Elderly Latino Parents Struggle When Children Are Behind Bars
By Araceli Martinez Ortega
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – “It is a horrible thing! When I am eating is when I remember my son more than ever, and I say only God knows what they are giving him to eat. I wouldn’t wish what I am going through on anybody,” said María Solorzano. Read more >>
The Commission’s Dr. Maya Rockeymoore participated in a protest outside Peter G. Peterson’s Fiscal Summit. Watch a video of the protest below:
Struggle for Equality Continues for Civil Rights Generation
By L. Toni Lewis, New America Media
Adorned in a freshly-ironed dress and satchel for her books, Ruby Bridges, age six, walked past an angry mob and into the doors of William Frantz Elementary School. The girl’s father was initially reluctant to let his daughter become the school’s first African American student, but her mother felt strongly that the move was needed not only to give her daughter a better education but rather to “take this step forward for all African American children.” Read more >>
