Aaron Sánchez-Guerra
Race, Class & Communities ReporterAaron Sánchez-Guerra covers issues of race, class, and communities for WUNC.
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The Raleigh Police Department was initially sued for wrongful death seeking $25 million in damages after Darryl "Tyree" Williams, a Black man tased to death by white Raleigh police officers in January 2023. -
After federal immigration enforcement targeted North Carolina last week, many Latino families remained home from Sunday mass services. At Durham’s oldest Catholic church, longtime parishioners expressed support and empathy for the area’s immigrant community. -
The board’s Republican majority voted to sign an agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program. -
18-year-old Fernando Vazquez was working his commercial landscaping job on the morning of Nov. 18, 2025, in Cary when Border Patrol agents stopped, arrested, and eventually released him. -
Hispanic business owners - from restaurants and stores to hair salons - say they’re seeing very few customers because people are scared of immigration enforcement agents. -
After decades of unfulfilled proposals, this vacant site in Durham’s Hayti neighborhood will be redeveloped into housing through the city’s newly-approved $44 million bond. -
The creation of the new Heat Stress Advisory Council comes as extreme heat waves pose dangers to outdoor workers in industries like agriculture. -
More than two dozen people of Latin American descent registered with the State Board of Elections to run for local office across North Carolina this year. -
The Charlotte-based nonprofit Camino Research Institute says a statewide survey of Latino resident health hasn't been published since 2003. -
County officials say President Trump's executive orders make it unclear if using the county's money to sponsor the popular annual Pride event would put tens or hundreds of millions of county funds in jeopardy.
