Teaching Race in Arizona

Amidst a national climate of restriction — with states outlawing critical race theory in schools and conservatives banning books — Arizonans are in a rematch with a politician striking fear in educators who teach identity and racism.

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For Latina Teens, a Mental Toll

Teen girls across the U.S. are experiencing dramatic increases in depression and mental illness, but social media and the pandemic have compounded the challenges for Latinas and other girls of color. Culturally competent therapy, whole-child educational initiatives and community-based solutions can help.

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Fire On The Marsh

Climate change threatens nature’s balance in Brazil’s watery Pantanal – the world’s largest tropical wetlands and home to a stunning array of wildlife

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On Higher Ground

As the first Latina CEO of documentary powerhouse Independent Television Service, Carrie Lozano embraces the recognition and respects the responsibility.

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Home Again

Editor’s Note: In the fall of 2019, palabra debuted, featuring a story about Mexican immigrant Maximiliano Trejo who was caught up in the federal immigration court system and faced deportation. The story detailed how a diverse community of friends and neighbors rallied in support of the dedicated family man who’d become a cherished member of a Dallas neighborhood. This new chapter brings the story almost full circle.

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Un duelo suspendido

No existe un mecanismo unificado para cruzar el ADN de familiares que buscan a migrantes desaparecidos con los restos sin identificar en las morgues de Estados Unidos. Entonces ¿quiénes y cómo los identifican? Son las organizaciones no gubernamentales las que se esfuerzan por devolverles la identidad y dar respuestas a sus familias.

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¿Recuperación?

Se describe como un evento discapacitante masivo: una de cada cinco infecciones de COVID-19 causa COVID persistente; los latinos son los más afectados en Estados Unidos. Si la sociedad y la medicina ignoran en gran medida esta crisis persistente, ¿cuán preparados estamos para atender una inminente avalancha de latinos con COVID persistente?

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The Next-Gen Activist

As Gabriel Boric assumes the presidency in Chile, and amid the rise of the so-called Pink Tide in Latin America, in Argentina Juan Grabois has emerged as the new social leader. With support from the Vatican, he’s tethering a fresh network of movements in the region

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