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A Rundown of the Philadelphia Mayoral Candidates - The Latino Angle
BY ERICKA CONANT ON APRIL 10, 2023
On May 16, voters will head to the polls to cast their vote for one of 12 Philadelphia mayoral candidates, The candidate list is crowded and the race is close, but for those looking for specific information on Latino issues before they vote – ¡Presente! has got you covered.
“Yo tengo una vida que se alinea más con la crisis de la ciudad”, dice Quiñones-Sánchez
BY IMPACTO EL MARZO 24, 2023
María Quiñones, exconcejala del Distrito 7 de Filadelfia, dimitió a su cargo para correr por la alcaldía de una de las ciudades con más dificultades en la nación, la cual está atravesando por la exacerbación de dos grandes crisis.
¡Presente! Media busca garantizar que los latinos de Filadelfia estén presentes en las elecciones para alcalde de 2023
POR ERICKA CONANT EDITADO POR GABRIELA WATSON-BURKETT EL 13 DE FEBRERO DE 2023
El voto latino en Filadelfia tiene el potencial de ser decisivo y poderoso. En una ciudad donde el 15,4% de la población es de ascendencia latina, los jóvenes latinos que van a votar por primera vez podrían estimular el impacto de este grupo demográfico en las elecciones generales de noviembre.
¡Presente! Media seeks to ensure the presence of Philadelphia’s Latinx community in 2023 mayoral election
BY ERICKA CONANT EDITED BY GABRIELA WATSON-BURKETT ON FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The Latino vote in Philadelphia has the potential to be decisive and powerful. In a city where 15.4% of the population is of Latino descent, young first-time Latinx voters could fuel the impact of this demographic in the November General Election.
Latina immigrants navigating motherhood l Short documentary
BY GABRIELA WATSON-BURKETT, MICHELLE MYERS AND BECCA HAYDU ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Latina immigrants navigating motherhood is a ¡Presente! Media short documentary about the experiences of three Latina immigrants becoming mothers in the United States.
Madres inmigrantes latinas enfrentan desafíos para recibir y acceder a atención prenatal adecuada
POR EMILY NEIL CON CONTRIBUCION DE MICHELLE MYERS EL 23 DE SETIEMBRE DE 2022
Extrañando a la familia, lidiando contra el racismo en los consultorios médicos y forjando una comunidad para apoyarse mutuamente: Tres madres inmigrantes latinas en el área de Filadelfia comparten sus historias de embarazo.
Latina Immigrant Mothers Face Challenges in Receiving and Accessing Adequate Prenatal Care
BY EMILY NEIL WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MICHELLE MYERS ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Missing home and family, facing racism in doctor’s offices, and forging community to support one another: Three Latina immigrant moms in the Philadelphia area share their pregnancy stories.
GALAEI from Latinx to QTBIPOC
BY MICHELLE MYERS ON NOVEMBER 4, 2021
In Philadelphia, poet and activist David Acosta took note of this disparity and founded GALAEI to give the queer latinx community a hub for services and linkage to care. Now, after 32 years, GALAEI has officially expanded its doors to all queer people of color.
El sombrero que perdio su nombre y la ecuatoriana que busca reivindicarlo
POR MICHELLE MYERS EL 3 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2021
En 2017 nació YAKU WARE. Yaku significa agua en quechua ,una de las lenguas indígenas de Ecuador, un ingrediente clave para la supervivencia de la palma toquilla que crece en la costa del país.
Story of a misnomer and the woman set to fix it
BY MICHELLE MYERS ON NOVEMBER 3, 2021
In 2017, YAKU WARE was born. Yaku means water in Quechua—one of Ecuador’s Indigenous languages, a key ingredient for the survival of the toquilla palm growing in the coast of the country.
What Sanctuary Schools mean for Latinx families in the School District of Philadelphia
BY BECCA HAYDU ON NOVEMBER 2, 2021
In 2020, ICE detained an immigrant mother as she was taking her child to school. The community, along with JUNTOS, responded by organizing a campaign to create Sanctuary Schools to address the education inequities that uniquely affect children with immigrant parents. On June 2021, the Philadelphia Board of Education approved the Sanctuary School Resolution.
