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.
Read MoreAs DACA Renewals Stall, Dreamers Find Support in Online Lifelines, and Face the Possibility of Unemployment, Detention, and Deportation.
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A Latino journalist explores a Japanese scene that could fit in Latin America; one in which workers find relief through headbanging, power chords, and an alter-ego.
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Music transcends boundaries, and sometimes oceans. and in Japan, salsa, cumbia, and reggaeton have found a second home.
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There are companies operating under a business model in which your data is the product, one that rakes in tens of millions of dollars annually.
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palabra. spoke with the authors of a new book that examines the work of Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio through the lens of activism
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A New Jersey restaurant owner’s detention by ICE shut down his family’s business and upended their lives, thus ending their American dream
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Employers collect all kinds of personal and private information about them, and there are concerns about how and for what purposes that data is used.
Read MoreHow effective are Portland’s sanctuary city policies when ICE can track and surveil immigrant communities with ease?
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A planned 1.3-mile wall across Mount Cristo Rey has drawn opposition from environmentalists and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces.
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Before the lights of the “Aztec Stadium” flicker on for the FIFA World Cup, southern Mexico City undergoes a transformation, leaving many affected and dissatisfied.
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How effective are Portland’s sanctuary city policies when ICE can track and surveil immigrant communities with ease?
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Lilia Rubio went from washing dishes in Utah to working with international heads of state. Now, she tells her story.
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Michael Jasso creates personalized poems in real time for strangers across the Central Valley, while mentoring young poets and reflecting on cultural identity and community over profit.
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In a district where Trump made gains and Democrats search for answers, Bobby Pulido is trying to build a coalition of churchgoers, working-class families, and former Republicans.
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Lessons from Zita Arocha on the art of storytelling
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Life is crazy-busy for Benjamin Alire Saenz. The sequel to his acclaimed “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” sits atop the New York Times bestseller list, while Lin Manuel Miranda works on a star-studded movie version of the landmark young adult novel
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