Q&A with Baltazar EnrÃquez: Perspectives from Little Village Community Council President
Baltzar EnrÃquez was born in Michoacán, Mexico, and moved to Chicago at the age of three. Little Village, often called
Jasmine Gonzalez: “It takes a village”
Improving the quality of life for the working-class and immigrant populations of Chicago’s southwest side
Maria Nava: Leading From Lived Experience
Nava shares how the barriers of being a first generation immigrant in the U.S., helped shape the work she leads in the service of others.
Alvaro Obregón: Putting Community First
The Associate State Director, Advocacy & Outreach, with AARP Illinois, discusses digital equity, caregiving resources, and how family shapes his love of serving the community.
Carlos Fernandez: Challenging Corporate Power
Creating transformative change by building power with working families through strategic community-labor organizing, grassroots leadership development, civic engagement, and training.
Michelle Bueno Vasquez: Defining Latinidad
Bueno Vasquez discusses how Afro-Latinos experiences are influenced by race, skin tone, in ways distinct from those of other Hispanics, including struggling with their Black identity.
Carlos Matallana: Curiosity & Joy
After-school programs offer mentoring and positive role models for youth. Besides academic support, after-school programs offer a wide range of
Dr. Emma Olivera: Find Your Tribe
Latinos are the most significant and fastest-growing group in the U.S., yet their presence in healthcare, particularly as physicians, remains
Claude Robinson: Eliminating Barriers
In a society that is becoming increasingly diverse, different communities must come together and find common ground. Black and Latino
Jose Muñoz: Living Invisibly
The Latino Policy Forum and Illinois Latino News are partnering to create a 2-year long public awareness campaign that will illuminate the most common form of homelessness experienced in the Latinx community, which is through ‘doubling-up’ or when a person temporarily lives with others.
Roberto Valdez Jr.: Elevating Voices
Advocating for the rights and interests of the Hispanic-Latino community takes a village. Fostering partnerships creates a united front to
Jaime di Paulo: Empowering Latino Entrepreneurs
According to recent reports, the Latino economy is valued at 3.2 trillion dollars, up from $2.8 trillion in 2020. If