Student Op-Eds Picked up by Local Publications
Students in Jessica Lopez Lyman's spring 2021 Latina/o/x Social Movements class wrote op-eds based on themes from the class. The op-eds were based on topics they are passionate about; topics ranging from COVID-19's impact on the Latinx community to police violence to environmental justice movements. Several of the op-eds have been picked up by local publications. Read them below.
Last updated May 18.
![A hospital employee receiving a dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease vaccine at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, California.](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image/public/unsorted/images/recognizing_minnesotas_latinx_community_vaccination_gap_what_is_causing_it_610x422.jpg?h=79d0f2e8&itok=53l57F5Z)
Dania Barrera Carrasco is going into her third year at the University; she is studying sociology of law, criminology and deviance, and Chicano/Latino studies. Her op-ed, published by MinnPost, discusses the difficulties for Latinx people to get the Covid-19 vaccination in Minnesota and some of the causes.
Read "Recognizing Minnesota’s Latinx community vaccination gap: What is causing it?"
![A local resident stands at the "Say Their Names" cemetery on the day of the guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis.](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image/public/unsorted/images/what_should_i_do_about_racism_from_one_white_person_to_another_610x422.png?h=79d0f2e8&itok=wX9MSqM8)
Sage Grover, a rising senior at the University of Minnesota, is studying Spanish, global studies, and teaching English as a second language. Her op-ed, published by the MinnPost, explores what white people can do at their home, in their community, and more to help support the Black Lives Matter movement.
Read "What should I do about racism? From one white person to another"
![Headshot of Joelle Stubbs standing next to a window in a brick building.](/sites/cla.umn.edu/files/styles/teaser_image/public/unsorted/images/op-ed_ending_period_poverty_610x422.jpg?h=79d0f2e8&itok=1fi9rGsy)
Joelle Stubbs is a University of Minnesota student studying Global Studies and Communications. Her op-ed, published by the Minnesota Women's Press, explores the cost of period products and the troubles it can bring for people.