Amelie Velez-Martinez is a Zapotec born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She also co-developed the series Ame’s America alongside CIELO, highlighting and celebrating Indigenous creators.

Even when things feel hopeless, scary, and distressing, it is important to focus on what you can do and start where you are.

ICE raids across Southern California targeted multiple sites, with detentions reported in Cypress Park, Oxnard, Whittier, ...