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Does the Biden campaign face a Latino enthusiasm gap?

“There’s definitely an enthusiasm gap that is made even larger because of the lack of investment and attention to get the Latino electorate to come out and vote in November,” said Sonja Diaz, director the Latino Policy & Politics Institute at the University of California. The Biden campaign says in response, just watch as it starts…

California weighs overturning 24-year ban on affirmative action

Patricia Gándara, a research professor of education at UCLA and co-director its Civil Rights Project, said the impact of Prop 209, which banned affirmative action, was seen most acutely at UCLA and UC Berkeley – two of the state’s flagship universities.

Uncertainty lingers for DACA students despite recent Supreme Court ruling

Patricia Gándara, an education professor at UCLA, said she thinks it is unlikely Trump could completely rescind the program prior to the presidential election in November. However, Trump may start the process to appeal to his voter base, she added. “But in either case, whether he does or he doesn’t (begin the process), everything depends…

Together We Rise: Building Black and Brown Political Power

A conversation with national political leaders on the future of Black and Latino social movements, intersectional politics.

Defund—and Disarm—the Police

Defunding the police and re-imagining public safety—in Los Angeles—starts with the LAPD, but includes the sheriffs, the school police, and the UCLA police force. Kelly Lytle Hernandez comments—she’s a professor of history at UCLA, she wrote City of Inmates, a history of the LA jails, and she’s the recipient of a MacArthur “genius” grant.

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