FIRST Act
#FreeThemAll: An Analysis of the FIRST Act
Each year, thousands of bills are introduced in the chambers of Congress, of which only a few hundred survive the…
Minnesota
How one Latinx Nonprofit in Minneapolis, Minnesota is Creating Significant Social Change
Besides having profoundly frigid winters and more than ten thousand lakes, Minnesota wasn’t well-known on a national level, like many…
Georgia
Undocumented and Unafraid: A Conversation with Georgia’s Freedom University
Georgia is one of three states to ban undocumented students from attending public universities and paying in-state tuition. To combat…
Tapachula
CHIMUMI: Migrants in Tapachula and a Foundation That Supports Them
As a lifelong resident of Tapachula, Mexico, located in the State of Chiapas near the border with Guatemala, Fabiola Diaz…
Nicaragua
Nicaragua Proud Part II-LGBT+ Existence and Resistance Outside Nicaragua: An Interview with Eli Narváez
This article is the second part in a series of articles titled Nicaragua Proud. To read Part I, click here.…
Georgia
Modern Day Segregation: Undocumented Students Continue to be Banned from Georgia Public Universities
Under Georgia Board of Regents, Policy 4.1.6, any student who is not residing in the United States legally is not…
House Subcommittee On Immigration & Citizenship
Who’s Who in the Immigration Debate: Profiles of the Legislators Constructing U.S. Immigration Policy
The gridlock in Congress seems to deepen each year. Political debates between the two major parties exacerbate tensions, legislative output…
Cuba
One Blog, Countless Voices: El Sr. Corchea
El Sr. Corchea is an exquisite blog created by Elvia Rosa Castro Martín (Sancti Spíritus, 1968) in order to combine…
El Salvador
A Double Crisis: Community Aid and Resilience Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic and Tropical Storms in El Salvador
In the early hours of May 31st, residents in the community of La Anona in San Luis La Herradura in…
Nicaragua
Nicaragua Proud Series Part I-LGBT+ Existence & Resistance Inside Nicaragua: An Interview with Ebén Diaz.
In the United States, June is Pride Month. Around the world, June 28 is International Day of LGBT+ Pride. Some…
DACA
Defending the future of DACA recipients after landmark Supreme Court case
“We came to the US out of pure survival,” says Christy, an Immigration Writer with Latina Republic. She is an…
Ecuador
Ecuador’s Fight against Human Trafficking: A conversation with Daniel Rueda, president of Fundación Alas de Colibrí
Each year since 2001, the U.S. State Department recognizes modern abolitionists tirelessly working to end exploitation across the globe with…
Venezuela
“A pair of legs doesn’t define a person. What defines them is their attitude and how they approach life” – The Story of Venezuelan, Alca Mendoza
The streets of Barranquilla, Colombia are vibrant, the air thick with humidity, and each corner has its own fruit stand…
Venezuela
A National Crisis with No End in Sight: Reflections by Those Who Lived in Venezuela between 2017 to 2019
After the presidency of Hugo Chávez from 1999 till his death in 2013, his Vice President, Nicolás Maduro, was appointed…
Ecuador
Waorani Resistencia on their Frontline Organizing Strategy and Response to COVID-19
Last year, the indigenous-led organization Waorani Resistencia took its fight for land rights to court to keep oil extraction out…
Mexico
Conversation with Robert Vivar, Activist and Leader in Tijuana, Mexico
In this conversation, I speak with Robert Vivar, director of the Unified U.S. Deported Veterans Resource Center, as well as…
Mexico
#JusticiaPara_____: Gender Violence, COVID-19, and Hope in Mexico
On March 26th, 2020, Hugo López-Gatell, Mexico’s top epidemiologist on the COVID-19 pandemic, urged citizens to remain home during the…
Brazil
COVID-19 Sheds Light onto Brazilian Government’s Failure to Protect Indigenous Communities
Brazil’s COVID-19 infection rates have been steadily increasing in the past month and the country has now been classified as…
Mexico
Rural and Indigenous Communities in Mexico Confront COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic disproportionately affects indigenous communities in Mexico, according to Mexico’s secretary of health and leaders of the Movement…
Cuba
The Artistic Curators of Ediciones Vigía in Matanzas, Cuba
Ediciones Vigía is an inspiring group of passionate artists, editors, and writers located in Matanzas, Cuba. Their craft consists of…
Panamá
Lessons from a Trans Activist Conference in Panamá
In May, I had the pleasure of interviewing Pau González, the president and founder of Hombres Trans Panamá (Trans Men…
