Social Justice

Queer Latinx Youth Amplify Their Voices Using Telenovelas

A new digital telenovela aims to put queer Latinx youth in charge of telling their own stories.

Jonathan Garcia | Apr 23, 2021
Social Justice

How to Address Poverty Among Latinx Children

There is a crisis of poverty among Latinx immigrant children in the U.S., particularly among undocumented, mixed-status, and single-parent households. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Yesica Balderrama | Mar 02, 2022
Two young Chicano men ride on the hood of a car and raise their fists during a National Chicano Moratorium Committee march in Los Angeles, California, on August 29, 1970, in opposition to the war in Vietnam.
Social Justice

What “Latinx” Doesn’t Include

Gender inclusivity is important, but so is acknowledging our Indigenous origins.

Kurly Tlapoyawa | Nov 22, 2019
Women

In Pursuit of Liberated Mothering

Cross-cultural dialogue, especially among moms of color, can build new narratives that challenge the legacies of white supremacy and foster healing.

A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez | Dec 04, 2023
Immigration

12 Books to Read Instead of “American Dirt”

There are many good books that capture the experiences of Latinx life. Most of them are written by Latinx authors and don’t reinforce stereotypes.

Ananya Garg & Isabella Garcia | Jan 31, 2020
Social Justice

As Non-Black POC, We Need to Address Anti-Blackness

While Indigenous and other people of color traditionally lack the power to enact racism, we can and do exercise clear racial prejudice against Black people.

Ana Cecilia Pérez | Jul 06, 2020
Social Justice

The Immigrants’ Rights Movement Must Be Multiracial

To reach its full potential, the immigrants’ rights movement needs to reject anti-Blackness and build a coalition as diverse as the people who comprise it.

Ingrid Cruz | May 22, 2024
Social Justice

How Controversy Over “American Dirt” Inspired a Movement for Change

Latinx writers are demanding accountability from the publishing industry—and encouraging the public to read responsibly.

Myriam Gurba | Apr 09, 2020
Social Justice

Tech Must Embrace Racial Justice in the Wake of Affirmative Action

Tech companies can help offset the loss of affirmative action by proactively investing in Black and Latinx students.

Mimi Fox Melton | Jun 26, 2024
Education

Educators Fight Suppression to Teach America’s Real History

To fill the growing vacuum of history education in the U.S., racial justice organizers are offering truth-based curricula.

Marianne Dhenin | May 21, 2025
Social Justice

How Immigrant Communities Are Addressing Colorism and Anti-Blackness

The #BlackLivesMatter protests in 2020 sparked hard conversations within immigrant communities on how internalized biases based on skin-color remain prevalent.

Macollvie J. Neel | Jul 28, 2021
Democracy

An Afro-Indigenous Perspective on Policing

In his new book, Kyle T. Mays argues that the violence of policing has always been intimately tied to U.S. democracy.

Kyle T. Mays | Feb 08, 2022
Social Justice

Dear Latina Sisters: Will You Name and Disrupt Anti-Blackness?

It’s easy for us to spot White supremacy in others. But we have a harder time acknowledging it in our own communities.

Denise Padín Collazo | Apr 28, 2021
Social Justice

Poets of Color Pave the Way for the Next Generation

Today in the U.S., a number of contemporary poets carry the torch of their work pushing for social change in their communities.

Ananya Garg | Mar 13, 2020

Diversifying the Tech Workforce

People We Love

Isabella Garcia | May 09, 2020
Help Fund Powerful Stories to Light the Way Forward
Donate to YES! today.