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Indigenous peoples protest exports company

Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend and individuals from surrounding areas gathered on April 24 at Waters Edge Park to protest Enbridge, a Canadian petrochemicals and exports company. Love Sanchez, co-founder of Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend, spoke to about 40 peaceful protesters. “It brings unity and solidarity being here,” Sanchez said. Enbridge is the company that now owns land that once belonged to the Karankawa in Ingleside. It hopes to expand on the land. The lawsuit against the petrochemical company is to protect the sacred land. Enbridge proposed a plan to build a seawall pipeline along the coast…

Law cracks down on human sex trafficking

When the words “human trafficking” are mentioned in any way, people cringe at the very sound of it, and when the movie “Taken” came out in 2009 with Liam Neeson, it highlighted a serious issue for law enforcement. South Texas law enforcement agencies came together at Del Mar College’s East Campus in the Harvin Center on Sept. 16 to discuss and share strategies to combat the issue of human sex trafficking. State Rep. Todd Hunter came by the campus to speak at the “Human Trafficking Intel” event. “I got involved in 2009 after seeing ‘Taken,’ but more importantly after listening…

Looking back on Black History Month

Samantha Huerta / Staff writer February is the month of remembrance, celebration and historical meaning to many African Americans here in Corpus Christi and nationally. What used to be recognized for only one week, Black History Month was expanded to the full month when Gerald Ford asked fellow Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history,” according to the history.com site. Author Webmaster