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El padre José Rodríguez, vicario de la Iglesia Episcopal Jesus de Nazaret en Orlando, Florida, no tiene pelos en la lengua para calificar lo que ha pasado con el proceso de crear nuevos distritos electorales en su estado después del Censo 2020. “Es un absoluto fracaso”, apunta Rodríguez. “El...
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Father José Rodríguez, vicar of the Jesus of Nazareth Episcopal Church in Orlando, Florida, does not mince words in describing what has happened with the process of creating new electoral districts in his state after the 2020 Census. “It’s an absolute failure,” Rodriguez notes. “Governor DeSantis is treating us...
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When a nonprofit food center in the desert Southwest began a project to chronicle challenges of land and water access combined with climate change, they didn’t know COVID-19 was on the way – which demonstrated unexpected resiliency. The pandemic turned La Semilla Food Center’s storytelling project into a virtual event, but...
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has been confronting a lot of issues dealing with race and inclusion. The latest is his signing into law his version of Florida’s new Congressional district maps which heavily benefits Republicans and slashes the number of Black districts in half, from four to two. DeSantis claims the districts...
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A medida que muchos estadounidenses comienzan a recuperarse física, social y economicamente de la pandemia de COVID-19, es esencial prestar atención a quién no se está recuperando. Una y otra vez, las mujeres negras son las últimas en recuperarse de las recesiones económicas, debido a una combinación de racismo...
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As many Americans begin to recover physically, socially and financially from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s essential to pay attention to who isn’t on the mend. Time and time again, Black women are the last to recover from economic recessions, due to a combination of institutional racism and sexism, and...
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The pandemic changed the way we vote in California, and some reforms made voting patterns more equitable, while others did not, according to a new study from the Public Policy Institute of California. The decision to send mail-in ballots to all registered voters narrowed the gap between groups often turning out...
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La pandemia cambio la forma en que votamos en California, y algunas reformas hicieron que los patrones de votación fueran más equitativos, mientras que otras no, según un nuevo estudio del Public Policy Institute de California. La decisión de enviar boletas por correo a todos los votantes registrados redujo la brecha entre los...
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A suspect in connection with the shooting deaths of six people in downtown Sacramento was released from prison less than halfway through his 10-year sentence because of credits earned behind bars, handing Assembly Republicans an opportunity to decry the state’s recent wave of criminal justice reforms. “The violence we...