Pamela Avila

Pamela Avila is a freelance writer and social media producer based in Los Angeles. She has a B.A. in Literature from UC Santa Cruz. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @bypamelaavila.

Rigo 23 Honors Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier with a Nine-Foot Statue

Portuguese artist and activist Ricardo Gouveia, or simply known as “Rigo 23,” has made it his mission to be an …

Sep 8

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Disruption for Change: An Interview with Celeste Ng

“Each of us is born with a box of matches inside us but we can’t strike them all by ourselves,” …

Apr 21

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Dillon Chitto’s Bingo Hall at The Autry Puts the Pueblo Community Front and Center

Coming of age stories are a common trope in popular culture — in many movies and TV shows, we see …

Mar 23

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John Legend and Bryan Stevenson Discuss Mass Incarceration, the Criminal Justice System, and Holding On to Your Hope at Into Action in L.A.

Feb 1

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Ta-Nehisi Coates Discusses We Were Eight Years In Power, the Trump Administration, and the Influence of Hip-Hop on His Writing

Nov 18

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Eve Ewing Bends Time and Space in Electric Arches

Oct 28

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Junot Díaz Talks Civic Duty, Dystopias, and Lunching with Obama

Apr 3

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On the Immigrant Experience in Film, Finding Yourself, and the Making of Namour: An Interview with Filmmaker Heidi Saman

Mar 4

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