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Civil rights group rebuffs member, supports Ethnic Studies

by Associated Press
| July 25, 2020 10:27 AM

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — The nation’s oldest Latino civil rights organization said Friday it strongly supports Ethnic Studies programs in colleges and won’t participate in the “glorification of historical figures” or defend monuments that eulogize violence like those around Spanish conquistadors.

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