{"id":8326,"date":"2026-10-31T10:44:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bzerbros.fun\/?p=8326"},"modified":"2026-10-31T10:44:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:44:49","slug":"with-tremendously-heavy-hearts-we-say-goodbye-to-a-true-american-iconsee-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bzerbros.fun\/?p=8326","title":{"rendered":"With tremendously heavy hearts, we say goodbye to a true American icon\u2026See more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A towering voice for workers\u2019 rights deserves more than an unverified farewell. The supplied account says Dolores Huerta has died at 96, but I cannot independently confirm that claim. What is certain is the extraordinary reach of her organizing, her fight for dignity, and the rallying cry that inspired generations to believe change was possible, a truly enduring<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dolores Huerta helped transform the struggle of American farmworkers into a movement the nation could not ignore. In 1962, she co-founded the National Farm Workers Association with C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez, helping lay the foundation for what became the United Farm Workers. Through organizing, negotiations, and boycotts, she pushed for better pay, safer workplaces, and respect for people whose labor was too often overlooked. Her work also connected labor rights with broader struggles for racial justice and women\u2019s equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huerta coined \u201cS\u00ed, se puede\u201d in 1972, giving organizers words that would travel far beyond the fields. The phrase expressed a conviction central to her activism: ordinary people, acting together, could challenge powerful interests. That record stands on its own, without an unconfirmed announcement of her death. Before publishing an obituary, confirmation should come from her family, her foundation, or reliable reporting. Honoring a consequential life requires both heartfelt appreciation and care with the facts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A towering voice for workers\u2019 rights deserves more than an unverified farewell. The supplied account says Dolores Huerta has died at 96, but I cannot independently confirm&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bzerbros.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bzerbros.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bzerbros.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bzerbros.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bzerbros.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8326"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bzerbros.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8327,"href":"https:\/\/bzerbros.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8326\/revisions\/8327"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bzerbros.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bzerbros.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bzerbros.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bzerbros.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}