Eight Latinas among the one hundred most influential women in the world in 2019
10/18/2019 - 08:31
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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and actress Yalitza Aparicio are among the BBC's 100 Most Influential Women.
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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and actress Yalitza Aparicio are among the BBC's 100 Most Influential Women.
The Young Lords of New York turn 50
07/26/2019 - 19:23
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With all that’s happened in Puerto Rico over the last two weeks, it’s only fitting that some of its biggest revolutionaries in the U.S. hit an important milestone.
How journalists can fight back against the opioid crisis
06/14/2019 - 11:52
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One newspaper in Arizona has made it its mission to stop the drug crisis in its community
Worldwide rallies mark day for elimination of violence against women
11/26/2018 - 11:39
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The rallies were held in many countries, marking the beginning of 16 days of activism.
From the Brown Berets to the #NeverAgain Movement
03/09/2018 - 16:07
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The student force that can change the destiny of an entire country.
De las Boinas Cafés al #NeverAgain
03/09/2018 - 15:50
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La fuerza estudiantil que puede cambiar el destino entero de un país.
“Dear Sisters, time’s up”
01/02/2018 - 12:51
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A group of more than 300 women has decided to open 2018 with an initiative to break the silent tradition of sexual harassment and bring the #MeToo revolution beyond Hollywood.
“Queridas hermanas, se acabó el tiempo”
01/02/2018 - 12:14
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Un grupo de más de 300 mujeres ha decidido abrir el 2018 con una iniciativa para romper con la tradición silente del acoso sexual, y llevar la revolución del #MeToo más allá de Hollywood.
The voice of freedom dies in China
07/13/2017 - 17:08
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Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2010, suffered from an aggressive cancer at age 61 while in prison.
Buscando santuario en lugares de devoción
05/23/2017 - 15:00
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Inmigrantes indocumentados a nivel nacional están buscando refugio en instituciones religiosas.
Ulises Bella: "We've always combated all that crap that Donald Trump talks about"
05/05/2017 - 04:08
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The new album of Ozomatli, which is titled "Non-Stop: Mexico to Jamaica" and will be released today, is aimed at showing solidarity with the Latino community.
Cuban artist Tania Bruguera took to the streets of Philadelphia
05/05/2017 - 02:44
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"Artivist" Tania Bruguera took part in the exhibition Person of the Crowd: The Contemporary Art of Flânerie, organized by The Barnes Foundation.
Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms receives ALBA Human Rights Award
04/17/2017 - 03:01
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Proactiva Open Arms, a Spanish NGO which has helped and rescued some 37,000 migrants in the Aegean and central Mediterranean Sea, on Sunday received the 2017 ALBA / Puffin Award for human rights activism in New York.
Philly Grows Into Its Anarchist Shoe
03/29/2017 - 09:18
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Past a chalkboard that says, “Come inside to read a good book,” on one side and “Don’t be an asshole!” on the other, you come across a tattered SEPTA Union Strike poster from the early twentieth century, preserved underneath an equally withered-away lamination. A few cautious inches deep inside of this surreal time machine, a pillar manages to stand from the 1890s home of an anarchist feminist writer and speaker who lived near Drexel University.
"Zully, Enrique, Alex, listen, we're fighting"
03/28/2017 - 02:53
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Some 200 people took to the streets of Boston Monday calling for the release of three undocumented migrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
10 Latina Warriors you should know
02/28/2017 - 17:45
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Suffragettes, protesters, speakers and leaders - from Ana Roqué Géigel de Duprey and Luisa Capetillo in the late 1800s to Mariposa Fernández and Monica Carrillo in our current times - since the beginning of the 20th century, women have had to fight for their place in society as equal individuals, in front of a oppressive masculine society and a convenient feminine one.
The Rise of Taller in North Philadelphia
02/14/2017 - 13:37
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La dedicación del Taller Puertorriqueño en servicio a una comunidad que a menudo ha sido relegada nunca ha disminuido, a pesar de sus limitados recursos. Hoy en día taller tiene por fin una moderna sede que tomó 10 años financiar.
Activism in 2D With Cartoonist LaLo Alcaraz
10/19/2016 - 04:46
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LaLo Alcaraz speaks to AL DÍA News staff.
Finding sanctuary in places of worship
05/22/2017 - 17:50
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Undocumented immigrants across the country are seeking refuge in religious institutions.
Behind the scenes with Brian Sims
05/03/2017 - 17:40
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In an exclusive interview with AL DÍA News, PA State Rep. Brian Sims spoke about his past and looks to the future.
En esta “Primavera Rosa”, la tasa de asesinatos en la comunidad LGBT de México es protagonista
04/28/2017 - 15:02
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La vida LGBT de México es el centro de atención .
In this “Pink Spring,’ Mexico’s LGBT murder rate takes center stage
04/27/2017 - 15:50
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Mexico's LGBT life takes center stage.
Latino gang fought for their pride, tells story in new documentary
08/02/2016 - 16:33
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Community advocate and award-winning filmmaker Gilberto Gonzalez documents the story of a little-known Latino gang in Spring Garden, the “20G”, as they protected their neighborhood from outside threats.
Boricuas speak out during day one of the DNC
07/26/2016 - 16:40
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Protesters demanded action from President Barack Obama to release Óscar López Rivera, a puerto rican nationalist who has been a political prisoner since the 80s.