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March 20, 2026

For years, many people have gathered to celebrate Cesar Chavez, the labor leader who rose from the poverty of Arizona’s lettuce fields to build one of the most influential labor movements in American history.

But The New York Times found evidence that Chavez, the United Farm Workers co-founder, groomed and sexually abused girls who worked alongside him. The fallout has unfolded in real time. There have been swift reactions from Latino leaders, female lawmakers and schools and organizations named after Chavez.

Patrick T. Fallon/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Read six takeaways from the Cesar Chavez investigation here. →

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On Super Sunday, a 150-year-old tradition of painstaking craftsmanship is put on display in New Orleans’ streets, with suits made of delicate beads and billowing ostrich feathers. →

The exterior of the brownstone where the poet Langston Hughes lived the last 20 years of his life had deteriorated. Now the National Trust is undertaking a meticulous restoration. →

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