by Deborah Johnson
Wednesday Apr 21st, 2021 11:34 PM On the way to San Jose, Santa Clara County, California for a blessed new beginning is at hand. There is a long history of Mexicans welcoming and assisting Blacks fleeing American slavery. The fact of the matter is that when white “slave-hunting” militias would come into Mexico demanding that their “property” the enslaved workers be returned, many Mexicans rejected these pleas and were angered at the fact that these slave hunters would have the audacity to enter Mexico and attempt to impose their laws in anh nation that had already banned slavery for moral and religious reasons.
Some Laredoans still hesitant to receive vaccine
April 3, 2021
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LISD Health Assistant Marisol Urbina fills a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, Feb. 1 at Martin High School.Danny Zaragoza / Laredo Morning Times
As of Monday, all Texans over the age of 18 became eligible to get their COVID-19 vaccine. And while Laredo nears 50% of its population getting at least one dose of the vaccine, some are eager to sign up while others are not thrilled.
In discussions with Laredo Morning Times, the majority of responding locals voiced that they wanted to get vaccinated while a few felt that they did not feel the vaccine was necessary.