#HATEFREEGA COALITION RESPONDS TO MASS SHOOTING IN EL PASO, TEXAS

Mallory Harris – (404) 660-6474info@maurasvoice.orgShelley Rose – (678) 938-1399srose@adl.org Atlanta, GA, August 7, 2019 … #HateFreeGA coalition partners GLAHR, GALEO, Urban League,Maura’s Voice and ADL will hold a press conference on Friday, August 9, 2019 at 12:00 PM ESTat the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta to renew their call for hate crime legislation to be […]

NALEO and NALEO Educational Fund Respond to Act of Violence and Hate in El Paso

Hate crime marks one of the deadliest attacks on Latinos in the history of the United States Washington, D.C.  – The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) and NALEO Educational Fund today released a statement from their Boards of Directors Executive Committees regarding the recent acts of violence and hate in El Paso, Texas. […]

MALDEF STATEMENT ON EL PASO AND DAYTON MASS SHOOTINGS

(LOS ANGELES) – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) released the following statement on the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and in Dayton, Ohio:“MALDEF mourns the loss of so many innocent lives this weekend in El Paso and Dayton. These tragedies have real, longterm, […]

287 (g) and our Community

Stephanie Gomez Our state is divided into 159 counties all within the jurisdiction of different sheriffs and police departments. A Sheriff is an elected or appointed official who has the authority to arrest, process, and detain criminals, look into complaints, and conduct criminal investigations. Sheriffs play a vital role in the community because they oversee […]

How Latinos Paved the Way For Brown v. Board of Education

Stephanie Gomez Anyone who has taken a United States history course is familiar with Brown v. Board of Education. This landmark case declared school segregation to be unconstitutional and ended the separate but equal doctrine. However, many are unfamiliar with the case that paved the way for this historic ruling. Mendez v. Westminster was the, […]

Una Exposición de Arte y Aceptación

Francesca Burke Cuando entré a la exposición de arte, leí la palabra “contrapunto” en letras grandes en la pared sin explicación. Yo sabía que esta exposición era una combinación de artistas latinoamericanos en Georgia, pero creí que “contrapunto” significaba solamente un punto de vista alternativo. Esta definición explicaba el talento impresionante de los artistas y […]

GALEO & MALDEF STATEMENTS ON TRUMP’S CONCESSION TO ABANDON CENSUS LEGAL FIGHT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 12, 2019 Contact:  Jerry Gonzalez, GALEO, jerry@galeo.org, 678.691.1086(Norcross, GA) – Donald J. Trump conceded yesterday that his administration will no longer pursue a legal fight to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The president’s statement comes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling late last month and […]

Advancing Justice | AAJC Stands Ready to Protect 2020 Census

Organization Statement in Advance of Trump Press Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. — July 11, 2019 — President Donald Trump is expected to hold a press conference shortly to announce his next steps in pursuit of adding the citizenship question to the 2020 Census.  Some news reports claim that he will not ask the U.S. Justice Department […]