NALIP Latin Media Award winners dedicate honors to children at U.S.-Mexico border: 'They are us'
— said that receiving the night's media advocacy award feels strange since to her it's "really just speaking up for community." The executive producer, who received the award alongside Saracho for their #OneVidaataTime movement, toldthat the people doing the work that really matters are the pro bono lawyers and advocates at the southern border.
She also said that Hollywood can't continue to turn a blind eye to what's going on at the U.S.-Mexico border. "We can't be silent in our little Hollywood bubble while atrocities are happening," Kellett told's Rodriguez who said she would have never thought that she would be a role model for future generations.
"There was a moment where I wasn't confident, but now I can say that I'm a figure for younger individuals who are like me, and not just because of my trans-ness, but who are black, Latino, Latina, who are trans, who are of the LGBTQ community," she told. "I'm speaking to them and hopefully I could be a beacon or a pillar for them to lean on or look up to when they feel there's nothing to look forward to.
Nava ended the evening home with a powerful speech that brought the night's attendees to their feet. After addressing the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, the director addressed President Donald Trump himself. "We have a president who uses his words to attack us. We are bing told that we are not real Americans. ... Well, I have news for you Mr. President — we are already back," he said. "This is Los Angeles.
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