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Articles by Valerie Richardson

United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez is shown at an anti-apartheid rally in St. Paul's Cathedral in Boston, Mass., on Feb. 26, 1985. (AP Photo/Charlie Krupa) **FILE**

Left turns on Cesar Chavez after horrific allegations of rape, sexual abuse

Governors in Texas and Arizona said Wednesday they are canceling their state celebrations of Cesar Chavez Day, and communities across the west were looking to follow suit after stunning new allegations that the late Hispanic civil rights hero groomed and raped women -- including young girls -- who volunteered for his movement.

March 18, 2026