Latinos
Today in history: La Peña Cultural Center founded 40 years ago
June 9, 2015La Peña was founded on this date in 1975. It promotes peace, social justice, and cultural understanding through the arts, education, and social action.
Read moreCinco de Mayo, USA-style
May 5, 2015One of my great-grandfathers was helping organize Cinco de Mayo events in Tucson by the early 1880s.
Read moreToday in labor history: César Chávez born in 1927
March 31, 2015Chávez was also an early environmentalist, warning the public of the devastating effects of pesticides on both farmworkers and consumers.
Read moreVoter suppression: NAACP strategizes to turn out vote in 2014
July 30, 2014As the 2014 midterm elections quickly approach, the battle against voter suppression is still being waged.
Read moreArriving without their parents: Child refugees being warehoused on the U.S. border
June 19, 2014Thousands of unaccompanied child refugees from Central America, making their way through Mexico and into the U.S., are ending up in locked, fenced warehouses in Texas and Arizona.
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