Kayla Young
Race & Equity ReporterKayla Young is a Report for America corps member covering issues involving race, equity, and immigration for WFAE and La Noticia, an independent Spanish-language news organization based in Charlotte.
Young has worked as a multimedia journalist in Grand Cayman with the Cayman Current, the Center for Investigative Journalism, the Economist Intelligence Unit and ABC News.
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The lobbying effort is focused on long-term immigrants, people who have lived in the United States for decades but remain undocumented or under a temporary status.
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Charlotte baker Norma Zuñiga has been getting ready for the holiday rush, specifically Día de los Muertos, Mexico’s Day of the Dead, on Nov. 1. She’s been busy in the kitchen to meet the Charlotte-area demand for one of the day’s traditional altar offerings.
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Thousands of children and parents affected by forced separations at the U.S.-Mexico border during the Trump administration are now getting services, like mental health care and legal support. That’s due to a class-action lawsuit, Ms. L vs. ICE, which reached a settlement earlier this month.
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Charlotte-based nonprofit Circle de Luz is celebrating its 15th year with a coming-of-age party — a quinceañera ball. The organization is dedicated to getting more Latina girls on track for college.
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Sorayda Díaz León launched Vozes, an online platform about immigrant artists and creators, inspired by the immigrants she met in Charlotte.
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Members will provide policy recommendations with the aim of improving Latino representation in government.
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As Venezuelans flee economic and political turmoil in Latin America, they’ve quickly become the U.S.'s largest TPS community. Over the coming weeks, tens of thousands of Venezuelans in the U.S. will take their first steps toward establishing the legal right to live and work in the U.S. — at least temporarily, including 17,000 in North Carolina.
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Nearly half a million, 472,000, Venezuelans in the United States could qualify for limited immigration protections, after the Department of Homeland Security expanded eligibility for its Temporary Protected Status program in September. For many Venezuelans in North Carolina, the extension comes as a relief — and an opportunity.
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The U.S. Department of Labor is working to determine if Friends Masonry Construction complied with federal minimum wage, child labor and overtime pay requirements.
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The 33rd edition of the Festival Latinoamericano, organized by the Latin American Coalition, will showcase the culture of 19 countries through music, food and dance.