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Brittney Millard: Helping Patients and Persevering Through Breast Cancer
Cancer can be many things. Some describe cancer as a journey, a struggle, or a fight. For Brittney Millard, a breast cancer diagnosis was a life-changing event that gave her the passion to help other cancer survivors. “It’s really what’s in your heart. You can [help] people you know in your daily life, just spreading ...
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Christina Duarte: Creating Virtual Health Classes to Fight the Pandemic in Laredo, Texas
Since childhood, Christina Duarte has wanted to help people. Helping people is why she became chief of health education…
Access
9 Amazing Latino Contributions to Urban Space, Presented by James Rojas
Since James Rojas was child, he has been fascinated with urban spaces like streets, sidewalks, plazas, storefronts, yard…
Green & Active Spaces, Transportation & Mobility
Héctor Rodríguez: Bringing Latino Representation to the Comic Book World
To his students, he’s Mr. Rodríguez. To his fans, he’s the creator and author of the comic book and graphic novel series…
Embracing All People, Increasing Recognition
Jennifer Morris Brings Hispanic Heritage Month to her English Language Learners
You probably haven’t heard of Jennifer Morris. She’s an English Language Learner teacher at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementa…
Embracing All People
Denise Hernández: Finding Herself by Unlearning Implicit Bias and Embracing Her Chicana Heritage
Denise Hernández is a proud Chicana and a 5th generation San Antonian. She is the founder of Maestranza, an organization…
Increasing Recognition
Ángela García: Helping Her Community Through Art and a Free Fridge
Ángela García wasn’t planning on becoming an artist. She entered college in the pre-med track, intending to go into a me…
Healthy Food, Understanding & Reducing Poverty
Jordana Barton: Helping Close the Digital Divide Amid COVID-19
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is surging across the U.S., and the American death toll has eclipsed 130,000. Worse,…
Education
Need Help? Erine Gray’s FindHelp.org Can Connect You to Local Social Services amid Coronavirus
When he was 16, Erine Gray’s mother caught the rare brain disease encephalitis, causing permanent damage and memory loss…
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Jason Rosenfeld: Using Healthcare Messaging to Inform His Community about Coronavirus
Communication is a critical aspect of the human experience, and, for Dr. Jason Rosenfeld, it is the key to making any so…
Increasing Recognition
Eric Cooper: How San Antonio Food Bank Feeds People Amid Coronavirus
Eric Cooper knows what it’s like to depend on public assistance programs. He grew up in a low-income family, relying on…
Healthy Food