A census for Afro-Latinos: When the priority is to be heard
07/19/2018 - 11:46
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In a country that insists on displacing people of color, two organizations focused on racial minorities have decided to take matters into their own hands.
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In a country that insists on displacing people of color, two organizations focused on racial minorities have decided to take matters into their own hands.
Un censo para los “Afro-Latinos”: cuando la prioridad es contarse
07/19/2018 - 10:54
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En un país que insiste en desplazar a las personas de color, dos organizaciones enfocadas en las minorías raciales han decidido tomar el asunto en sus propias manos.
It's not Starbucks. It is the whole country
04/18/2018 - 16:08
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The controversy of the coffee company for racism is again evidence of a problem rooted in American culture.
No es Starbucks. Es la nación entera
04/18/2018 - 15:34
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La polémica de la compañía americana por racismo pone nuevamente en evidencia un problema arraigado en la cultura estadounidense.
'Dolores' spotlights labor leader's triumph over adversity
03/28/2018 - 10:14
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In the opening moments of the new documentary "Dolores," an elderly but still spry Dolores Huerta is asked what she hoped for as a young girl. Her response is haunting: "I guess my only dream was just to be accepted, I think that's what a lot of young children feel."
Cinco días por la justicia racial
02/16/2018 - 15:32
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Educadores, organizadores, activistas y estudiantes de todo el país participaron en la semana de acción de BLM por fomentar la enseñanza antirracista.
#BlackLivesMatter Week of Action teaches racial justice in local, national schools
02/15/2018 - 16:59
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Educators, organizers, activists, and students around the country participated in the nationwide movement, amplifying calls for anti-racism teaching and training and increased focus on Black and ethnic studies in school curricula.
A Law that will fight hate
08/18/2017 - 12:24
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Congressman Adriano Espaillat (New York) and Rep. Dwight Evans of Pennsylvania have introduced a bill that will fight the resurgence of racial hatred in the United States.
Una Ley que luchará contra el odio
08/18/2017 - 11:55
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El Congresista Adriano Espaillat (Nueva York) y el Representante de Pennsylvania Dwight Evans, han introducido una propuesta de Ley que luchará contra el resurgimiento del odio racial en Estados Unidos.
Charlottesville: hatred begins with the word
08/14/2017 - 08:44
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A manifestation of white supremacists in Virginia reveals that words are the most sensitive weapon of politics.
Charlottesville: el odio empieza con la palabra
08/14/2017 - 08:20
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Una manifestación de supremacistas blancos en Virginia deja al descubierto que las palabras son el arma más delicada de la política.
[OP-ED]: La “N-word” y otros sinsentidos del Apartheid en América
06/19/2017 - 09:11
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Donald Trump lanzó su atrevida pero finalmente exitosa campaña para la presidencia de Estados Unidos en junio del 2015 con un discurso intolerante contra los mexicanos, en particular, y contra los latinos en general.
[OP-ED]: The “N-word” And Other Apartheid Nonsense In America
06/12/2017 - 09:23
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Donald Trump launched his long shot but ultimately successful campaign for the U.S. presidency in June 2015 with a clearly bigoted barrage against Mexicans in particular and Latinos in general.
Police officer who shot down African-American teenager in Texas is dismissed
05/03/2017 - 04:14
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The Balch Springs Police Department, Texas, USA, on Tuesday dismissed the police officer who shot at a vehicle and killed an unarmed African-American teenager last weekend.
[OP-ED]: Book focuses on why we need power -- and how to get it
04/18/2017 - 08:30
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At America’s core, you’ll find two competing beliefs about citizen power. On the one hand, Americans cherish the idea that one person can create social change. But there is also the sense that -- to quote Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders -- the game is rigged.
[OP-ED]: Libro se centra en necesidad del poder—y cómo obtenerlo
04/18/2017 - 08:27
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En el corazón de los Estados Unidos, encontramos dos ideas contradictorias sobre el poder del ciudadano. Por un lado, los estadounidenses valoran la noción de que una persona pueda crear un cambio social. Pero también existe la creencia de que—para citar a Donald Trump y Bernie Sanders—el juego está amañado.
Cofundadora de "Black Lives Matter" pide movilización más allá de las redes
04/12/2017 - 07:59
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En una conferencia en la Universidad de Columbia, la activista Alicia Garza se mostró crítica con la Administración Trump, acusándola de incluir "verdaderos racistas blancos."
[OP-ED]: Is the American dream on a ‘self-defeating quest’?
04/04/2017 - 15:06
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Inequality is rising. Segregation by socioeconomic class, educational attainment and race is skyrocketing. The country is generally less dynamic and more risk-averse -- when people have the opportunity to move for a better quality of life or more rewarding job, they tend to settle for staying put.
[OP-ED]: ¿Es el ‘Sueño Americano’ una búsqueda vana?
03/31/2017 - 10:00
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La desigualdad está aumentando. La segregación por clase socioeconómica, logros educativos y raza está creciendo a pasos agigantados. El país es, en general, menos dinámico y más reacio al riesgo—cuando la gente tiene la oportunidad de mudarse en busca de una vida mejor o de un empleo de más remuneración, tiende a conformarse y a quedarse donde está.
La actriz y abogada Diane Guerrero hace campaña y se sincera con AL DÍA News
09/27/2016 - 18:22
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Guerrero visita a voluntarios y miembros de Equality Pennsylvania antes de tocar puertas el 24 de septiembre del año 2016, y nos da una mirada exclusiva en la obra que ha hecho y lo que espera a lograr más allá Orange Is The New Black y Jane The Virgin.
Actress and advocate Diane Guerrero canvasses and gets candid in Philadelphia
09/25/2016 - 20:22
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Guerrero visited Equality Pennsylvania canvassers before they left to knock doors on September 24th 2016, and gave us an exclusive look into the work she has done and hopes to achieve beyond Orange Is The New Black and Jane The Virgin.
Zuckerberg speaks on Black Lives and hate speech issues
02/29/2016 - 12:49
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reprimanded his employees for crossing out “black lives matter” on signature walls at Facebook headquarters and writing “all lives matter” instead.
Black lives do matter
01/06/2016 - 10:44
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I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that in the first time in its 161-year history, “Black Lives Matter” was heard at the Academy of Music. It was a classic drop-the-mic, record-stop, actually look up from your phone moment but it happened.
Mientras muchos se preparan para el servicio, otros miles se preparan para tomar las calles
01/19/2015 - 10:33
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Organizadores creen que la manifestación podrá reunir hasta 10.000 personas para apoyar "el fin de ‘stop and frisk’; el aumento a $15 dólares de salario mínimo en la ciudad; el derecho a formar sindicatos y escuelas con una fórmula de financiación democrática".
As many prepare for service, thousands expected to take to the streets
01/19/2015 - 10:01
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MLK D.A.R.E — short for "MLK Day of Action, Resistance, and Empowerment" — originated from the "Black Lives Matter" protests in Philadelphia and includes religious leaders, labor unions, parent groups, and students.