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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.

Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas in The Atlantic: “The New Swing Voters: Neither party should feel confident about how Latinos are going to vote in 2024.”

“We slice white voters to tiny little slivers, and we don’t do the same with Latino voters,” UCLA’s Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas said.

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