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UCLA wins $3.65-million grant to build ‘Age of Mass Incarceration’ archive with LAPD records

LPPI Expert Kelly Lytle Hernández is part of the “Archiving the Age of Mass Incarceration” archival research project, which one a $3.65-million grant to use Los Angeles Police Department records dating back decades to analyze the history of mass incarceration in L.A. “This is an example of community control over policing. We are taking control…

Small businesses should not be left out of pandemic relief this time

LPPI Expert, David Hayes-Bautista discusses on air the Latino GDP and economic contributions of the Latino community, underscoring the importance of making PPP loans accessible for Latino small-business owners.

Latino Voter Advocates In NC Look To Georgia, Arizona As Models

A report by UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute showed that they helped flip two states —Arizona and Georgia—where they collectively make up about 80% of the nation’s Latino electorate, along with 11 other states.

UCLA provides timely research on how COVID-19 affects vulnerable communities

The first report, “Implications of COVID-19 on At-Risk Workers by Neighborhood in Los Angeles,” was released in conjunction with the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute. It delved into census information to identify the neighborhoods most vulnerable to economic hardship from the pandemic. Poorer ethnic areas would fare worse, the study predicted.

‘The gaps widen’: In hard-hit L.A., Latinos bear the brunt of Covid’s surge

“People go to work not to be heroes but because they need money to exist,” said Sonja Diaz, director of the Latino Policy & Politics Institute. “They’re more likely to live in communities that are not resilient to overcoming or surviving a pandemic” (Also: MSN.com and Yahoo News).

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