Press Archive

News Articles & Media Coverage → Diversity & Inclusion

Why L.A.’s Freeways Are Symbolic Sites of Protest

These injustices have gone unseen by many Angelenos. “Moving through the city now on a freeway, you’re essentially removed from any kind of contact with people, you’re totally isolated in your car, and you’re also isolated on the platform of the freeway, so you lose any kind of sense of where you’re at, of what…

Read More | June 25, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Civil Rights

Movement to defund police gains ‘unprecedented’ support across US

“Defunding the police is the first step in a much broader historical transformation that I’m hoping you’re seeing broad-based support for on the streets today,” says Kelly Lytle Hernández.

Read More | June 25, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Immigrant Rights

Possible changes to DACA create uncertainty for undocumented students

Amada Armenta, UCLA LPPI expert, said without DACA, UCLA would lose many students who have become integral parts of the campus community. She added the university should make sure all students are safe and are able to complete their studies.

Read More | June 25, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Environment & Climate Resilience

Fighting Climate Change Means Fighting Racial Injustice

Michael Méndez, UCLA LPPI expert, writes about “the struggle of low-income and minority communities to have a voice in shaping environmental policy” in his new book, “Climate Change From The Streets.”

Read More | June 25, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Civil Rights

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

Pages: 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236

Press Archive

Work

Issues

Resource

Experts

Join us in expanding opportunity for
all Americans