{"id":5058415,"date":"2022-02-11T17:51:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T17:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malatinonews.com\/?p=5058415"},"modified":"2022-02-11T17:51:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T17:51:24","slug":"maln-opinion-rosario-ubiera-minaya-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/maln\/2022\/02\/11\/maln-opinion-rosario-ubiera-minaya-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MALN Opinion+: Rosario Ubiera-Minaya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MALN Opinion+: Rosario Ubiera-Minaya\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/id_nMPH3KZ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MALN Opinion plus is a space for our opinions, where we talk about current events and questions the Latino community is curious about! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week on Opinion+ we were joined by Rosario Ubiera-Minaya, Executive Director for Amplify Latinx. The non-profit was founded in 2017 and acts as a bi-lingual catalyst that advocates for equity, diversity, and the inclusion of Latinos and people of color in Massachusetts. Executive Director Ubiera-Minaya, herself describes the organization as a \u201chigh-impact group of professionals, entrepreneurs, changemakers, disruptors, and advocates focused on closing opportunity gaps statewide.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opportunity is a huge driving force for Amplify Latinx. It is clear that not all groups of people start at the same place in life and the non-profit is working to build the wealth and prosperity of the Latino community by offering opportunities and pathways to success with their many programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last February, Amplify Latinx along with other Boston area social-justice groups filed an administrative civil rights complaint against the city alleging that the city government fosters discrimination towards Black and Latino-owned businesses by maintaining a public recruitment system that excludes these businesses from equally contracting opportunities. Executive Director Ubiera-Minaya, described that this can be seen largely in construction contracts where wealthier, white-owned businesses are often prioritized and placed in more attractive areas of the city where Latinos and other people of color are left out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of now in February 2022, the administrative complaint has yet to be addressed by the city government but Amplify Latinx is watching closely as Mayor Wu&#8217;s administration attempts to address issues such as the ones described in their complaint.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To hear more of this important conversation and learn about how you can get involved be sure to watch this week&#8217;s full episode of MALN Opinion+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Resources mentioned in this episode:\u00a0https:\/\/amplifylatinx.co\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Director for Amplify Latinx closing opportunity 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