Community Voices

By Henrik Rehbinder Amid the grief of the loss of her son, Jesse Romero, at the hands of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers, Teresa Dominguez can’t comprehend the death of her 14 year-old and reje... Read More...

By Henrik Rehbinder Tobacco addiction has serious adverse effects on the health of Latinos and has a direct and indisputable link to those diseases that hit the community the hardest, such as heart disease a... Read More...

By Tiffany Kinh Lam Community Contributor An ongoing discussion between city officials and Boyle Heights residents regarding the future development of a vacant lot on the Southeast corner of 1st Street an... Read More...

By Alex Medina Boyle Heights Beat Ready, set, go. Once again, I was in the same position as last year, but I was much more prepared this time. As soon as I crossed that starting line, I knew that I was ab... Read More...

This article was created as part of a writing workshop organized by Boyle Heights Beat and ELACC. By Elvira Sánchez My name is Elvira and I have been living in Boyle Heights for nine years now. I am 28 ye... Read More...

By Guillermina Quezada This article was created as part of a writing workshop organized by Boyle Heights Beat and ELACC. It’s October 18, 1995, in Leesburg, Virginia. At 4:30 in the afternoon a girl is bo... Read More...

My family immigrated to the United States when I was seven years old. I don’t remember much from the trip other than I fell asleep in Mexico and I woke up in Boyle Heights. I still remember that cold November n... Read More...