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Ice Cream Vendor Beaten in Racist Attack in California

Another Latino street vendor has been attacked in California in what is starting to feel like targeted attacks on vendors. Ice cream vendor Emilio Hernández was attacked by Mack Jackson, 42, at a gas station in National City, California, near...
Culture

Georgette Gomez Could Be the First Queer Latina in Congress

Yvette Montoya
Georgette Gomez was the first queer Latina elected to San Diego City Council President. Now she wants to be the first queer Latina in Congress representing San Diego’s 53rd Congressional District. Growing up in San Diego’s Barrio Logan, Gomez’s first cause...
Lifestyle

Chef Marcela Valladolid Wants You To Connect With Communities When You Travel

Yvette Montoya
“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and...