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Leonard Peltier deserves freedom
[via Alejandro Murguía; art by Calixto Robles] How would you feel if you were incarcerated for a crime you didn’t commit? And how would you feel…
In Memory of Roberto Rivera: College of Ethnic Studies elder, mentor, and friend
[via College of Ethnic Studies; Photo courtesy Bienvenido Argueta] Latina/Latino Studies Professor Emeritus Roberto Rivera passed away on January 15, 2022. Roberto’s first teaching assignment in the United…
PODCAST: A look back at 2022
Happy New Year!! Before 2023 gets in full swing, El Tecolote revisits a few of 2022’s biggest stories with our very own writer Mara Cavallaro. With Mara’s focus…
So little lasts so long in Peru’s political turmoil
[Story & photos by Manuel Orbegozo] LIMA, Peru—In contemporary Peruvian politics, everything seems to be ephemeral. In four years, Peru has had six presidents; 78 ministers in the…
‘Do not show up,’ Biden says to Haitians, others entering US at border
[by Ashley Miznazi/The Haitian Times; Photo: Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas accompanies the US President, Joe Biden, as he visits the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas on…
Back to the Future with Covid-19
[by Peter White; photo via wirestock/Freepik] Set to expire on Jan. 11, Covid-19 vaccines, testing, and treatments will continue to be free after the Public Health Emergency (PHE)…
Knowledge is power: Using education to improve oral health among Latinx children
[by Alexis Alexander; courtesy photos] After a long day at school Mateo, an elementary student, arrives home, excited to tell his Abuelita about his day. “¡Abuelita, I went…
