{"id":11010,"date":"2025-03-19T16:11:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=11010"},"modified":"2025-03-19T16:11:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:11:47","slug":"scholars-honor-the-legacy-of-cesar-e-chavez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/scholars-honor-the-legacy-of-cesar-e-chavez\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholars honor the legacy of Cesar E. Chavez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GRPS-Chavez.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11011 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GRPS-Chavez-300x107.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GRPS-Chavez-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GRPS-Chavez.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 13, 2025: Scholars from <em>Southwest Middle High School<\/em> and <em>Union High School<\/em> took part in a march to honor what would have been the 98<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0birthday of labor leader and civil rights activist <em>C\u00e9sar E. Ch\u00e1vez <\/em>(born C\u00e9sar Estrada Ch\u00e1vez; March 31, 1927\u00a0\u2013 April 23, 1993).<\/p>\n<p>The event started at the <em>Hispanic Center of Western Michigan<\/em>, directly across the street from <em>C\u00e9sar E. Ch\u00e1vez<\/em><em> Elementary School<\/em>. Scholars from <em>Southwest Middle High<\/em>, along with local dignitaries, released balloons to mark the 25<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the march.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a great day for them to learn about C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez\u2019s legacy,\u201d said <em>Southwest Middle High School Principal Julian Ramirez Torres<\/em>. \u201cIt&#8217;s important to bring students here so they can continue to learn of the work that he did. He united different kinds of people in a pursuit of making life better for others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the march down <em>C\u00e9sar E. Ch\u00e1vez<\/em><em> Avenue<\/em>, a program was held at <em>The Potter\u2019s House<\/em>, with several speakers and performances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy hope is that they see how he was able to unify people, how to how he was able to get different people to work together for the same common cause,\u201d Torres explained.<\/p>\n<p>The march and program were organized by <em>The Committee to Honor C\u00e9sar E. Ch\u00e1vez.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 13, 2025: Scholars from Southwest Middle High School and Union High School took part in a march to honor what would have been the 98th\u00a0birthday of labor leader and civil rights activist C\u00e9sar E. Ch\u00e1vez (born C\u00e9sar Estrada Ch\u00e1vez; March 31, 1927\u00a0\u2013 April 23, 1993). 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