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Melissa Castillo: Let’s stop breaking our promise to migrant workers  

by Beacon Media | Jun 18, 2025 | Agriculture, Local Organizing, Migration, North Carolina Community, Reclaiming Rural, U.S. Politics

What is changing is that despite decades of anti-immigrant rhetoric, I believed the line would be drawn at turning these services into weapons. That the government would not use school records, Medicaid applications, or tax forms to target the families that feed our nation.

Stevie Brooks: How we turned a protest into our version of a church 

by Stevie Brooks | Mar 25, 2025 | Faith, LGBTQ+, Local Organizing, Migration, Stevie Brooks, U.S. Politics, Western North Carolina

A rally held in protest of federal actions, courtesy of Stevie Brooks. Last month, the leader of a protest in Shelby gathered the community and conquered fears and critics.  By Stevie Brooks  Beacon Media  When I got home the night of the big protest I...

The Rev. C.J. Brinson: The Christian right does not know Jesus

by C.J. Brinson | Jan 27, 2025 | Black Community, Faith, Latino Community, LGBTQ+, Migration, Politics, Rev. C.J. Brinson, U.S. Politics, Women's rights

Pastor C.J. Brinson takes on how President Donald Trump and his supporters have used religion in the president’s first days in office.

Flor Herrera-Picasso: How North Carolina fails its farmworkers

by Beacon Media | Jul 1, 2024 | Agriculture, Flor Herrera-Picasso, Healthcare, Latino Community, Migration, North Carolina, Politics, Reclaiming Rural

Justice after the horrific death of José Arturo González Mendoza would mean we ensure dignity for farmworkers across North Carolina. By Flor Herrera-Picasso One year ago this September, José Arturo González Mendoza, 30, was headed to work in Nash County, picking sweet...
For Latinos, ‘parent’s rights’ should be about support and respect

For Latinos, ‘parent’s rights’ should be about support and respect

by Elizabeth Herrera | May 21, 2024 | Education, Elizabeth Herrera, Latino Community, Local Politics, Migration, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, Reclaiming Rural

Growing up, I aimed to leave rural North Carolina, but now I help Latino families navigate education through Casa Azul.

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