By Brianna Hall / El Inde Four years after graduating high school, a former cheerleader from Sierra Vista, Arizona, discovered what went on behind the competitions, cheer practices, and game days in the life of her coach — and how she persevered despite the challenges she faced.
By Mickaela Elich / El Inde An orange pill bottle was slowly stripping away Bill Meeks’ life. As he sat in his hotel bed with no recollection of where he was, he realized that there needed to be a change. Meeks ended up in this situation when he was traveling the country 40 out of…
By Patricia Schwartz / El Inde Long before I met Alexander Soto in person, I knew him by his onstage persona: MC Liazon of the Phoenix-based hip hop group Shining Soul. I remembered seeing him rapping in a music video with the U.S.-Mexico border wall as a backdrop. In the video for the single “All…
By Jack Jurgens / El Inde On a Monday in early February, Juan Antonio Suazo, co-owner of Taquerias Juanitos, had just woken up to the early morning sun shining on his face. For Suazo, it signaled that work needed to be done, and another day began, another fight for survival. It is the only thing…
By Jacqueline Canett / El Inde Mariana Valencia remembers the day she got the best news any person on the lung transplant waitlist could receive. She was on the phone with one of her best friends when an anonymous phone number called from area code “720” — Denver. She answered the phone and heard, “Hey,…
