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Latinx Gun Control Activists Emma González & Samantha Fuentes Featured in Documentary ‘Us Kids’

Kiko Martinez — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 21:20:59 +0000

After a successful festival run this year, including a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in January, the documentary Us Kids is now hitting virtual cinemas. The film will be available through the Alamo Drafthouse virtual screening platform, Alamo on Demand, starting October 30. Directed by Kim A. Snyder (Newton),

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Help This 7-Year-Old Deliver a Heartfelt Letter to Her Hero, Emma González

Yara Simón — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 19:46:19 +0000

To many, Emma González is a hero. In the weeks since Nikolas Cruz opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, she and her classmates have pushed for gun control. But the amount of visibility she has garnered has also made her a target of pro-National Rifle Association (NRA) trolls. From someone

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Pro-NRA Trolls Are Spreading Fake Image of Emma González Ripping Up the Constitution

Remezcla Estaff — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 17:42:51 +0000

On Saturday, Emma González delivered a poignant speech at the March for Our Lives, a nationwide protest for gun control that she and her classmates organized. The speech ran the same amount of time as it took Nikolas Cruz to open fire at her high school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, before he abandoned his weapon and

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Emma González Going Silent Is the Most Powerful Moment From March For Our Lives Protest

Yara Simón — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 19:29:18 +0000

It’s been more than a month since Emma González was thrust into the national spotlight. On February 17, the senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas delivered a powerful speech after Nikolas Cruz, a former student, opened fire and killed 17. Since then, she and a group of her classmates have come together to push for gun

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Politician Forced to Apologize After Calling Parkland Survivor Emma González a “Skinhead Lesbian”

Remezcla Estaff — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:01:39 +0000

In the month since the devastating shooting that tok place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Cuban-American senior Emma González has become one of the faces of the gun control movement. Days after former classmate Nikolas Cruz killed 17 and injured many more, González delivered a powerful speech about the need to change gun laws.

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