Rise Up: Be Heard

COACHELLA, CA — On any given day, Hermila Treviño-Sauceda, 58, can be spotted around town wearing her usual…

If gentrification had a ground zero, it just might be San Francisco’s Mission District. A neighborhood infused with…

Senia thought nothing of the two young men trailing behind her as she walked to her local bus stop in Usulután, El…

When Maria Conchita Pozar González talks about her hometown of Ocumicho, in the Mexican state of Michoacán, she does…

Kody Stoebig is a Visalia native who currently works with The kNOw, a youth media organization in Fresno,…

Betty Marquez will be exploring issues of environmental racism in southeast Los Angeles and its effects on the…

Gabriela Espinal, from San Diego, recently graduated from UC Santa Cruz where she earned degrees in art history and…

Betty Marquez will be exploring issues of environmental racism in southeast Los Angeles and its effects on the…

Until 18-year-old college student Monica Valera spoke to Fusion three weeks ago, she knew nothing about where to get…

I felt like a horrible mother, and my baby wasn’t even born yet. I can remember crying in bed at night, unable to…

SAN FRANCISCO – As a 14-year-old, Ayanna Rasheed never dreamed she would one day be valedictorian of her high school…

BAKERSFIELD, CA – For decades, parents and community leaders in this part of rural Kern County have fought to make…

Landing a steady job in today’s economy isn’t easy. But if you’re transgender, it’s nearly impossible.

LOS ANGELES, CA—With the Supreme Court on the cusp of a decision that will impact the lives of millions of…

CRESCENT CITY, CA—More than a year has passed since 13-year-old Dante Hat-Anew Wayne Romannose-Jones was shot and kil…

Stories about school shootings like last week’s murder-suicide at UCLA have become a relative constant in the news…

It's election season, and eligible voters are being encouraged to register and make their voices heard at the polls.…

Whether it be a result of increased police presence at schools, or the overuse of suspensions and expulsions,…