Alejandra Martinez
Alejandra Martinez is a reporter for KERA and The Texas Newsroom through Report for America (RFA). She's covering the impact of COVID-19 and its associated economic fallout on marginalized communities.
Before joining KERA, Ale was a producer at WLRN, South Florida’s NPR station where she covered immigration, marginalized communities, and the local arts scene. She would book, write, and produce stories for and the station’s daily talk show, “Sundial,” and she was part of Public Radio International’s (PRI) “Every 30 Seconds” election project, a collaborative public media reporting project tracing the young Latino electorate leading up to the 2020 presidential election and beyond.
Alejandra is no stranger to Texas. A native Texan, she began her broadcast career working with KUT, Austin’s NPR station, first as an intern and later a producer. Ale participated in NPR’s Next-Generation Radio project, a week-long journalism boot camp, where she covered Houston’s recovery post-Hurricane Harvey in 2018.
She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism in 2017.
If you’d like to connect with Ale or simply see what she’s reading about, listening to or covering follow her on Twitter — @_martinez_ale.
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There is a rich history, culture and legacy of Black cowboys in Texas and the nation that’s been underrepresented in history and popular culture. -
This week’s weather emergency shined a light on a recurring problem — too much crucial information doesn't reach Spanish speakers. Community leaders are trying to bridge the language gap. -
The federal government has sent vaccines to pharmacies, and FEMA is opening "super sites" in Arlington, Dallas, and Houston. But local officials are scrambling to keep up with new developments. -
Chuck Rocha, former senior adviser for the Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign, shares recommendations for what future political campaigns do when engaging Latino voters. -
A study by New American Economy, a research fund that's focused on immigration, shows a growth in Hispanic and foreign-born voters in Texas. -
When the pandemic hit, 16-year-old Amruth Nandish of Houston found he had a lot of time on his hands.
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Family, friends and hundreds of Dallasites laid out flowers and candles on Tuesday night outside city hall in honor of 20 year-old soldier Vanessa Guillén.
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The killing of U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillén, 20, has sparked a nationwide controversy about sexual assault and harassment in the military. In a...
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North Texas LGBTQ advocates are celebrating Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling on sexual discrimination in the workforce. In a 6-3 vote, the court ruled...
