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Under a renewed push for deportations, longstanding residents of Candelaria, Texas, are being seized from their homes in the dead of night, tearing families apart and silencing a community.

Words by Sam Karas and Rob D’Amico

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In a Tiny Border Town, a Knock on the Door — palabra.
Under a renewed push for deportations, longstanding residents of Candelaria, Texas, are being seized from their homes in the dead of night, tearing families apart and silencing a community.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM
A congratulations and ¡felicidades! to Kavita Cardoza who just became one of the two 2026 recipients of the Heising-Simons Foundation’s American Mosaic Journalism Prize for her palabra story: “For an Alabama Educator, a Job Done Too Well?” Read her prize-winning story here: tinyurl.com/3rpdrpt6
For an Alabama Educator, a Job Done Too Well? — palabra.
In Russellville, Alabama, Superintendent Heath Grimes won national recognition for serving the city’s growing Hispanic student body. Then the district showed him the door.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Are we still scrolling through Bad Bunny videos this a.m.?

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February 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
A former Eagles chef tackles all 32 NFL teams — not on the field, but on the plate, in a new cookbook that highlights the deep roots of Latino flavors in football culture.

Words by Rich Tenorio, @rbtenorio

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From the Super Bowl to the Supper Bowl — palabra.
A former Eagles chef tackles all 32 NFL teams — not on the field, but on the plate, in a new cookbook that highlights the deep roots of Latino flavors in football culture.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Welcome to our first webinar of the year: Creative Narrative for Journalists.

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January 20, 2026 at 10:37 PM
A Latino independent journalist and former CNN correspondent reflects on his experience meeting face-to-face the anti-immigrant rhetoric from Los Angeles to Minneapolis.

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Between the Observer and the Participant: He Follows ICE Across the Country, Fearing to Bear Witness — palabra.
A Latino independent journalist and former CNN correspondent reflects on his experience meeting face-to-face the anti-immigrant rhetoric from Los Angeles to Minneapolis.
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February 4, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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January 20, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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December 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
From Colorado to California, Latino history is still fighting to be seen. Preservation advocates are now working to ensure these stories aren’t erased.
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Efforts to Preserve Latino Historical Monuments After Decades of Racism Left Them Neglected — palabra.
Decades of neglect and racism left Latino historical monuments in ruins. These communities are reclaiming their history and fighting to preserve these cultural landmarks.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
What was meant to be a historic first for America’s pastime — a Mexican Pacific League baseball franchise anchored north of the border — has become a bureaucratic curveball.
December 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
In her new novel, author Mirta Ojito looks at a haunting question: How can an ancestor die in a shipwreck, yet be your grandmother?
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December 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Alejandro Sánchez is fighting to reclaim a Sonoran mine seized by Los Chapitos, a job he took the job to help the orphanage that raised him.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
In 2025, CHLA abruptly shut down its Center for Transyouth Health and Development, leaving 3,000 young patients without care. CHLA chose caution, but St. John’s Community Health chose defiance. They kept every worker, kept every patient, and fought back in court.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Ten years after her brother’s deportation, Doris Anahí Muñoz reflects on what it means to live between two countries, to grieve across borders, and to reclaim the land that gave her family life.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Mientras la crisis de personas sin hogar en Arizona se agrava, ciudades como South Tucson se debaten entre la compasión y el control, algunos líderes piden empatía, otros más mano dura.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
As Arizona’s homelessness crisis deepens, cities like South Tucson are torn between compassion and control, with some leaders calling for care and others pushing for crackdowns.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
For 35 years, Antonio Estrada and Gloria Valenzuela have honored their loved ones and their borderland roots through Día de Muertos altar-making in Tucson. Their ofrendas, rich with memory and color, continue to teach others the meaning of remembrance.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In Ciudad Juárez, harm-reduction workers with Programa Compañeros provide safe spaces for people who use heroin … even as police and military presence grows.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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🇨🇴 🇺🇸 La periodista Ana María Betancourt recibe el galardón #PremioNuevasPlumas Estados Unidos con la crónica ‘El deporte más feo sobre la tierra’, una historia sobre inmigrantes que practican en Nueva York las carreras de patinaje sobre ruedas dozz.es/3g38i21
Ana María Betancourt gana el primer Premio Nuevas Plumas Estados Unidos de periodismo
La periodista y escritora colombiana recibe el galardón con la crónica ‘El deporte más feo sobre la tierra’, una historia sobre inmigrantes latinoamericanos que se las ingenian para practicar en Nueva York las carreras de patinaje sobre ruedas
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October 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
For the first time since 2020, Predator drones flew over U.S. protests — this time in Los Angeles. Homeland Security says it was for “situational awareness.” Critics call it “a gross abuse of authority.” www.palabranahj.org/archive/pred...
October 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
In Sunland Park, NM, a $165B data center project backed by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank is set to reshape the local economy. But residents facing unsafe drinking water are asking whether basic needs will be overlooked in the rush to power AI. Learn more: www.palabranahj.org/archive/the-...
October 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Del cine clásico al streaming global, los actores latinos están ganando visibilidad en Hollywood. El autor Luis Reyes dice que la industria vive un cambio real: “Cada vez que leo las revistas, hay un nuevo nombre latino o latina.” www.palabranahj.org/archive/haci...
¿Hacia dónde va la presencia de latinos en Hollywood? — palabra.
Con estrellas como Jenna Ortega y Pedro Pascal triunfando, ¿hay un avance real para los latinos en Hollywood? Expertos de la industria revelan por qué el verdadero progreso requiere más poder detrás d...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
From classic cinema to global streaming, Latino actors are gaining visibility in Hollywood.

Author Luis Reyes calls it real progress: “Every time I read the trades, there’s a new Latino or Latina name.”

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October 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Puerto Rican poet Martín Espada uses an unconventional metaphor for colonialism: iguanas. In his new piece, the poet dissects this relationship in the last poem from his new collection, “Jailbreak of Sparrows,” which was published this year.
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Iguanas on the Tombstones: A Poet's Metaphor for Colonialism — palabra.
National Book Award winner Martín Espada uses iguanas—Puerto Rico's invasive reptiles—as a powerful metaphor for colonialism in his new poetry collection. This is how he connects the island's history ...
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October 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM