Playwright James García combed through records, archives, historical documents and oral histories to craft his one-act play on the Legion, with hopes of it turning into a full-length play in 2027. James García, playwright/journalist. One recurring theme playwright James García kept returning to when researching his upcoming one-act play on the founding of the Phoenix-based American Legion Post 41was that the founders and the community that supported their efforts were after equality. They...

Gilbert Bailón, a former high-level editor at major newspapers and in public media, talks with ImpactoAZ about his new role at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Gilbert Bailón, deputy director of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Gilbert Bailón built a successful journalism career that eventually led to top management roles at the Dallas Morning News, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Chicago Public Media. Now he's back with an organization that supported him from...

Mark Magaña, founding president of GreenLatinos, shares how his group serves as a convenor to address climate justice issues, particularly in Latine communities. Mark Magaña, founding president & CEO of Green Latinos, a policy and advocacy group dedicated to climate justice issues. In 2012, Mark Magaña and his wife took their months old daughter to see his dying mother in Los Angeles. She was able to see her, hold her and promise to always watch over her. That promise profoundly impacted...