Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/social-justice/ Our Thing Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/social-justice/ 144 144 Meet Paola Velez, the Pastry Chef Raising Millions for Social Justice Movements https://remezcla.com/features/food/paola-velez-pastry-chef-raising-millions-social-justice-movements/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:50:00 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=307482 For pastry chef Paola Velez, baking tres leches cornbread and Maria cookie icebox cakes is as much about feeding her community’s appetite for home as it is about giving back. Last year, the Washington, DC-based Dominican-American chef went viral for launching Bakers Against Racism. This bake sale raised millions of dollars supporting the global fight for racial

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]]> IMG_5135 Courtesy of Paola Velez. Where We Go From Here: On the Future of Colombia’s Protests, According to 5 Local Activists https://remezcla.com/features/culture/colombia-protests-activists-discuss-where-we-go-from-here/ Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:00:53 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=306060 Since April 28, thousands of people have spilled out onto the streets of Colombia, joining mass demonstrations that have ignited a national reckoning over deep-rooted social inequality. Protests started over a tax reform that President Iván Duque claimed was crucial to closing the fiscal gap induced by the COVID-19 crisis, but that critics said would

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]]> Christina_Colombia Protest1 Photo by Christina Noriega For Remezcla Aloe Blacc on ‘the Issue With Politics as Usual’ https://remezcla.com/culture/aloe-blacc-qualified-immunity-note-rolling-stone/ Fri, 03 Jul 2020 18:16:47 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=282542 Qualified immunity has acted as an almost impenetrable cloak of protection for the police force and other executive branch officials in the United States since the ‘80s. In an attempt to balance accountability and shielding, qualified immunity exempts them from suits that do not violate “clearly established” federal laws. As a result, racist and/or ill-equipped

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]]> Avicii Tribute Concert for Mental Health Awareness Aloe Blacc performs live on stage during an Avicii tribute concert to raise awareness for mental health at Friends Area on December 5, 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden. Photo by Michael Campanella/Getty Rep. Joaquin Castro on Police Brutality in Latino Communities https://remezcla.com/culture/joaquin-castro-police-brutality-conversation-following-police-killings/ Mon, 29 Jun 2020 17:23:11 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=282325 Over the last couple of weeks, instances of police violence have continued in the face of growing protests and calls to defund the police. In addition to the killing of Black men such as Rayshard Brooks, who was shot in Atlanta, the deaths of several Latino men have also become part of the national conversation

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]]> ‘Love Walk’ Marches Through Tampa In Solidarity With Black Lives Matter Movement Dave Gonzalez stands in protest at the "Love Walk" holding a Defund Police sign before the start of the "Love Walk" at Curtis Hixon Park on June 27, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images