Schools have a period problem, and these Black and Latina Chicago teens arenโt having it
Meet the teens tired of hiding their periods. Theyโre taking on schools, cultural norms, and outdated policies to demand change.
Carlos Fernandez: Challenging Corporate Power
Creating transformative change by building power with working families through strategic community-labor organizing, grassroots leadership development, civic engagement, and training.
Illinois Primary: Diversity of State Supreme Court called into question
โThis (Latino) perspective is essential for a judiciary that aims to serve justice equitably and with a deep understanding of all its constituentsโ -Illinois Latino Agenda
Complicating The Narrative: Healthcare Incentives Align with Treatment not Prevention
An LNN investigation examines how financial and economic considerations influence priorities in the U.S. healthcare system
Michelle Bueno Vasquez: Defining Latinidad
Bueno Vasquez discusses how Afro-Latinos experiences are influenced by race, skin tone, in ways distinct from those of other Hispanics, including struggling with their Black identity.
Future Uncertain For Tax Hike To Fight Homelessness
CHICAGO โธบThe night before her first day of college, 23-year-old [...]
Carlos Matallana: Curiosity & Joy
After-school programs offer mentoring and positive role models for youth. [...]
Afro-Latines In Chicago Carry On Indigenous Roots Through Music And Fashion
Though underrepresented in the Latine community, Afro-Indigenous Latines are establishing their presence in the city through dance, music and skirts at one of Chicagoโs most socially active museums.
โWe are running out of foodโ: Food pantry in Little Village struggles to balance needs of neighbors and new migrants
Pan de Vida has seen an increase of 100 people coming to the pantry for food four days a week since New Life Centers started a program helping to furnish housing for migrant families.
Millennials face the ultimate โadultingโ choice: should they have a baby or take care of their parents?
Stuck between a rock and a stork, millennials are juggling financial strain, societal expectations, and the very real need for caregiving.
Initiative Aims To Increase And Improve Long-COVID Care For Latinos
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected communities worldwide, disproportionately impacting [...]
OPINION: Recognizing And Honoring The Unique Gifts Of My Students
By Roseana Dominguez โYou make me feel at home,โ read [...]
