Last week The New York Times published an investigation into Cesar Chavez, the late Mexican American labor leader and civil rights activist, detailing allegations of sexual abuse involving women and underage girls.

Being too reliant on one charismatic leader is why contemporary social movements often prefer to be leaderless or to decentralize power, political columnist Joe Garofoli writes.

A slight majority of Americans support repatriating sites dedicated to Cesar Chavez, after the late civil rights leader was accused of sexually abusing minors, according to a new survey. The YouGov

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is supporting a proposal to rename César Chavez Day following stunning abuse allegations against the revered labor leader.

After bombshell revelations on Wednesday accused the late icon of molesting 13-year-old girls and raping the revered co-founder of his United Farmworkers movement, Alvarado and the east side neighborhood whose identity is so closely tied

The removals followed a New York Times investigation that revealed Chavez sexually abused women and girls. A wooden box covers a statue of Cesar Chavez at Fresno State University.Credit...Tracy Barbutes/Reuters Supported by By Jacey Fortin He was a champion of the civil rights movement and a hero to many Latinos.

By ALEXANDRA OLSON, DORANY PINEDA and CLAIRE SAVAGE NEW YORK (AP) — Almost two decades ago, legendary labor rights activist Dolores Huerta joined Mónica Ramírez at a Chicago event to promote the Bandana Project,

FOR A FEW HOURS in April 1966, Stockton agricultural workers and residents showed up in thousands to rally behind Cesar Chavez and nearly a hundred of his followers marching through the city's once-bustling,