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Matt Barreto in Univision: “Organización de simpatizantes de Biden lanza campaña en español para apoyar su agenda política” (Spanish)

“Es la primera vez que ocurre el lanzamiento de una estrategia dirigida en específico para los latinos con tanta anticipación”, afirma Matt Barreto, consejero senior del grupo, a Univision Noticias.

Chad W. Dunn in Yakima Herald: “Franklin County sued for elections that discriminate against Latino voters”

“Our clients and the UCLA Voting Rights Project gave additional notice over 180 days ago about this violation and during that period the county did not make the changes required by law,” said Chad W. Dunn, the project’s legal director. “This lawsuit ensures fair and equal voting in Franklin County and we are thankful for our clients in…

Eric Avila in PBS: “How infrastructure has historically promoted inequality”

“I think that the conversation we’re having now about race, inequality and infrastructure at this level is new, and to me that’s encouraging,” said Eric Avila, an urban cultural historian and professor at UCLA.

Ana Christina Ramon in California State Assembly: “Select Committee – Unseen Latinas in Hollywood Hearing 4/23”

LPPI is partnering with the State Assembly’s #UnseenLatina Initiative. On April 23rd, Dr. Ana Christina Ramon testified in the informational hearing: Unseen Latinas in Hollywood. A livestream can be found here.

Kelly Lytle-Hernandez in UCLA Newsroom: “Eight UCLA professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences”

LPPI’s Kelly Lytle-Hernandez is one of eight UCLA professors to be elected onto the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Hernandez is a professor of history and African American studies and the director of UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies. Hernandez was also awarded a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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