Marisa Peñaloza
Stories
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National
60 years after Bloody Sunday in Alabama, elusive racial progress in Selma
Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today local activists say they're still fighting stubborn segregation, poverty and gun violence.
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Maryland company promotes empanada tradition while giving Latin workers a job
The owner of this business says she’s on a mission to show the richness and diversity of Latin American food, one empanada at a time
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Millions of low-cost homes are deteriorating, making the U.S. housing shortage worse
Older homes are the only ones many Americans can afford, but they are costly to fix and maintain, especially for seniors. A patchwork of programs to help are underfunded and have years-long waitlists.
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'I’m so grateful to these people.' Latino workers in storm-hit Tennessee feel isolated but hopeful
There are barriers preventing many Latino farm workers in northeastern Tennessee from trying to get help, but the extended Latino community is bringing the help to them.
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On a Tennessee street hit hard by Helene flooding, strangers show up to help
Across Eastern Tennessee, people are connecting on social media to help clear out ruined furniture, scrub off mud, and deliver jugs of water so people can flush toilets.
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A Palestinian American raises more than $1 million to feed his family and others in Gaza
U.S. Palestinians are helping their families evacuate, rebuild, and buy basics like food.
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Activists call to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge because he owned enslaved people
Some activists and historians says it's time to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge
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Women of color still lag behind in STEM jobs, despite efforts to change
STEM careers are still lagging when it comes to hiring women of color.
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Maui fire survivors struggle to find long-term housing, half a year after the blazes
Thousands of people are still displaced and living in limbo 6 months after the wildfires on Maui. The disaster has deepened a housing crisis, and is taking a toll on fire survivors.
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Six months after the Maui fires, an uncertain economy for the island
As Maui observes the six month mark since the deadly wildfires, business leaders are sounding the alarm about the state of the tourism-dependent economy.
