by V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi
February 8, 2021
Besides the coverage we get during Latinx Heritage Month, these moments in our history are more often than not
not covered in U.S. History classes in schools even though Latin-Americans have been a part of the United States for about 500 years. Some major events includes the migrant farm workers, uniting Latinx voters, and the formation of The League of United Latin American Citizens.
We know of the work of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta but do you know who Willie Vasquez is? Do you know what happened with Mendez v. Westminster? Read on to learn more about these key figures and moments in Latinx history.
Source: United States Senator for New Jersey Bob Menendez
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today joined their colleagues in introducing a bicameral resolution outlining a bold plan for President Biden to tackle the student loan debt crisis by using his existing authority under the Higher Education Act to cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt for Federal borrowers. The resolution calls on the President to use executive authority to cancel student loan debt and ensure there is no tax liability for Federal student loan borrowers resulting from administrative debt cancellation. Both senators previously called on President Trump to cancel student loan debt.
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Brown urges president cancel federal student loan debt
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass. Thursday in introducing a bicameral resolution outlining a bold plan for President Joe Biden to tackle the student loan debt crisis by using existing authority under the Higher Education Act to cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt for federal student loan borrowers. The resolution calls on the President to use executive authority to cancel student loan debt and ensure there is no tax liability for Federal student loan borrowers resulting from administrative debt cancellation.
January 29, 2021 7:00 AM
Sam Varela in New York in 2014 as photographed by Mindy Tucker, whose photos have long captured NYC s comedy scene. (Photo by Mindy Tucker)
Over the next year, we re hoping to hear your stories about how race and ethnicity shape your life and, hopefully, publish as many of these stories as we can, so that we can all keep on talking. We re calling this effort
Race in LA. Click here for more information and details on how to participate.
By Sam Varela
I have always felt conflicted within my identity as a white Mexican American.
I was raised most of my life in very white, affluent Southern California neighborhoods that included Burbank, La Jolla, Torrey Pines and Irvine. There was always a clear class barrier between us and the rich white people. Or at least, this was the dynamic presented to me as a child from my parents, parents of friends, school, et cetera.