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Matt Barreto in WSKG: “Communities Of Color Want To Be ‘Stewards,’ Not ‘Victims’ Of PA Redistricting Plans”

“It is forbidden that a minority community is diluted,” UCLA political science professor and researcher Matt Barreto said. “When there is minority voter strength that could emerge, it cannot be reduced, cracked or divided into different districts.”

Pedro Noguera in ABC 30 Action News: “State education leaders launch task force to improve academic performance for Black students”

“The real problems are in the places where black children are the minority, with their parent’s voices not being heard, where they are too easily dismissed,” says UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Faculty Director Dr. Pedro Noguera. Research shows having just one black teacher helps African American students do better and they’re more…

Unionization and The Future of COVID Recovery

Join the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute and the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement for a conversation with national labor and political leaders to discuss how unionization and protecting the right to organize can support COVID-19 economic recovery efforts and improve opportunities for the nation’s diverse Latino communities.

Michael Méndez in Los Angeles Times: “You thought the oil spill was bad? In L.A., toxic waste is everywhere”

Now let’s hear from Michael Méndez, an assistant professor at UC Irvine’s school of social ecology, and author of “Climate Change From the Streets.” The book stems from his analysis of environmental catastrophes — natural and manmade, from polluting industries to wildfires — and how they are visited most, and most invisibly, on the poor,…

UCLA Voting Rights Project in Tri-City Herald: “Judge allows Franklin County to throw out Latino voting rights settlement”

Three local members of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) filed a lawsuit, with the help of the UCLA Voting Rights Project, challenging how the commissioner districts are drawn and calling for district-only elections in April. The lawsuit was filed about six months after the county was given a chance to change it.

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