Bianca Gonzalez

Bianca Gonzalez

Bianca Gonzalez is a writer and journalist who focuses on intersectional justice, urban solutions, homeless response, and digital transformation. She has written for Next City, Community Solutions, an

11 posts
How the IRS and ICE data-sharing memo will impact immigrant communities
Economy & Workers' Rights

How the IRS and ICE data-sharing memo will impact immigrant communities

Immigrant rights groups warn that the new policy will further marginalize undocumented immigrants and threaten billions in tax revenue

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4 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez
Uncertainty surrounds the suspension of New York’s solitary confinement reform
Crime, Reform & Abolition

Uncertainty surrounds the suspension of New York’s solitary confinement reform

As the correctional officers strike concluded last month, the state did not immediately explain which parts of the law that caps solitary confinement to 15 consecutive days would be suspended

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5 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez
NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ plans to allow ICE into Rikers worry immigrant rights advocates
Crime, Reform & Abolition

NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ plans to allow ICE into Rikers worry immigrant rights advocates

Adams has not yet issued the executive order, but immigrant rights groups say the move would target immigrants presumed innocent while awaiting trial at the jail complex

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5 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez
New York governor’s push to expand prison surveillance doesn’t provide accountability, activists say
Crime, Reform & Abolition

New York governor’s push to expand prison surveillance doesn’t provide accountability, activists say

Prison security cameras should be controlled by an independent third party in order for corrections officers to be held accountable, activist says

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4 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez
stock color photo of a young Black man sitting next to his grandmother teaching her how to use a tablet computer
Health

With the Affordable Connectivity Program gone, how will women of color and disabled people be affected?

S. Walton was among the 23 million households receiving up to a $30 discount per month on broadband services through the federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). She had just downsized her wifi and cable package due to rising prices. “When I found out about the program, I immediately signed up

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3 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez
color stock photo of a Black person wearing a green and white rugby shirt sitting in a wheelchair on their laptop
Economy & Workers' Rights

The fight for disabled workers’ rights goes beyond the picket line

Next City and Prism’s series, “Disability Justice For All,” covers how people of color are leading a disability justice movement in American cities, making strides toward equity in housing, mobility, labor, health care, and beyond. With the latest wave of COVID-19 infections washing over the U.S., and 28%

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6 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez
color stock photo of a Black woman wearing a striped long-sleeve shirt. she sits in a wheelchair on a public transit bus
Health

Disabled riders need comprehensive public transportation planning

Next City and Prism’s series, “Disability Justice For All,” covers how people of color are leading a disability justice movement in American cities, making strides toward equity in housing, mobility, labor, health care, and beyond. Tanisha Sepulveda was at a community center in Tukwila, Washington. She lives in Seattle,

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8 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez
color photograph of a neurodivergent Asian youth sitting at a table with an Asian care worker. they play together with a spre
Health

A place for autistic youth to play and disabled adults to work

We Rock the Spectrum gyms are creating spaces for neurodivergent children to be themselves—without having to apologize

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5 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez
color photograph of a Black woman in a wheelchair being pushed by a Black man in a parking lot. several long buses surround t
Climate & Environment

Disaster relief often leaves disabled people behind. Disabled first responders are trying to change that

Disability inclusion in emergency preparedness and response requires including disabled communities in disaster relief strategy

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7 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez
color stock photo of a Black man in a wheelchair wearing brown pants and a white and brown striped button-down. he moves down
Economy & Workers' Rights

Disabled people of color continue to fight for accessible housing

Housing insecurity compounds intersecting marginalizations for disabled people of color. Affordable, comprehensively accessible housing can help

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8 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez
color photograph of a Black woman in a wheelchair traveling on a paved street. another Black woman walks behind her, and cars
Politics & Democracy

Accessibility lawsuits are bringing slow but steady wins for disabled city residents

Lawsuits over inaccessible sidewalks, transit, libraries, and other public infrastructure are costing cities millions. But for disabled people of color, they may be the only route to equity

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9 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez

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