell to homelessness in a foreign country.
Read MoreAs the first Latina CEO of documentary powerhouse Independent Television Service, Carrie Lozano embraces the recognition and respects the responsibility.
Read MoreA MEXICAN JOURNALIST IN UKRAINE DOCUMENTS A GROWING REFUGEE CRISIS
Read MoreLos Angeles Unified bets on tutoring for post-pandemic recovery, but progress at many schools is slow.
Read MoreEn medio de un clima nacional de restricción, con algunos estados prohibiendo la teoría crítica de la raza en las escuelas y conservadores retirando libros de las aulas, los residentes de Arizona se encuentran en una revancha con un político que siembra el miedo en los educadores que enseñan sobre identidad y racismo.
Read MoreIndigenous fishermen on Mexico’s Gulf coast want to put the country’s oil giant on trial for decades of sulfur pollution that’s choked streams and rivers that feed their families
Read MoreOverextended volunteers offer a warm welcome and friendly faces to asylum seekers after a long treacherous journey. At times, needs outstrip capacity.
Read MoreTeen girls across the U.S. are experiencing dramatic increases in depression and mental illness, but social media and the pandemic have compounded the challenges for Latinas and other girls of color. Culturally competent therapy, whole-child educational initiatives and community-based solutions can help.
Read MoreLong under threat, Latin American journalists confront a new era of risk
Read MorePolicies, Demand, Spur Affordable Housing Shortage in Puerto Rico.
Read MoreAmidst a national climate of restriction — with states outlawing critical race theory in schools and conservatives banning books — Arizonans are in a rematch with a politician striking fear in educators who teach identity and racism.
Read MoreThe journalists behind the story of Black landowners who played important – but erased – roles in California’s Gold Rush show how they re-examined a history we thought we knew.
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