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Breonna Taylor Featured on Historic Oprah Magazine Cover

Araceli CruzJuly 31, 2020

by Araceli CruzJuly 31, 20200756

O magazine has been on newsstands for twenty years. Each and every magazine, it is Oprah Winfrey herself that is featured on its cover. This month, however, Oprah is not on the cover. This month, the late Breonna Taylor is on...

Earthquake Hits LA & It Feels Like the End of the World

Araceli CruzJuly 30, 2020

by Araceli CruzJuly 30, 202005683

There’s nothing worse than being woken up by an earthquake. But that’s exactly what happened this morning just north of Los Angeles. A 4.2 quake, centered in Pacoima — about 23 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles — struck this...

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Emmy Noms: Latinx Exclusion Feels Personal at This Point

Araceli CruzJuly 29, 2020July 29, 2020

by Araceli CruzJuly 29, 2020July 29, 202001204

Yesterday, the 72nd annual Emmy Award nominations were announced, and one thing was apparent very quickly: the Latinx community was completely excluded. Hollywood has been boasting so much about inclusion and diversity, yet they still can’t recognize a single Latinx actor...

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Naya Rivera’s Sister Share’s Beautiful Tribute on Instagram

Araceli CruzJuly 28, 2020

by Araceli CruzJuly 28, 202001112

As the family of Naya Rivera continues to grieve the loss of the actress, her younger sister has made her first public tribute. Runway model Nickayla Rivera penned a touching Instagram post for her sister. “Sister,⁣ There are no words...

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Wisconsin Teen Althea Bernstein Lit on Fire by White Men

Araceli CruzJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 26, 2020June 26, 202001011

The assault against Black people continues. This time 18-year-old Althea Bernstein was the target. The young teen, who works as an EMT, was driving in Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, driving to her brother’s house around 1 a.m. She said she...

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Palm Beach Loca Goes Off About New Face Mask Rule

Araceli CruzJune 25, 2020June 29, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 25, 2020June 29, 202001297

On June 23, some residents of Palm Beach, Florida, were enraged that the city would be forcing people to wear a mask in public. Yes, we’re talking about the same Florida where Gov. Ron DeSantis first boasted about having very...

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AOC Wins Democratic Primary Election by a Landslide

Araceli CruzJune 24, 2020July 30, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 24, 2020July 30, 202003093

Back in 2018, some people wrote off Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez‘s campaign and victorious win in the primary election as a fluke. Yes, her success was a surprise to everyone, including herself, but there was no way in denying that AOC...

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Shaun King Calls for the Removal of White Jesus Statues

Araceli CruzJune 23, 2020June 29, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 23, 2020June 29, 202001399

Activist and writer Shaun King is getting a lot of mixed reaction over his tweet yesterday in which he called for the removal of images that depicted Jesus as a white man. View this post on Instagram Experts have long...

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Andres Guardado Shot in the Back by LA Deputy, Family Demands Justice

Araceli CruzJune 22, 2020June 30, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 22, 2020June 30, 202001112

There are so many questions surrounding the death of 18-year-old Andres Guardado. We know that Los Angeles deputies shot and killed him around 6 p.m. on June 18. We know what the authorities have said: that Andres had a gun...

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How to Help the Paletero Brutally Attacked In Denver

Araceli CruzJune 19, 2020July 1, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 19, 2020July 1, 202001501

A 64-year-old paletero was brutally attacked in Montbello, Colorado — a neighborhood in Denver. He was robbed and beaten up just for the $65 he had earned that day. Denver police say Antonio Ramirez-Chavez was robbed and attacked by three men...

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DACA Ruled Legal By U.S. Supreme Court!

Araceli CruzJune 18, 2020July 6, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 18, 2020July 6, 202001259

In the middle of a pandemic and a social injustice uprising — we have some good news, finally! The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that DACA will remain in place! An estimated 800,000 undocumented people nationwide are safe from deportation....

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Detained Latina Sued ICE and Then Contracted COVID-19

Araceli CruzJune 17, 2020July 6, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 17, 2020July 6, 202001003

In late April, a federal judge ruled that immigration detention officials had to release vulnerable detainees so they could avoid contracting the coronavirus. Hundreds of undocumented detainees were released, as were prisoners. Marisol Mendoza wasn’t one of the lucky ones. According...

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