Tina Vasquez
Editor-at-Large at Prism
Features editor, @prismreports: [email protected]. Repped by @IwalaniKim. Board member, @PressOn_South.
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2 weeks ago |
prismreports.org | Derek Trumbo |Tina Vasquez
Maddilyn Marcum is proud to say she was likely among the first transgender women incarcerated in Kentucky to receive hormone replacement therapy (HRT), health care that the 36-year-old says helps alleviate the gender dysphoria she experiences while incarcerated at Northpoint Training Center. But Marcum may soon be denied this critical, gender-affirming care. Republican lawmakers in Kentucky recently introduced two bills targeting incarcerated trans people.
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2 months ago |
azluminaria.org | Tina Vasquez |Carolina Navas |Mónica Ortiz Uribe
Editor’s note: The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) has resources to support reporters’ mental health. Poynter Institute offered advice on managing the relentless news cycle. NAHJ also developed a Journalism Safety Guide. For mental health, Vita Activa is a free, anonymous and confidential helpline that offers emotional and psychological support in English and Spanish for journalists, activists, and human rights defenders facing stress, burnout, and/or digital violence.
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2 months ago |
prismreports.org | Tina Vasquez
Hundreds of low-wage workers from across the South gathered in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Feb. 1 for a “worker power” summit. The event was held on the first day of Black History Month and the 65th anniversary of the historic sit-in that occurred just a few miles away on Elm Street, where four Black North Carolina A&T students sat at a Woolworth’s counter and changed the course of history.
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Jan 17, 2025 |
theguardian.com | Tina Vasquez
Illustration: Michael Tunk/The GuardianIn summer 2017, the Trump administration began quietly separating families at the US-Mexico border. Under the “zero-tolerance” policy formally announced months later, federal immigration authorities removed children as young as four months old from parents or adults who were seeking asylum. The administration didn’t announce any plans for reunification.
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Nov 7, 2024 |
prismreports.org | Tamar Sarai |Alexandra Martinez |Tina Vasquez |Ray Levy Uyeda
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