While Brazil faces a tight, polarizing presidential election year, a celebration in Queens brings togetherness and hope.
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Nearly a century after a brave group of parents organized a boycott and filed a landmark lawsuit in San Diego County, their children, grandchildren, and community reflect on the legacy of a historic victory for educational equity.
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Every Saturday night, Bossa, the live-music venue in the heart of Adams Morgan in Washington, D.C., becomes the epicenter of salsa. That’s where Tumbao takes the stage, a band led by Jorge Martínez Padrón that has been performing there for 16 years, turning its shows into a can’t-miss weekly gathering for salsa lovers of many nationalities.
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Madeline Gómez and Natalia Figueroa don’t know each other, but they have various things in common: they both left nursing to learn new jobs. Far from the capital and with the support of non-profit organizations, they tell of how they got here and the challenges they face.
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“I Would Just Like to Be Remembered as Someone Who Used His Gift to Bring a Little Joy to the World”: The ‘Singing Policeman’ Daniel Rodríguez Reflects on 9/11 and His Career
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Mimi Alas writes about her dream of returning to ballet after quitting by age nine due to insecurities about her body. What she found at 29 was that her story wasn't isolated.
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From home kitchens and showers to animal shelters: A walk through Corpus Christi reveals residents’ creativity to cut water use and adapt to scarcity.
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Between blown engines, chaotic moves, and endless lines, these entrepreneurs lived through an unpredictable tournament that taught them valuable lessons
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Long before dawn breaks over Laurel Park, José Antonio Cázares Cruz and his three sons are already working hard in the backstretch. This photo essay shows their life inside the stables.
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Mucho antes de que amanezca sobre Laurel Park, José Antonio Cázares Cruz y sus tres hijos ya trabajan arduamente en el backstretch. Este fotorreportaje muestra su vida dentro de las caballerizas
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The geopolitical drama surrounding the soccer tournament pulled back the curtain on a quiet Iranian diaspora of families and business owners bridging two worlds, who poured into the streets during the competition to embrace their national Team Melli.
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palabra was present at the third edition of this initiative, where immigrant creators from various disciplines come together to heal in community, defend their roots, and resist hate-driven policies through art
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It’s Pride Month, and palabra went inside the studio of LatiNation Media to bring you a deeply moving, behind-the-scenes look at “The Dolls Review”—the newest segment of “The Q Agenda.” Now in its 11th season, this groundbreaking queer Latino talk show has outlasted corporate retrenchments and culture wars.
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Over the next month, three nations mired in political, economic and social discord will pause to co-host the world’s best soccer players and millions of their fans. Along the shared borderlands of the U.S. and Mexico, people steeped in two cultures are looking beyond conflict to don the colors of their native or chosen homes – or maybe both.
OPINION | Before corporate greed, political cynicism, and VIP areas, soccer world cups felt more personal. Will “fútbol” continue to belong to everyone?
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Nearly 1,900 people vanished in and around Mexico’s second-largest city. Some clandestine graves lie near the soccer stadium.
In a webinar on journalist safety and preparedness featuring José Zamora, CPJ’s regional director for the Americas, moderated by palabra, recommendations were offered on how to safely cover the event.
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In an exclusive interview with “palabra,” the acclaimed Mexican author discusses his new book, “The Game at the End of the World,” and analyzes the evolution of the rivalry with the U.S., the weight of migration on the pitch, and the consolation of a fanbase that, while knowing its team rarely wins, never stops cheering.
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Nelson Molina collected 55,000 discarded objects and turned them into a one-of-a-kind gallery in East Harlem. After the pandemic forced it to close, the city has yet to decide its fate — and its creator fears everything will end where it began: forgotten.
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