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National Hispanic Heritage Month starts this Friday, and runs through Oct. 15. Dozens of events are planned up and down the Golden State to honor California’s more than 15 million Hispanic residents, who make up more than 40% of the population. Adriana Mendoza, associate director for advocacy and community engagement for...
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Over the coming year about 2.3 million Californians, a million of them children, are expected to lose Medi-Cal, which is health insurance coverage for low-income families – as the state redetermines all enrollees’ eligibility after the pandemic. In June alone, 225,000 people were disenrolled from the program, including 64,000...
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July is national minority mental health awareness month, spotlighting the unique struggles in health care settings for communities for color in the United States. Dr. Trenton James is a psychiatrist at Kaiser Permanente in Seattle. He said Black people are less likely to receive treatment for mental illness. “Black Americans don’t...
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Abril es el quinto Mes Anual de las Artes, la Cultura y la Creatividad en California, y los defensores de las artes están promoviendo la diversidad en la fuerza laboral de las artes y celebrando los logros políticos recientes. En Los Ángeles, la Junta de Supervisores del Condado acaba...
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February is Black History Month and even though Afro-Latino communities existed even before the founding of the United States, they have often been omitted as part of their historical memory. In Latin America alone, it is estimated that between 20% and 30% of the population is Afro. The Afro...
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¿Cuándo cocina para su familia, considera los beneficios nutricionales de los ingredientes que utiliza? Este febrero, como parte del Mes Nacional de la Salud del Corazón, ¡priorice su corazón haciendo cambios simples! De acuerdo a la Asociación Americana del Corazón, más de la mitad de los hombres hispanos y...
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When cooking for your family, do you consider the beneficial value of the ingredients you use? This February, as part of National Heart Health Month, prioritize your heart by making simple changes! According to the American Heart Association, more than half of Hispanic men and almost 43% of Hispanic...
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Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters A medida que el enfrentamiento laboral llega a su segundo mes en la Universidad de California, los estudiantes graduados que están en huelga llevan su enojo, y la esperanza de salarios y beneficios más altos, directamente a los líderes de la UC a través de la...
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Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters As a labor standoff drags into its second month at the University of California, the graduate student workers on strike are bringing their fury — and hopes for higher wages and benefits — directly to UC leadership through civil disobedience and other tactics that go beyond...