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The UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute team is devoted to advocating for communities of color across the U.S.
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute is committed to shaping a new narrative so that Latinos are meaningfully considered in all policymaking conversations.
Michael Méndez, UCLA LPPI expert, writes about “the struggle of low-income and minority communities to have a voice in shaping environmental policy” in his new book, “Climate Change From The Streets.”
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UCLA LPPI expert, Kelly Lytle Hernández, found that Black students had disproportionate rates of interactions with officers. “It’s part of a culture we have to break that sees these young kids as more of threats than humans to be invested in.”
Fernando Torres-Gil, UCLA LPPI expert, spoke about the health risks of staying in a nursing home during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Those who were older, those who have various types of disabilities were put at the back of the line, a clear example of ageism,” he said.
Democratic lawyer Chad Dunn says the state is putting voters in the untenable position of making a decision to obtain a ballot while guessing whether a district attorney “is going to later think the excuse they used to check the disability box is sufficient.”
“In response, the community protested the placement of this highway interchange, and even though they weren’t able to block the freeway, they demanded the right to paint murals on the highways,” says Eric Avila, a professor and cultural historian at UCLA and UCLA LPPI expert.
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