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Dr. Silvia González in WHYY: “Philly’s tap water has a trust problem. Did the recent contamination scare make it worse?”

UCLA LPPI Co-director of Research Dr. Silvia González spoke with WHYY to discuss water quality issues and why immigrant communities often distrust tap water. González recently published an exploratory study on this topic, which can be read here.

Dr. Nancy Lopez in NPR: “Changing how U.S. forms ask about race and ethnicity is complicated. Here’s why”

NPR recently interviewed Dr. Nancy Lopez. She shared her perspective on the racialization of Latinos and proposed changes to standards for how the U.S. asks about race and ethnicity might affect data about Latinos.

UCLA report paints complex picture of inequality among growing Afro-Latinx population in U.S.

The Afro-Latinx population in the U.S. has grown at nearly twice the rate of non-Black Latinos since the beginning of the century, and new UCLA research reveals complex social inequalities faced by Afro-Latinxs – people who are both ethnically Latino and racially Black. Despite having higher educational attainment than non-Black Latinxs, Afro-Latinxs face worse outcomes in key areas including income and homeownership.

Sebastian Cazares in the Los Angeles Times: “At 19, he won a local school board seat. His first civics lesson? Age discrimination”

Sebastian Cazares was featured on the LA times discussion his experience of being a public official, who at 20 was elected to the College of the Canyons Board of Trustees.

Dr. Ana-Christina Ramón in Axios News : “Report: Streaming movies feature more diversity than cinematic releases”

The Annual Hollywood Diversity Report, co-authored by Dr. Ana-Christina Ramón and Prof. Darnell Hunt, received extensive media coverage, including in Axios, where Dr. Ramon shared how catering to diverse audiences is a good financial decision for studios.

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