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Photos and words capture the loneliness of the pandemic for a Texas couple married 51 years but now living just a few feet apart

COVID-19palabra.November 20, 2020Volume 02, Diary of Pandemic, pandemia, Pandemic, coronavirus, Diary of a Pandemic

Diary of a Pandemic: Living with HIV/AIDS and dodging COVID-19

October 15 is National Latino HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The day has been celebrated for 17 years, but the 2020 version carries special weight: The pandemic has been particularly harsh on Latinos and poses a greater risk to those already dealing with another dangerous virus.

COVID-19palabra.October 15, 2020Volume 02, COVID-19, Diary of a Pandemic

Detenidos. Deportados. Infectados.

Falta de cuidado preventivo en la ruta que conecta dos naciones líderes en el ranking de COVID-19 pega fuerte a brasileños ex-detenidos en los Estados Unidos: En Governador Valadares, una ciudad al sureste de Brasil con 145 mil habitantes, hay casi 8.000 casos y 267 muertes.

Politics, COVID-19palabra.October 12, 2020Volume 02, politics

Detained. Deported. Infected.

The United States and Brazil have some of the world’s highest COVID-19 numbers. And as U.S. deportation flights continue sending Brazilians home during the pandemic, inadequate health care by immigration officials has aggravated an outbreak in Governador Valadares, a small city in southeastern Brazil with almost 8,000 infections and 267 deaths.

Politics, COVID-19palabra.October 11, 2020Volume 02

Essential, Exposed and Threatened

Trump attacks them. COVID-19 threatens them. Yet immigrants keep the food supply going. They’re 43% of nearly 2 million front-line farm and processing workers nationwide -- and they’re mostly Latino.

COVID-19palabra.October 2, 2020Volume 02, COVID-19

Diary of a Pandemic: ICE's COVID Shuffle

Questionable Care Exposes Immigration Detainees to Health Risks

COVID-19, Politicspalabra.October 1, 2020Volume 02, Pandemic, Coronavirus, Diary of a Pandemic

Making it Count

As the 2020 United States Census approaches its end date, Latino activists in South Texas continue heroic efforts against fear, silence and a pandemic to make sure everyone gets counted.

COVID-19palabra.September 29, 2020Volume 02, Pandemic, Coronavirus, pandemia, COVID-19

Varados en Miami

COVID-19 convierta visitas a Florida en pesadillas para venezolanos

COVID-19palabra.September 18, 2020Volume 02, Pandemic, coronavirus, pandemia

Far From Home

Stranded for months in the United States, Venezuelans confront the pandemic, lives on hold and families back home desperate for reunions

COVID-19palabra.September 18, 2020Volume 02, Pandemic, Coronavirus, Pandemia

Diary Of A Pandemic: California’s “Coronavirus State Prison”

A veteran journalist was helping out by teaching journalism to prisoners. She looked on as thousands of inmates became infected. Dozens have since died, turning San Quentin into a coronavirus hotspot

COVID-19palabra.August 13, 2020Volume 02, Politics, Pandemic, coronavirus, Pandemia, prisoner's rights, Diary of a Pandemic

Crónica De Una Pandemia: La "Prisión Estatal Del Coronavirus" En California

La periodista estaba ayudando, dando clases de periodismo a los presos. Pero resultó observando cómo miles de reclusos se infectaron con COVID-19. Docenas han muerto desde entonces, convirtiendo a San Quentin en un punto de crisis

COVID-19palabra.August 13, 2020Volume 02, Politics, Pandemic, coronavirus, pandemia, COVID-19

Working Through The Pandemic

Half of Mexico’s workforce toils in the “informal sector.” In a dangerous pandemic, day-to-day work is riskier than ever.

COVID-19palabra.July 24, 2020Volume 02, Mexico, Labor, Politics, Pandemia, Pandemic, COVID-19

Diary of a Pandemic: The Price of Almost Dying

Landscaper Jose Diaz beat the coronavirus. He came back from a coma and a heart attack and weeks tethered to a ventilator. He returned to the happy embrace of his family. Then he got the hospital bills.

COVID-19palabra.July 16, 2020Volume 02, Coronavirus, pandemic, pandemia, Diary of a Pandemic, Diary of Pandemic