KNDU (NBC Right Now) is the number one local news show for the Tri-Cities to Yakima Eastern Washington region. As a bilingual Multimedia Journalist Reporter for KNDU, here are my stories. From investigative stories, to COVID news, to community inspirations, and special series like “No More Stolen Sisters,” I’ve had the privilege of reporting onContinue reading “MMJ Reporter for NBC Right Now”
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Why artists are stating “The Show Must Go On” with a New Deal for the performing arts industry in light of COVID-19
“There is no going back, and in some ways that’s a good thing! This pandemic made it clear how necessary the arts are and what changes must be made in order to keep it alive and inclusive, especially for marginalized communities.” said Kristin Sakoda, Director of the Los Angeles Department of Arts and Culture. ByContinue reading “Why artists are stating “The Show Must Go On” with a New Deal for the performing arts industry in light of COVID-19”
FIERCE by Mitú (Content Creator Intern + ALL Articles HERE)
FIERCE by Mitu is an online digital platform apart of We Are Mitu, a platform producing media on news, social justice, politics, entertainment, social trends, lifestyle and more through a Latino POV. FIERCE is the branch entirely dedicated to producing this same content through a LATINA women POV to create an empowered community of LatinasContinue reading “FIERCE by Mitú (Content Creator Intern + ALL Articles HERE)”
Mass Evictions: Another Symptom of COVID-19 for POC Renters in the U.S.
Read article on El Nuevo Sol’s website HERE “If we allow a large number to be affected and evicted, we could have a revolution on our hands,” said Maryland State Delegate Kumar Barve. By XOCHITL HERNÁNDEZ EL NUEVO SOL Los Angeles—While COVID-19’s transmission has spread like wildfire, its ramifications may have even more devastating effects inContinue reading “Mass Evictions: Another Symptom of COVID-19 for POC Renters in the U.S.”
Contributing Reporter for San Fernando Sun (All Articles Here)
I am a contributing reporter for the San Fernando Sun Newspaper! Read my bylines and articles on their website published below. A 2020 CSUN Graduate Finding Hope in the Shadow of a Virus Una Graduada de CSUN 2020 Encontrando Esperanza a la Sombra de un Virus For Students Living in Poverty, “Distance Learning” Remains aContinue reading “Contributing Reporter for San Fernando Sun (All Articles Here)”
Beyond Anti-Racism: What We Can Do to Help #BlackLivesMatter
There seems to be two viruses ravaging our nation. COVID-19 and racism. Monday, May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a black man who worked as a security guard at a local Minneapolis restaurant was killed by Officer Derek Chauvin. Police responded to a call reporting that a man was buying food with a counterfeit $20 bill.Continue reading “Beyond Anti-Racism: What We Can Do to Help #BlackLivesMatter”
Protestors Outside LA City Hall During Safer-At-Home Orders
LOS ANGELES, CA – May 1, 2020. Protestors gather outside of Los Angeles City Hall protesting the safer-at-home orders. Due to the growing severity of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the city of Los Angeles has now been under self-quarantine, like the rest of the nation, for almost two months since March 19th. The world is waitingContinue reading “Protestors Outside LA City Hall During Safer-At-Home Orders”
COVID-19 Affecting Graduating College Seniors
NORTHRIDGE, CA—With only eight weeks away from graduation, college seniors should be celebrating while purchasing caps and gowns at CSUN Grad Fest, but then the White House declared a National Emergency due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and CSUN moved to virtual classes, closed most facilities, and canceled every in-person event. The world awaits to seeContinue reading “COVID-19 Affecting Graduating College Seniors”
Reconciling ministries of faith and the LGBTQ community with a rainbow bridge
CLICK HERE to read this FULL article in BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH on El Nuevo Sol (CSUN’s Spanish Multimedia platform). “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separateContinue reading “Reconciling ministries of faith and the LGBTQ community with a rainbow bridge”
Multiple Sclerosis and My Mother
CLICK HERE to read this FULL article written in both SPANISH AND ENGLISH on El Nuevo Sol (CSUN’s Spanish Multimedia Journalism platform). I remember my mother’s feet dragging (something the doctor called “drop foot”), her legs tingling, and the doctors finding a lesion in her brain. My mother comes from a family lineage of healthContinue reading “Multiple Sclerosis and My Mother”
Xochitl Santos Hernández 