Past Writings Local Reporting San Diego Union Tribune North County Food Bank will now be called Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank Times of San Diego El Cajon residents take to streets to support immigrants Free speech at issue after U-T deletes, reinstates UCSD student op-ed on Gaza Protest at former U-T office seeks condemnation of journalist killings in Gaza San Diego ER nurse recounts experience as medical crew member in Gaza El Cajon residents protest in wake of Supreme Court decision Faculty says UC releasing personal information to federal investigators How a TikToker’s ICE patrol spiraled into a violent confrontation at a trolley stop Inside the courthouse where activists are tracking immigration enforcement in real time Barrio Logan sounds alarm over threat to landmark murals, gentrification With her first solo exhibit, Maka Uddin hopes to reshape western views of Afghan identity and the SWANA diaspora Mazikaa Enterprises is creating spaces of expression for San Diego’s SWANA community Voice of San Diego How a Small Bookstore Created a Big Space for Community, LGBTQ Youth Binational Hip-Hop Group Tulengua Is Looking to Secure Its Freedom San Diego Magazine Using Drones to Remember La Neta 92113 Lil Smiley’s East Side Story, March 2019 Issue Beat Box Records, April 2019 Issue Cypher at the Park, April 2019 Issue Warriors of Aztlán, May 2019 Issue Their. 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Mattered, June 2019 Issue He Got the Funk, July 2019 Issue Ni Aqui y Ni Alla, July 2019 Issue It’s Bigger than the Block, August 2019 Issue Breaking the System, September 2019 Issue Bringing Out the Dead, October 2019 Issue Pt.1 Bringing Out the Dead, October 2019 Issue Pt.2 Pachuco Music, November 2019 Issue La Historia de la Virgen de Guadalupe, December 2019 Issue La Lucha Continúa, December 2019 Issue Conflict, Culture, Community, January 2020 Issue OB Rag Barrio Logan’s Small Businesses Struggle During Coronavirus Fallout – Chicano Park Day Cancelled Barrio Logan’s Beat Box Records Re-Opens With Curbside Pickup In Midst of Pandemic, Local Barrio Logan Artist Goes Digital New COVID Strains Show Need for Bold Strategies in Addressing Public Health in America Reporting and News Writing Next City A Breath of Fresh Air in San Diego Port Communities’ Long Fight Against Industrial Pollution Murals are disappearing in San Diego’s Barrio Logan These refugees are developing a first-of-its-kind Community Land Trust in San Diego Bolts Magazine How Volunteer Patrols Are Working to Protect San Diego Immigrant Communities From ICE After Deadly Car Chases, San Diego Police Oversight Body Wants To Restrict Pursuits Palabra NAHJ The Heavy Toll: La Raza Database Project seeks a true count of Latinos killed by police — but determining identity complicates accurate reporting Chicano [Power] Park: In San Diego, an artist’s new masterwork cements the role of historic Chicano Park as a global icon and a monument to the city’s Latino community Murals and Money: Residents in San Diego’s historically Latino Barrio Logan sound the alarm over gentrification and a threat to the neighborhood’s landmark murals CALÓ News Revolutionary Hip-Hop artist Jag Arreola gets personal on his latest album ‘Unmasked’ The Neighborhood Kids bring revolutionary messages back to hip-hop Indigenous Cats are a rising force in L.A.’s underground hip-hop scene NY transplant Azomali redefines resistance in the age of Trump in LA’s hip-hop scene Chicano Park could be new namesake for San Diego landmarks named after César Chávez Analyst News Fighting to ‘unmask Maersk’ in America’s biggest military city Brother Ali was blackballed over Palestine. Now the rapper is back with a new album. ‘The Empire’s not gone’: Legendary rapper Immortal Technique is still calling for revolution, two decades later California teachers are fighting a bill to censor classroom criticism of Israel Latino Rebels Residents in San Diego’s Barrio Logan Continue Fight Against Gentrification Prism Border angels fight to save lives in the deserts of the Southwest U.S. history is taught from colonizers’ perspectives, so one publication is stepping in A San Diego artist pays homage to community empowerment with new digital art series Art can be a powerful way to protest police brutality Art can be a powerful tool to challenge white beauty standards New children’s book explores the struggles of children with undocumented parents In the anti-CRT backlash, Latinx communities hear echoes of the resistance to Chicano studies San Diego organizers rely on each other and mutual aid to feed their communities Educators are advocating for more decolonial education beyond ethnic studies Marginalized students pay the price of military recruitment efforts San Diego community demands more from law enforcement than non-binding policies to increase police accountability Mexican Americans and immigrants are forced to live next to toxic industries in San Diego Military recruiters are increasingly targeting Latinx students for enlistment Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center preserves San Diego Chicano history The Daily Chela New Chicano Park Mural Pays Homage To Lowriding Meet Oree Originol, The Artist Behind Justice For Our Lives Meet Chicano Political Cartoonist Junco Canché 50th Annual Chicano Park Day Postponed Amid Coronavirus Opinion: Biden vs. Trump Is The Crossroads Nobody Wanted Edgar Fernandez: Ancestral & Chicano Art In The 21st Century What Julián Castro Gets Right About Addressing Police Brutality Public Leaders Must Address Police Reform Opinion: Trump’s Weaponization of Police Is Authoritarian COVID-19 Disinformation Must Be Combated Kozmik Force: From The Rainforest To The Barrio The Spirit of Chicano Park: A New Bilingual Children’s Book About Chicano Park The Powerful Legacy Of Ruben Salazar Update: Chula Vista City Removes Columbus Statue Celebrating Lighter Shade of Brown Beach Goons: Rockin’ Out In Barrio Logan Unión del Barrio Continues The Fight For Chicano Liberation David Fernandez Jr. On Acting, Selena & Representation Album Review: “Sound of a Weapon” By Kozmik Force Chicano Park Unveils New Murals as Part of Expansion Project Indigenous Cats Puts A New Spin On Hip Hop’s Golden Era A Brief History Of Día de los Muertos A Brief History of the Virgen de Guadalupe “We Still Exist”: The Chicano Art of Jake Prendez Album Review: “Abstract” by Calmplx Of Indigenous Cats Migrants Face Increasing Environmental And Political Dangers Report: Police – Latino Interactions Likely Undercounted By Government Aztlán Youth Brigade Empowers Chicanos ‘Justice 8’ Activists Prepare For Legal Battle As Preliminary Hearings Wrap Up The Immigration System Is Broken, and Neither Party Is In A Rush To Fix It