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4.17.26 <\/strong>\u2013 <\/strong>A month has passed since a New York Times investigation revealed decades of alleged sexual abuse and child rape by Cesar Chavez, reigniting thorny conversations around the Chicano labor organizer’s legacy. In Focus reporter Cailley Chella delves into what that’s looked like in New Mexico \u2014 home state of Chavez\u2019s fellow labor leader Dolores Huerta, who’s now disclosed her own account of Chavez raping her \u2014 and a generational divide that emerged in her reporting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correspondent:<\/strong>\u00a0Cailley Chella\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guests:<\/strong>\u00a0
Jacob Trujillo, Chair, Bernalillo County Democratic Party\u00a0\u00a0
Melissa Galetti, Chicano Studies Teacher, Rio Grande High School\u00a0\u00a0
Richard Marquez, Albuquerque Attorney\u00a0\u00a0
Ricardo Cardenas Caballero, Albuquerque Resident\u00a0\u00a0
NM Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero, D-Albuquerque\u00a0\u00a0
Javier Marrufo, Historian and New Mexico State Director, League of United Latin American Citizens\u00a0\u00a0
Mireya Martinez, UNM Senior and Farm Worker\u00a0\u00a0
Kimberly Nevarez, UNM Sophomore and Student Organizer\u00a0\u00a0
Victor Hall, Albuquerque City Council Associate Counsel\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For More Information:<\/strong>\u00a0
New Mexico community reacts to sexual assault allegations against Cesar Chavez<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 KRQE 13<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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