John Robert Lewis scholar
Cohort 3
(2023 - 2024)
Undergraduate Institution: Villanova University
Graduate Institution: -
Occupation: Executive Office Intern for Hakeem Jeffries
Career Goals/Interests: Environmental Policy and Issue, Racial Equity, Labor, and housing issues, and Latina/x civic engagement
Current Region: Washington DC
JRL Program Bio: Luz Escobar Zapata is a student at Villanova University studying Peace and Justice with a minor in Africana Studies. Luz is a proud Nicaraguense and has lived most of her life in St. Rose, Louisiana. Her passion for creating beloved communities, studying Latinas in social movements, and Latina empowerment has led her to creating the Corridor Latina Coalition, an organization whose mission is empower, protect, and educate Latinas living in Cancer Alley, LA. As an ambassador for Poderistas, and an Obama Chesky scholar for Public Service, she will get the chance to study Latinx history and Latinas in social movement in Mexico City.
Oral History Project: https://www.faithandpolitics.org/oral-history/luzescobarzapata
