Partisan and racialized politics are behind Texas’ 15 years of obstruction to address decades of perpetually high uninsurance rates. For Latinos, whose uninsured numbers exceed 3 million, representing 55% of the state’s uninsured, their health and financial hardships are compounded.
The dismantling and barriers to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and related challenges to incorporate ethnic studies more fully in public schools are about power and privileges – they deter movements toward racial and social justice, leveling equal opportunities to prosperity, and gaining individual and political power.
See Drs Angela Valenzuela and Emilio Zamora, and Dr. Chloe Sikes
The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS) – Tejas Foco will be hosting a conference, “50 Years: The Legacy of NACCS and its Changing Landscape, 1974-2024,” in San Antonio from March 7–9.
