Residents Pray for Clean Water and Air at Annual Virgen de Guadalupe Procession

December 15, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Pueblo Unido CDC, thermal, Virgen de Guadalupe

By: Naomi Carrion and Maria Garcia Thermal, Calif. — Residents from Thermal, Mecca, Coachella and Oasis gathered Saturday afternoon to walk in the fifth annual Virgen de Guadalupe procession at the San Jose Community Center in Thermal, Calif.

Eastern Coachella Valley Youth Speak Out Against Islamophobia

December 14, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, Islamic Society of Palm Springs, Islamophobia, Mosque

Editor’s Note: On Friday, a mosque in Coachella was targeted by what reports are calling a firebomb.

It’s Tough Being a ‘Sneakerhead’

December 4, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Eastern Coachella Valley, personal narrative, Sneaker culture, sneakerhead

By Luis Lua I am a proud sneakerhead. Sneakers, or as some call them, ‘sport shoes,’ are stylish, expressive and collectable.

“Projections” Showcases Community Art in North Shore

November 25, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Eastern Coachella Valley, Konkuey Design Initiative, North Shore, North Shore Arts Committee, Salton Sea

By Karla Martinez North Shore, Calif. —For one night, bright colors washed over the remains of old abandoned buildings in North Shore giving them new life.

Growing Up in a Health Desert

November 19, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, health access, health desert, New America Media, SB4, youth journalism

By Olivia Rodriguez Thermal, Calif. — Growing up in the Eastern Coachella Valley all my doctor visits were the same.

Finally, Good News on the School to Prison Pipeline

November 18, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: school to prison pipeline, youth incarceration

New America Media, Commentary, David Muhammad, Posted: Nov 17, 2015 The nation recently got a firsthand view of what advocates have dubbed the “school to prison pipeline” when a video went viral of a South Carolina school police officer slamming a teenage girl to ground, then dragging and handcuffing her.