A new documentary exposes the forced sterilization of Mexican-American women in Los Angeles hospitals in the 1960s and 70s. There’s a long history of doctors forcibly sterilizing poor women and women of color in the United States. Read more and watch the trailer about this modern day eugenics and population control program after the jump:
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Posted in TCC Films | Under Children, Eugenics, Fertility, Hispanics, Latinos, No Mas Bebes, Pro-Life, Racism, Reproductive Technologies, Sterilization, TCC Films |
6.2A Lifeline for Minorities, Catholic Schools Retrench
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Under African American, Catholic Schools, Children, Church, Education, Hispanics, Latinos, Misc: Article, Poverty, Race, Sonya Sotomayor
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A generation of Latino and African American professionals fears that a springboard that helped many working class kids is disappearing. Justice Sotomayor said, “The Catholic schools have been a pipeline to opportunity for generations.” It’s in The New York Times here: A Lifeline for Minorities, Catholic Schools Retrench
Read More3.5TCC Radio: Charismatic Catholicism Grows in Latino Communities
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Under Catholic Charismatics, Charismatics, Hispanics, Latin America, Latinos, TCC Radio
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5.8Misc: Making Faith the Focus of Quinceaneras
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Under Education, Hispanics, Latinos, Mexico, Misc: Article, Quinceaneras, Spain, Teenagers, Women
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Christine Stoddard writes for Aleteia about quinceaneras, the coming-of-age ceremonies for 15 year old girls (what they are and what they should be). Read it here: Making Faith the Focus of Quinceaneras
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