The Time is Now for the Road to Citizenship
BY LETICIA ROA NIXON ON AUGUST 05, 2021
On February 18, 2021, President Joe Biden officially sent the proposed U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 to Congress as part of his commitment to modernize the country's immigration system. The legislative proposal, led by Representative Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), aims to create an 8-year pathway to citizenship to keep families together, embrace diversity, and promote the integration of immigrants and refugees.
El Tiempo es Ahora para el Camino a la Ciudadanía
POR LETICIA ROA NIXON EL AGOSTO 05 DEL 2021
El 18 de febrero de 2021, el presidente Joe Biden envió oficialmente la propuesta de Ley de Ciudadanía 2021 al Congreso, como parte de su compromiso para modernizar el sistema de inmigración del país. Esta propuesta legislativa, dirigida por la representante Linda Sánchez (D-CA) y el senador Robert Menéndez (D-NJ), tiene como finalidad crear un camino de 8 años hacia la ciudadanía para mantener a las familias unidas, acoger la diversidad, y promover la integración de inmigrantes y refugiados.
Recognizing, understanding, and navigating guilt with immigrant parents
BY ERICKA CONANT ON JULY 08, 2021
Second generation immigrants have at least one parent who left their homeland. To be raised by an immigrant means that a portion of their shaping and molding of us as a person heavily references their immigration story — their exodus — and the constant comparison of their upbringing from our own.
Moving to North Philly from São Paulo taught me about Black and Latinx resilience
BY GABRIELA WATSON-BURKETT ON JULY 01, 2021 | PUBLISHER: PLAN PHILLY
¡Presente! Media Co-Founder Gabriela reflects on her time living in North Philly coming from São Paulo, Brazil.
“Luchando por un futuro mejor” - Behind Gen Z Latinx motivation to give back to the community
BY CELIA ALVES AND MICHELLE MYERS ON JUNE 24, 2021
Whether it is by protesting in the streets to support Black Lives Matter, better climate change policies and gun control, or undermining former president Trump’s Tulsa rally using their Tik-tok accounts, Gen Z members have proven themselves a force of change.
The documentary ‘40 Years a Prisoner’ reveals the story of one man's fight for justice and details the history of police violence in Philadelphia
BY LAURA ANAYA-MORGA & KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR ON MAY 20, 2021
40 Years a Prisoner, from filmmaker Tommy Oliver, lays out the story of Mike Africa Jr., a man who spent his entire life fighting to free his parents, members of the MOVE Organization, from prison.
Documentary ‘40 Years A Prisoner’ features Mike Africa Jr.’s decades long fight for justice
BY LAURA ANAYA-MORGA & KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR ON MAY 13, 2021
Mike Africa Jr. spent most of his life fighting to free his parents from prison. Both were incarcerated and convicted as members of the MOVE 9. The HBO Documentary, 40 Years a Prisoner, outlines the stark similarities between policing in Philadelphia today compared to the 1970’s.
La coalición Shut Down Berks reflexiona sobre acciones desarrolladas el año pasado y expresa esperanza para 2021
POR LAURA ANAYA-MORGA EL 1 ABRIL 2021
La coalición Shut Down Berks continúa abogando por la liberación de las familias inmigrantes que buscan asilo en los Estados Unidos; siguen esperanzados por un cambio positivo con la administración Biden.
Los refrigeradores comunitarios en Filadelfia refuerzan una larga tradición de ayuda mutua en la ciudad
POR LAURA ANAYA-MORGA Y FOTOS POR BECCA HAYDU EL 25 MARZO 2021
Filadelfia tiene una larga tradición con las sociedades de ayuda mutua que han servido como catalizador para recursos modernos, y han inspirado la creación de The People's Fridge por dos hermanas en West Philly y de South Philadelphia Community Fridges en South Philly.