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Social justice
fromSFGATE
2 days ago

Calif. university to remove Cesar Chavez statue over 'troubling' allegations

Fresno State University covered and plans to remove a Cesar Chavez statue following allegations of sexual abuse by the late civil rights icon, with university leadership acknowledging the need for moral reckoning.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

California School Covers Cesar Chavez Statue After Abuse Accusation

Institutions are removing Cesar Chávez monuments and references following sexual abuse allegations against the Chicano labor leader reported by the New York Times.
Social justice
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days ago

Dolores Huerta, sexual violence survivors speak out against Cesar Chavez

Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta and other women have publicly accused deceased labor leader Cesar Chavez of sexual violence, with a New York Times investigation revealing abuse of children as young as 12.
Women in technology
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

As she and Cesar Chavez made history, Dolores Huerta carried a shocking secret

Dolores Huerta revealed that Cesar Chavez raped her twice in the 1960s, disclosures she kept secret for decades to protect the farmworker movement they founded together.
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