Josiah Paulo Mendoza

4 days ago | voiceofoc.org | Erika Taylor |Josiah Paulo Mendoza

Amidst increased ICE activity, parking lots and sidewalks that were once gathering places for day laborers across OC have largely become ghost towns. Only a scattered few laborers keep showing up, motivated by providing for their families and mounting financial troubles amid the recent immigration raids. A day laborer leans against his car as a security guard sits in his parked vehicle next to him.

1 week ago | voiceofoc.org | Erika Taylor |Josiah Paulo Mendoza

Today celebrates the day that the last of the enslaved African Americans were freed — Juneteenth. “Juneteenth means freedom. I mean, this was our liberty. This was our freedom,” said Earl Daryn, 90, a Corona resident who attended a weekend festival in Santa Ana celebrating the holiday. “Fourth of July really doesn’t mean anything because we weren’t free on the fourth of July,” Daryn said. “This is our Fourth of July.”Earl Daryn, 90, celebrates Juneteenth in Santa Ana, Calif., on June 14, 2025.

1 week ago | buff.ly | Erika Taylor |Josiah Paulo Mendoza

Today celebrates the day that the last of the enslaved African Americans were freed — Juneteenth. “Juneteenth means freedom. I mean, this was our liberty. This was our freedom,” said Earl Daryn, 90, a Corona resident who attended a weekend festival in Santa Ana celebrating the holiday. “Fourth of July really doesn’t mean anything because we weren’t free on the fourth of July,” Daryn said.

2 weeks ago | voiceofoc.org | Erika Taylor |Josiah Paulo Mendoza

Tomorrow, families from across Orange County and the nation will gather in places like Centennial Regional Park in Santa Ana to celebrate Juneteenth – the day slavery ended for all Black Americans over 160 years ago.