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Vaccine equity for Latinos + Church as an essential service + API caucus on hate crimes

Over 50 Latino leaders in California sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom urging the state to expand vaccine access to Latino communities who have been hard hit by the pandemic. The letter was signed by representatives from varying groups like the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute, the National Association of Latino Elected and…

Read More | February 22, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Investigation finds Latino ballots in WA more likely to be rejected

“Every voter should have an equal right to their mail ballot being counted; however, we know well that Latinos are more likely to have their ballots rejected for signature issues,” said Matt A. Barreto, faculty director of the UCLA Voting Rights Project.

Read More | February 22, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Criminal Justice

Archiving the Age of Mass Incarceration

“This new collaboration between Million Dollar Hoods and UCLA’s ethnic studies centers will preserve the documentary evidence of mass incarceration and its impact on people’s lives in Los Angeles while building a new digital bedrock for racial justice scholars and scholarship at UCLA,” said Kelly Lytle Hernández, director of the Bunche Center and a 2019…

Read More | February 22, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → COVID-19

Coronavirus: They ask the governor of California that the Latino community be vaccinated as soon as possible

Professors from the University of California in Los Angeles sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom calling for action for authorities to increase the investment of resources and information necessary for vaccines to reach Latinos, because “we know they are not getting equitable access,” assures Rodrigo Domínguez-Villegas. “The letter is a call to action for…

Read More | February 22, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → COVID-19

Latino leaders demand COVID-19 vaccine access be equitable especially in vulnerable communities

UCLA’s Latino Policy & Politics Institute, along with a group of nearly 70 Latino leaders, sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, imploring the implementation of measures, since the Latino population is at a disadvantage when it comes to receiving the vaccine.

Read More | February 22, 2021

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