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IndyTeens Op-Ed: “Tu Lucha Es Mi Lucha,” — Your Struggle Is My Struggle

By Lucia Mejia Cárdenas, age 12 To understand the complicated and messy subject that is the relationship between Latinx movements and Black movements, it is essential to first understand that racism and colorism in the Latinx community very much exists. Lighter skin has always been seen as better, and Afro-Latinx people are nearly always erased, …

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Someday You Could Be a Human Rights Activist Like Janvieve Williams Comrie

By Lucia Mejia Cardenas, age 11 Janvieve Williams Comrie is an Afro-Latina activist living in the Bronx. Not only has she worked with several human rights organizations, including the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights Regional Office for Central America, but she has also started her own and is working on a book …

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