The bright lights of the Waffle House off Tucson’s Grant and I-10 pierce the night at 2 a.m. like a kind of comforting beacon to all who may enter. Inside, the quiet hum of the lighting feels almost like a church-like quietness, punctuated only by the scripture of the cook’s spatula on the grill and the crackling noise of eggs frying on the skillet.
By Ashley Morales/El Inde Migrating to a different country and growing up undocumented has a major impact on one’s mental health. Many face numerous challenges and obstacles in hopes of a better life. This is the story of an undocumented/ or DACAmented migrant whose struggles pushed her to break the stigma of mental health and…
By Meredith O’Neil, Claude Akins, Rocky Baier, Reed Battles, Makenzie Carolan, Sascha Fruehauf, Audry Herran, Aimee Rodríguez, and David Thalenberg/El Inde Last week a federal judge dropped the last remaining charges against border rights activist Scott Warren. This ended the final case against Warren, who last fall fought against two felony charges. The No More…
By By Briannon Wilfong, Ashley Fredde, Vianney Cárdenas, Rosa Garcia, Kathleen Giles, Jillian Hanlin, and Michelle Rascón-Canales/El Inde The vote to make Tucson an official Sanctuary City might have failed last November, but those who worked to get Proposition 205 on the ballot say they are going to continue to fight for the rights of…
By Betty Hurd/Arizona Sonora News Twenty-four-year-old Patrick Angyal is the bassist and one of the founding members of his band, Galactic Cactus, a five-piece group of University of Arizona college students. In the dimly lit back room of Espresso Art Café, the birthplace of the band and one of their favorite hangouts, he describes how…
