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Aura Bogado

Aura Bogado is the community journalism coordinator and blogger for Colorlines' Voting Rights Watch 2012.

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	Views Sunday, February 16, 2014 Hung Jury for Michael Dunn’s Count of First-Degree Murder A jury of 12 people in Duval County, Fla., could not make a unanimous decision about whether to find Michael Dunn, 47, guilty in connection to the killing of 17-year-old Jordan Davis. The jury did find Dunn guilty of three counts of attempted murder, and of shooting a firearm. Read more
	Views Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Typhoon Haiyan: The Global Poor Bear the Deadly Brunt of Climate Change In 1494, Spain and Portugal were in serious competition over other peoples’ lands. Read more
	Views Saturday, November 09, 2013 Why Does Los Angeles Criminalize Black and Brown Youth? Read more
	Views Monday, November 04, 2013 Immigration Activists Continue to Fight on All Fronts October was a busy month on the streets for comprehensive immigration reform backers—but it was quiet in on the floor of the House. Read more
	Views Monday, September 30, 2013 The ‘Dream 30’ Risk Detention to Return to the US Following up on last month’s action by the Dream 9 , a new, larger group of undocumented immigrants will attempt to return to the United States today. Read more
	Views Thursday, August 01, 2013 ‘A Girl Hanged Herself Here’: Dream 9 Youths Shed Light on US 'Deportation Machine' When the Dream 9 entered the Eloy Detention Center last week in Florence, Arizona, they planned to start organizing. Read more
	Views Sunday, July 14, 2013 White Supremacy Acquits George Zimmerman A jury has found George Zimmerman not guilty of all charges in connection to death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. But while the verdict came as a surprise to some people, it makes perfect sense to others. Read more
	Views Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Supreme Court Strikes a Hard Blow to Tribal Sovereignty in Adoption Case In a 5 to 4 decision on Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) does not block termination of a Native father’s parental rights. The court appears to have ruled as if it was deciding the issue based on race—when a better lens to understand the case, called Adoptive Couple v. Read more
	Views Thursday, April 18, 2013 The Senate’s Drone and Trigger-Happy Immigration Bill There could be a lot to celebrate about the Senate’s new comprehensive immigration reform bill. Read more
	Views Friday, October 26, 2012 Suppression Surges as Election Nears With a little more than a week before Election Day, grassroots campaigns are hoping to maximize voter participation among often disenfranchised communities. Cuéntame has launched a series of public service announcements targeted at some 50,000 new Latino voters in three swing states: Colorado, Nevada, and Florida. The PSAs, made in conjunction with 300 partner groups, are airing on major Spanish language television stations like Univision, MundoFox, and Azteca America. Read more