“As I watched this documentary unfold I found myself riveted to the screen. It deals with social issues that I hold dear, specifically how central a community can be for making changes. It restored a feeling of optimism in me to see how a community coming together can turn a frightful act into a hopeful new beginning.” — Berenice Pliskin, Artist

The faith community has been struggling to deal with their core teachings and deep divisions in their congregations over immigration. 

What would you do if the governor said one of your classes was now illegal?

That's what's happening in Arizona, where the governor just signed a bill aimed at banning ethnic studies in the public schools.

Judy Burns (pictured above), president of the school district in Tucson, Arizona,  says those classes will go on anyway.  She sees how important they are to the students.

Marcelo Lucero's killer, Jeffrey Conroy, was convicted of manslaughter as a hate crime today in Suffolk County, NY. In these videos, Joselo Lucero describes what it has felt like for him and his family to live through the hearings and trials of the defendants charged with the hate-based killing of his brother.

NEW VIDEO: "JOSELO'S JOURNEY, PART 1"

Shenandoah, PA: When two Pennsylvania teenagers were acquitted in May in the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant laborer, many people, from the victim's widow to the state governor, felt justice had not been served. 

Apparently the Department of Justice had similar concerns. And now they're charging local police as well.