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"The time has come to speak up for what you think is right," Left this hellscape for bsky.app writes. "Don’t let our communities — especially the vulnerable ones that are current being attacked and dehumanized — down." buff.ly/3DhxLsZ

"We tend to believe we should offer a fix, a solution. The truth is that what most people want is to feel seen and heard by an empathetic listener," Mar Cabra says. buff.ly/4gGZIci

“It’s not enough to just drop something into the laps of local teams and hope they’ll use it exactly as-is,” writes Emma Carew Grovum. buff.ly/3Dj9mDn

Six months ago, we set out to answer a simple question: Where is Texas building its highly touted border wall? It is a (purposefully) difficult one to answer. apps.texastribune.org/features/2024/…

An absolute honor to contribute to Nieman Lab’s predictions for 2025 annual project. The theme: We’re at our core as humans seeking some form of inclusion and belonging, acronyms aside. DBEI is here to stay. Grateful to Investigative Reporters & Editors for my job. Link: niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-qu…

"At our core, journalists are not easily deterred. Now is another era of testing what we are made of. It's time to keep up the work, however we each can, in grand and subtle ways." Read more from my wise friend:

Our very own Francisco Vara-Orta is featured in Nieman Lab’s Predictions for Journalism, 2025! Read his piece: niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-qu…

"DBEI work has survived being en vogue, falling out of favor, then welcomed back again — several times," writes Francisco Vara-Orta. buff.ly/3VLy3yP

Officer Brian Sicknick. Officer Howard Liebengood. Officer Jeffrey Smith. Officer Gunther Hashida. Officer Kyle DeFreytag. Five officers lost their lives because of January 6, 2021. Approximately 140 officers were injured. We’re forever indebted.

A good way to decide what to post about LA wildfires right now is to imagine the 2,000 plus bereaved families as the primary audience. Not posting is also an option.

Josie Huang, tireless chronicler of SoCal's Asian American communities among so many others, lost her home in the Altadena fires. Please help her family if you can. buff.ly/4fR5XsX

Bakersfield is my hometown. Footage and posts about these raids has been all over my social media this week. Really good story by Sergio Olmos calmatters.org/economy/2025/0…

With continued layoffs and efforts to ban DEI programs, how can media professionals from marginalized communities balance personal identity with professional success? IRE’s Francisco Vara-Orta shared advice in URL Media’s latest newsletter. mailchi.mp/url-media.com/…

IRE offers Spanish-language workshops on accessing public information and introduction to data journalism — and we’re looking to expand our training options! What other classes would you like to take in Spanish? Déjenos saber qué tipo de talleres le interesaría tomar en español

Yes we would be interested!

ATTN JOURNALISTS: if you know anyone who teaches at a HSI, or attends one, or is a student of color at ANY institution, have them apply for a fellowship to cover their expenses. Local, regional, statewide or out of state are all welcome! DEADLINE IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS.

The Justice Department's chief information officer in the immigration review division — a disabled veteran — just resigned. His letter to colleagues is worth a read.

NEW: Under Operation Lone Star, Texas DPS has quietly built out an expansive surveillance apparatus—one that’s increasingly powered by artificial intelligence. Proposed laws provide few guardrails.🧵 w/ Texas Observer + Pulitzer Center texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surv…

My time Houston Landing was cut short today, but I’m incredibly proud of the work I accomplished. Our team put our hearts into every story. I’m open to journalism opportunities, but I want to take a moment to applaud our team. houstonlanding.org/houston-landin…