Maria Nava: Leading From Lived Experience
Nava shares how the barriers of being a first generation immigrant in the U.S., helped shape the work she leads in the service of others.
Alvaro Obregón: Putting Community First
The Associate State Director, Advocacy & Outreach, with AARP Illinois, discusses digital equity, caregiving resources, and how family shapes his love of serving the community.
Peggy Salazar: “The godmother of Environmental Justice”
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we are featuring Peggy Salazar, the “no-nonsense” woman who will not stop fighting for Environmental Justice.
Illinois Primary: Diversity of State Supreme Court called into question
“This (Latino) perspective is essential for a judiciary that aims to serve justice equitably and with a deep understanding of all its constituents” -ILA
Carlos Fernandez: Challenging Corporate Power
Creating transformative change by building power with working families through strategic community-labor organizing, grassroots leadership development, civic engagement, and training.
Michelle Bueno Vasquez: Defining Latinidad
Bueno Vasquez discusses how Afro-Latinos experiences are influenced by race, skin tone, in ways distinct from those of other Hispanics, including struggling with their Black identity.
Future Uncertain For Tax Hike To Fight Homelessness
(UPDATE: The Illinois Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the Building Owners and Managers Association to overturn the results
Afro-Latines in Chicago Carry on Indigenous Roots through music and fashion
Though underrepresented in the Latine community, Afro-Indigenous Latines are establishing their presence in the city through dance, music and skirts at one of Chicago’s most socially active museums
‘We are running out of food’: Food pantry in Little Village struggles to balance needs of neighbors and new migrants
Pan de Vida has seen an increase of 100 people coming to the pantry for food four days a week since New Life Centers started a program helping to furnish housing for migrant families.
Claude Robinson: Eliminating Barriers
In a society that is becoming increasingly diverse, different communities must come together and find common ground. Black and Latino
Jose Muñoz: Living Invisibly
The Latino Policy Forum and Illinois Latino News are partnering to create a 2-year long public awareness campaign that will illuminate the most common form of homelessness experienced in the Latinx community, which is through ‘doubling-up’ or when a person temporarily lives with others.
Roberto Valdez Jr.: Elevating Voices
Advocating for the rights and interests of the Hispanic-Latino community takes a village. Fostering partnerships creates a united front to