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El Informador examines Indigenous-language rap through the Mexico City festival, including Ángeles Solís’s account of The Action Lab’s work supporting independent cultural platforms.

Agencia EFE’s video report follows Indigenous artists using rap to defend their languages and identities at the festival in Mexico City.

Aristegui Noticias covers the Indigenous Hip Hop Festival in Mexico City and quotes The Action Lab’s Ángeles Solís on building independent platforms for Indigenous languages and artists.

Street Art Avenue covers Dasic Fernández’s mural at CUFFH in Bushwick, crediting The Action Lab’s role in the project.

Ben Parisi, coordinator for Provider's Organized for Power, commented in this NYC press release, celebrating the city's step forward on childcare and urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to fully fund the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP).

NY CaribNews reported on the free Prospect Park concert put on by BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! and The Action Lab and featuring performances from Common, Adi Oasis, and Ana Tijoux.

Data from Small Business United’s report, “Empty Storefronts, High Rent,” were featured in this article about NY voters swinging left due to a number of crises, including the decline of small businesses in our state.

BK Reader covers the August 28 concert presented by BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! and The Action Lab, featuring Common and special guests.

The Action Lab’s Director of Policy and Program, Irene Tung, spoke with Nation of Change about Amazon’s unfair and unlawful treatment of its delivery drivers.

The Action Lab’s Director of Strategic Campaign Initiatives, Ben Parisi, spoke with SSBCrack News about NYC’s step towards a more equitable childcare system.

Comments from The Action Lab’s Director of Strategic Campaign Initiatives, Ben Parisi, are featured in this article about the Mamdani administration’s announcement that it will make childcare completely free for families that rely on the Child Care Assistance Program.

The Mamdani administration announced that it will make childcare completely free for the around 22,000 low-income families that rely on the Child Care Assistance Program.

Whitney Hu, the Lead Organizer of The Action Lab’s Small Business United (SBU) coalition, joins BronxTalk for an interview on the epidemic of empty storefronts in NYC and what we can do about it.

The Gothamist’s Karen Yi reported that the Mamdani administration will offer $3 million in emergency grants to home-based childcare providers. This is an important step as The Action Lab’s Providers Organized for Power (POP) coalition fights to ensure that providers receive the compensation they need to live.

The Action Lab's Providers Organized for Power (POP) coalition discusses why expanding access to child care must go hand in hand with investing in the providers who care for the city's children and support working families.

The Action Lab’s Providers Organized for Power (POP) coalition is featured in Gothamist advocating for fair compensation for home-based child care providers as New York City moves toward universal child care.

The Action Lab’s Director of Policy and Program, Irene Tung, spoke with City Limits about New York City’s commercial rent crisis and the case for Small Business Rent Stabilization.

Amalia Olivia Rojas writes about Palantir’s role in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement and surveillance infrastructure—and why immigrant communities are demanding that members of Congress reject Palantir-linked campaign contributions.

This episode is brought to you by The Evergreen Initiative at The Action Lab NY, whom recently appointed Rachel La Loca as an Artist In Action Fellow! Our guest is Luis Ortiz, who has been giving filmmakers a conduit for their stories for decades.

The Mayor’s Office reports on a provider listening tour co-hosted with Providers Organized for Power.