The Mission â with its legacy of redlining and resilience in the face of wave after wave of gentrification â has long been a neighborhood with jarring economic inequality. People live on the sidewalks outside new luxury buildings with vacant apartments; store owners sweep their belongings into the street in the mornings. Too often, this […]
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The Shelterwood Collective: A queer, trans, and BIPOC-led healing and restoration land project
Nestled in the middle of the Sonoma County Forest â in what is unceded Southern Pomo and Kashia territory â is where the Shelterwood Collective calls home. This community-driven land stewardship 900-acre project, co-created by Layel Camargo and Nikola Alexandre, seeks to heal interconnected ecosystems and mitigate climate change. âWhat we are doing here is […]
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Puerto Rico Series Part 1: Puerto Ricans and a legacy of Second-Class CitizenshipÂ
Puerto Rico, la Isla del Encanto, BorinquĂ©n, is a magical place. There is nothing like its warm, humid and sweet air. The sound of the coqui frogs echo in your ears like a lullaby. The lush green hillsides rise up beside their white sand beaches. The sounds of salsa, bomba, and reggaeton playing in the […]
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Award-winning nonprofit aids Black women with financial literacy to avoid student debtÂ
âOur mission is to resolve the now $2 trillion student debt crisis while also leveling the playing field for those that are impacted the worst, which are Black women,â said Briana Franklin, CEO of the Prosp(a)ity Project. The Prosp(a)rity Project, created by Franklin during the COVID-19 pandemic, is a nonprofit dedicated to aiding Black women […]
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The Devil’s Advocate: A Tree Falls
âFrom a fallen tree everyone makes firewoodâ Who does not keep in the soul one, two, many fallen trees? Who has not seen on each fallen tree the symbolic image of an abandoned human lacking strength and illusion? â JosĂ© Santos Chocano A few days ago, during yet another windy and rainy storm, a large […]
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Photo Essay: ÂĄViva El Mariachi!
After a 3 year pandemic hiatus, hundreds of families attended the return of the in-person 9th Annual ÂĄViva el Mariachi! Concert at Mission High school on Friday, March 17th. The master of ceremonies for the evening was FĂĄtima RamĂrez, Executive Director of AcciĂłn Latina. The event opened with a dynamic performance by Mission-based Cuicacalli ballet […]
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PODCAST: The Fight In Us
On this episode of Radio Teco News we speak to boxing expert Jose Corpas. We talk about Jose’s article about legendary boxer Luis Angel Firpo as well as legendary warrior Tecun Uman, and how the battle against colonialism has been a constant fight for many generations. Read Jose’s article here.
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Community Workers Expand Reach to Persuade Immigrant Seniors to Enroll in Medi-Cal
OAKLAND, Calif. â For three years, Bertha Embriz of San Francisco has gone without health insurance, skipping annual wellness exams and recently tolerating a broken molar by trying not to chew with it. As an immigrant without legal status, the 58-year-old unpaid caregiver knew that Californiaâs Medicaid program was closed to her. That changed in […]
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Painting from the Heart: artist channels emotions through surrealism Â
With a surrealist style, Mexican artist Paola Lagunas creates art that allows her to communicate her emotions and be proud of her culture. Lagunas â who goes by the artist alias âArte por Lolaâ â has a condition called Aphantasia, meaning she is unable to see images in her mind. If you ask her how […]
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Lack of proper dental care for incarcerated people poses yet another challenge when re-entering society Â
Walking out feeling the fresh San Francisco breeze and seeing the sun from outside a prison gate is a different type of feeling. For ex-prisoners, rehabilitating and making a life for themselves can be challenging, especially when they do not adhere to society’s stringent standards. Teeth are among the first things people notice â including […]