Murals depicting Cesar Chavez in Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Park in San Fernando. The United Farm Workers union said it will halt celebrations of its founder Cesar Chavez amid what the union described as “troubling allegations” against the iconic Chicano figure. A portrait of Cesar Chavez on a mural on Farmacia Ramirez, 2403 Cesar E Chavez Ave. in East Los Angeles. I first heard his name at Anaheim High School in the mid-1990s and thought my teacher was talking about Julio Cesar Chavez, the famous Mexican boxer. Advertisement“Who’s Cesar Chavez?” my Mami responded when I asked if his efforts ever made her work easier.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 19, 2026 01:11 UTC