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While Washington Scandals Distract, David and Goliath Tales Inspire Across the Country

Pearl Korn | Posted 05.22.2013 | Politics
Pearl Korn

On the other end of the political spectrum from all of the foolishness in D.C. is a groundswell of terrific, on-the-ground activism and organizing work taking place across the country in just about every state, with tangible results.

Inspiring Each Other Forward

Mike Lux | Posted 05.22.2013 | Politics
Mike Lux

Yesterday, homeowners who have been royally screwed over by big Wall Street banks risked not only arrest but worse in demonstrations at the Department of Justice demanding that they start prosecuting bankers rather than the people ripped off by them.

From Union Icon To Symbol For Immigration Reform

Modesto Bee | Nan Austin | Posted 04.07.2013 | Latino Voices

CROWS LANDING -- A two-mile march left some teens puffing, others energized by community spirit as the Family March for Unity made its way from Crows ...

Roque Planas

Remember When Latino Civil Rights Leaders Used Terms Like This?

HuffingtonPost.com | Roque Planas | Posted 04.03.2013 | Latino Voices

Between Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) calling undocumented immigrants “wetbacks” and the Associated Press dropping its use of the term “illegal immi...

WATCH: Colbert Trashes Google

Posted 04.02.2013 | Comedy

Stephen Colbert joined hordes of conservatives across the nation who were outraged that Google dared to celebrate Cesar Chavez's birthday, and not Eas...

Jason Linkins

Looking Forward In Angst: Google Doodle Dustup Portrays Faithful As Feckless

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.02.2013 | Politics

Owing to the fact that I use the Google Chrome extension to do all my Web searching, I rarely have occasion to visit Google's main page, and consequen...

Farm Workers Celebrate Cesar Chavez Day By Marching and Lobbying for a New Immigration Process

Arturo S. Rodríguez | Posted 04.01.2013 | Latino Voices
Arturo S. Rodríguez

Farm workers today honor his memory by battling to free themselves from the shackles of abuse and mistreatment they suffer as a direct result of their immigration status.

Why Google's "War On Easter" Is Offensively Christlike

Morgan Guyton | Posted 04.01.2013 | Religion
Morgan Guyton

Jesus is not stingy about sharing His resurrection with all of humanity. Why would he be stingy about sharing Easter with Cesar Chavez?

Google Doodle Draws Major Controversy

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.31.2013 | Latino Voices

Google honored Cesar Chávez with a doodle Sunday on the 86th anniversary of his birthday, drawing nationwide attention to the Latino civil rights lea...

Reviving An Icon

NBC Latino | Erika Sanchez | Posted 03.28.2013 | Latino Voices

The closest thing Latinos have to a national holiday is Cesar Chavez’s birthday on March 31st. Cesar Chavez’s birthday is already celebrated in te...

Meet The Mysterious Man Who Mentored César Chávez

ABC News/Univision | Emily Deruy | Posted 03.19.2013 | Latino Voices

In 1952, Fred Ross Sr. was combing the Latino barrios of San Jose, California, for places to hold house meetings. He was trying to build up a local ch...

Spilled Milk: What Would Dr. King Do?

William Lucas Walker | Posted 04.30.2013 | Parents
William Lucas Walker

To celebrate my one-year anniversary writing for The Huffington Post, here is a gift for you at the end of our shortest month: my shortest column. G...

Fred Ross - Presidential Medal of Freedom

Maurice Jourdane | Posted 04.28.2013 | Latino Voices
Maurice Jourdane

Without the persistent effort of Fred Ross, the names Cesar Chavez, Delores Huerta and Gilbert Padilla would be lost in the 100-year turmoil to improve the lives of those who grow the food we daily consume at out tables.

The Grapes of Ross

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.27.2013 | Politics
Peter Dreier

Many Americans know that Barack Obama spent three years as a community organizer in Chicago, but hardly any Americans know about Fred Ross Sr., perhaps the most influential community organizer in American history.

Inaugural Is a Timely Moment to Reflect on President Obama and Immigration Reform

Arturo S. Rodríguez | Posted 03.24.2013 | Latino Voices
Arturo S. Rodríguez

What America needs now is not a new guest worker program but genuine immigration reform. Most Americans who aren't wealthy don't ask "guests" into their homes to do work on an almost permanent basis. Likewise, let's be honest about the term "temporary" worker.

Top 10 Ways Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Wants to Work With Latinos

Tony_Diaz | Posted 02.04.2013 | Latino Voices
Tony_Diaz

After the results of the presidential election, even far right Republican Sherriff Joe Arpaio, famous for his bullish anti-immigrant stance, says that he wants to work with the Latino community.

A Recognition to Cesar Chavez's Monumental Environmental Legacy

Javier Sierra | Posted 12.11.2012 | Green
Javier Sierra

Today, the places where Cesar Chavez lived and worked have become a national monument to the immense significance of his life and the wonderful example of an existence devoted to do as much good for the rest of humanity as possible.

Cynics Hit Obama on Timing of Cesar Chavez Monument--But Obama's Been Celebrating Chavez For Years

Ian Reifowitz | Posted 12.11.2012 | Latino Voices
Ian Reifowitz

We know that Obama, just like Mitt Romney, is running for President. That's all well and good. But it's not as if today is the first time Barack Obama has uttered the name Cesar Chavez.

LOOK: 10 Latino Rebels And Revolutionaries

The Huffington Post | Carolina Moreno | Posted 10.11.2012 | Latino Voices

Revered by some, reviled by others -- Ernesto “Che” Guevara continues to be one the most controversial figures in Latin American history. Tuesd...

#ChavezFail: 12 People Who Thought Obama Honored Hugo Chavez Today

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 10.08.2012 | Los Angeles

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was re-elected for the third time Sunday, vowing to keep his country on a "socialist path." President Barack Obam...

Anna Almendrala

Thousands Uninvited From Obama Ceremony

HuffingtonPost.com | Anna Almendrala | Posted 10.08.2012 | Los Angeles

As many as 3,000 people were uninvited at the last minute from Monday's ceremony with President Barack Obama honoring Latino labor activist Cesar Chav...

Dave Jamieson

What You Didn't Hear At Obama's Cesar Chavez Event

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 10.08.2012 | Politics

President Obama visited Keene, Calif., on Monday to pay tribute to famed civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez, while trying to shore up support ...

Power Is in Your Person

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 12.05.2012 | Impact
Marian Wright Edelman

Dolores Huerta's many successes over the years have proven her right about the power every person can have once they are ready to claim it and work together with others for change.

President Obama: Don't Forget Cesar Chavez's Arizona Legacy At Your Oct. 8th National Monument Ceremony

Jeff Biggers | Posted 12.04.2012 | Latino Voices
Jeff Biggers

When President Obama travels to Keene, California on Monday, October 8th, to establish the César E. Chávez National Monument, I hope he publicly recalls the Arizona native's towering legacy in civil rights and immigration showdowns in Arizona today.

Obama To Designate Monument

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 10.02.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is designating the California home of labor leader Cesar Chavez as a national monument, a move likely to shore up...