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Substantive representation requires Black and Brown leaders

“We look forward to the time when it will no longer be historic or breaking news to name the ‘first’ for any substantive office because our preeminent political posts will start to reflect the new majority. Now the attention on California must shift to Georgia and then to Florida, North Carolina and Pennsylvania so that…

A National Museum for Latinos

A 2018 study by U.C.L.A.’s Latino Policy & Politics Institute found that the Smithsonian’s Latinx work force failed to keep pace with the growth of the Latinx population, which had doubled to almost 18 percent of the total population since the first report was issued. The 2018 report also found that Latinx people are still…

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National law group honors UCLA law professor, Albuquerque native

On Feb. 16th, Laura E. Gómez will be formally honored with the 2021 Outstanding Scholar Award from the American Bar Foundation, which is the research arm of the American Bar Association. The foundation, she said, “is one of the major entities that produces research on socio-legal topics, which is really trying to understand law in…

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Gavin Newsom names California’s first Latino U.S. senator to replace Kamala Harris

Sonja Diaz, founding director of UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute, anticipates Padilla’s agenda will focus on ensuring immigrants are not left behind or excluded from COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts. “Padilla has been pretty clear about his support for immigrant families, recognizing the social, economic and political contributions of these communities,” said Sonja Diaz…

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Is Relief on Sight? Black, Latino Businesses Struggle to Get PPP Loans. Farmworkers and Coronavirus.

Dr. Rodrigo DomÍnguez-Villegas, Director of Research at the UCLA Latino Politics and Policy Initiative, appears on Radio Bilingue to discuss the impact of PPP loans on Black and Latino businesses. “Our first finding is that even before the pandemic, the Latino community was already experiencing economic difficulties. There was already a lack of business and…

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