Joaquin Castro tweeted the following:
"Congrats to @SAISD on receiving a $39,904 @USDA grant! This money will expand the Girl's Garden program at @ywlasatx & provide the Eastside with fresh food & nutritional education.My office can help local organizations apply for federal grants. Call 210-348-8216 to learn more."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Joaquin Castro:
"Last year, I released a report from the GAO showing that while Latinos make up nearly 20 percent of the U.S. workforce, we make up less than 10 percent of the publishing industry.Thats unacceptable and we need a real commitment and plan from publishing houses to do better."Read on Twitter
"Brilliant Latino authors, publishers, and media executives arent hard to find.But for Latinos to succeed in publishing, executives need to put aside their antiquated ideas of what a star author or publisher looks like."Read on Twitter
"We need a broadening of the mind about who can succeed in publishing and every field.Today's conversation should be a step forward in our efforts to do that. @PenguinRandom can use their leverage to change the industry, and Latino consumers will reward them if they do."Read on Twitter
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