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Amid An Unprecedented Immigration Crackdown, Durham Tries to Hold the Line
NORTH CAROLINA - As the Trump administration ramps up deportations and pushes the boundaries of federal law, Durham is contending with the limits of its ability to protect its immigrant community. An organizer, a lawyer, a pastor, and a sheriff try to navigate the new reality.
Article by Barry Yeoman and Vibhav Nandagiri
Photos: Roderico Y. Díaz for The Assembly
April 2025
Despite Pollution Concerns, the Haw River is a Vital Community Centerpiece
NORTH CAROLINA - With miles of walking trails along the Haw River, paddle excursions, concerts, restaurants, and even its own craft brewery, Saxapahaw is bursting at the seams on weekends with visitors.
Article by Emily Gibson Rhyne
Photos: Emily Gibson Rhyne
March 2024
A nimble New York grocery store follows Latino immigration to the south
NORTH CAROLINA - It started with a single Dominican bodega worker. Now his family’s chain, Compare Foods, has found a sweet spot in the sun belt’s changing demographics
Article by Tina Vasquez
Photos: Roderico Y. Díaz for The Guardian
March 2024
The New Latino South
NORTH CAROLINA - A new movement wants to establish that the Haw River has its own independent, inalienable rights. It’s a long shot, but organizers hope it can change the framing of environmental protection.
Article by Tina Vasquez
Photos: Roderico Y. Díaz for palabra.
April 2024
Shepherds of the FLOC
NORTH CAROLINA - Temporary farmworkers in North Carolina often face harsh and illegal conditions. But the union that represents them is in turmoil amid questions about its leadership.
Article by Tina Vasquez
Photos: Roderico Y. Díaz for The Assembly
October 2023
Between Place and Party
NORTH CAROLINA - Charles Graham has rejected party orthodoxy, gone internet viral, and run a dozen points ahead of the Democratic ticket. Now, his bid for an upset congressional victory highlights the challenge for North Carolina’s moderate rural Democrats.
Article by Barry Yeoman
Photos: Roderico Y. Díaz for The Assembly
April 2022
The Contested Swamps of Robeson County
NORTH CAROLINA - A behemoth natural-gas facility, sitting atop a disrupted archeological site, represents the latest environmental challenge for one of the state’s most diverse yet burdened counties. But the debate over history, benefit, and protection is far more complicated than it first appears.
Article by Barry Yeoman
Photos: Roderico Y. Díaz for The Assembly
September 2021
Che Apalache’s Joe Troop Pleads for Empathy in New Song ‘Mercy for Migrants’
NOGALES, MEXICO - New recording features Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, along with a video filmed at the borderlands near Nogales, Arizona
Article: Rolling Stone
Video: Iximché Media for Joe Troop
August 2021
in Guatemala, Justice Prevailed in Emblematic Wartime Sexual Violence Case
GUATEMALA CITY - Maya Achí survivors and their families celebrated the groundbreaking verdict that convicted five former paramilitaries of crimes against humanity during the country’s internal armed conflict.
Photo Essay: Roderico Y. Díaz for NACLA
February 2022
After Lengthy Court Battle, Five Ex-Paramilitary Soldiers Convicted for Sexualized Violence against Indigenous Women in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY — In late January, in a landmark case for justice in Guatemala, five former paramilitary soldiers were convicted by a special tribunal of crimes against humanity for sexualized violence committed against five indigenous Maya Achí women in the early ’80s
Article by Emily G. Rhyne and Roderico Y. Díaz
Photos: Roderico Y. Díaz for: Women’s Media Center (WMC), February 2022
Pan de muerto: una receta que celebra tradición y sabor
Durham.- Uno de los elementos principales que representa el sabor y el olor en la decoración de los altares para las el Día de Muertos es el tradicional pan de muerto.
Nota y Fotografía Roderico Y. Díaz para Qué Pasa Media Network
Mujeres Achí ganan una larga batalla en las cortes de Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY - En un caso histórico para la justicia en Guatemala, un tribunal especial condenó a cinco ex paramilitares a 30 años de cárcel por deberes contra la humanidad en su modalidad de violencia sexual cometidos durante el conflicto armado interno en Guatemala (1960-1996).
Texto y fotografías: Roderico Y. Díaz y Emily G. Rhyne para Avispa Midia (México)
Celebraron festival para honrar a difuntos con altares, comidas y danzas
Varias organizaciones y comunidades alrededor de Carolina del Norte han realizado diversos eventos en los últimos días para conmemorar el Día de Muertos, una tradición que muchos países en América Latina celebran para honrar a los difuntos y particularmente en México que resalta por su colorido y tradiciones culturales.
Nota y Fotografía Roderico Y. Díaz para Qué Pasa Media Network
Evento comunitario de vacunación COVID-19 en Durham el sábado
Una jornada de vacunación gratuita y sin cita previa se realizará el día de mañana 12 de noviembre en el Wheels Fun Park, una pista de patinaje ubicada en Durham.
Nota y video para Qué Pasa Media Network