By Julia Bannister Marcha de las mujeres de los mineros / March of the miners' wives, daughters, and sisters Artist: María Herrera, Mujeres Creativas Workshop, Peru, 1985 Photo credit: Martin Melaugh ABOUT THIS STORY UMass Communication students are reporting on a variety of Latina/o issues as part of a Spanish-language and Latino Media class. Textiles woven in the mountains of Chile traveled... 

The Alliance of Black Professionals in Springfield organized the rally for justice. On a raw, cold and wet morning 2,000 people marched in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts, to give voice to the dying cries of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, shot by a self-appointed neighborhood watchman on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Florida. For being black. For being a black teenager. For wearing a hoodie, a sweatshirt with... 

By Adam Cook ABOUT THIS STORY UMass Communication students are reporting on a variety of Latina/o issues as part of a Spanish-language and Latino Media class. GOP candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum don't appear to stand a chance of getting substantial suppprt from Latinos. Mitt Romney is being called the imminent GOP nominee for president in the 2012 presidential election, with Rick Santorum... 

By Nathaniel Dray  ABOUT THIS STORY UMass Communication students are reporting on a variety of Latina/o issues as part of a Spanish-language and Latino Media class. Precious Knowledge illustrates what motivates Tucson High School students and teachers to form the front line of an epic civil rights battle. “We struggle to learn, to learn to struggle.” Frederick Douglass’ words hold true for high... 

By Joanne Joujoute  ABOUT THIS STORY UMass Communication students are reporting on a variety of Latina/o issues as part of a Spanish-language and Latino Media class. UMass Center for Multicultural Advancement and Student Success (CMASS) at Circle of Change Conference last year As part of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the presence of the Center for Multicultural Advancement and Student Success... 

By Mariella Stagnaro ABOUT THIS STORY UMass Communication students are reporting on a variety of Latina/o issues as part of a Spanish-language and Latino Media class. Nurturing Fathers has been a part of this organization for about ten years now and is headed by Roy Lichtenstein, who is the Parent and Child Program Specialist at Enlace. Enlace de Familias, a non-profit organization centered in South... 

By Erika Maher ABOUT THIS STORY UMass Communication students are reporting on a variety of Latina/o issues as part of a Spanish-language and Latino Media class. First of many pictures from Afghanistan... Panjshir Valley, the unconquered territory. The mission to build the orphanage in Kabul, success!   On March 16, Immortal Technique, an African-Peruvian American rapper and activist, put on an... 

1,000 Hoodies - A Walk for Trayvon Martin in Springfield, sponsored by the Alliance of Black Professionals On Saturday, March 31 at 10 a.m., the public is invited to join the Alliance of Black Professionals as they gather at City Hall in downtown Springfield, Mass. to walk for Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old Florida resident who was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.... 

The Women of Color Giving Circle of Berkshires is hosting this moving and powerful event on Thursday, April 12th at 7pm, featuring Jeanet T. Ingalls. Details and contact information are listed on the flyer, and can be viewed on the website as well. http://www.shoutoutloudproductions.com In addition, here is the link for tickets and registration: http://thepowerofone1.eventbrite.com If you are unable... 

Illustration originally appeared here: http://www.umich.edu/~ac213/student_projects05/be/needforbe.html By Chloe Strange ABOUT THIS STORY UMass Communication students are reporting on a variety of Latina/o issues as part of a Spanish-language and Latino Media class. In 2002 bilingual education was made illegal in Massachusetts. Ten years later the issue is still a controversial subject surrounded by...