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For teen activists, defunding school police has been a decade in the making

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.”

Read More | June 25, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Aging

If you have relatives in a nursing home during pandemic, get them out, advise experts

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.

Read More | June 25, 2020

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Could Voting by Mail in November Become an Act of Civil Disobedience?

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.”

Read More | June 25, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Arts & Culture

Can art change the world? Inside the debate raging over Black Lives Matter murals

“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.

Read More | June 25, 2020

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Why coronavirus spurred health providers of all sizes to rapidly adopt virtual visits

“With the right outreach and training, telehealth can serve as an important bridge to ensure that underserved communities, especially rural and linguistically diverse patients, access the medical attention they need, particularly during the pandemic,” said Sonja Diaz, founding director of UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute.

Read More | June 25, 2020

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