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Los Ángeles necesita “reinventarse ” para acabar con desigualdad y racismo

“Now, the COVID-19 crisis has widened existing disparities in academic achievement that remain along sharp racial and class lines,” said Gary Segura, dean of UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs, in presenting the report. and co-author of the report.

Read More | September 28, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Civil Rights

‘No going back’ to racist past, L.A. civic leaders say of post-COVID future

The report, a novel-length and heavily footnoted volume called “No Going Back,” is part academic treatise and part manifesto, painting a dark picture of racial and economic inequity and recommending a sweeping overhaul of the systems that it holds responsible. The report’s conclusions rest on research by Manuel Pastor, director of the USC Equity Research Institute,…

Read More | September 28, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Biden’s soft Hispanic support

Biden’s team dismisses most of the public polling, saying English-language polls aren’t as reliable a gauge. “Their methodology is flawed because they all under-sample Hispanics,” said Matt Barreto, who polls for Biden and founded the group, Latino Decisions. “You can’t really draw valid conclusions from them.”

Read More | September 28, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Criminal Justice

The Latinx Data Gap in the Youth Justice System

A recent report by UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute is posted on the Youth Today website. The report authors include UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute Sonja Diaz, Adriana Bernal, Julie Aguilar, and Maria Morales.

Read More | September 28, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Immigrant Rights

Vast majority of Americans oppose criminalizing humanitarian aid along Mexican border

“Humanitarian relief volunteers are responding to the dangers that people face when they make the decision to seek a better life in this country and are often confined to providing free water, food and first aid supplies,” said Chris Zepeda-Millan, who also is a member of the Latino Policy and Politics Institute. “Our survey showed that an…

Read More | September 28, 2020

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