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Las Madres de Berks: Stories of detained immigrant families — and the fight to shutter Pa.’s oldest family prison

by Michelle Angela Ortiz, August 26, 2020, WHYY

WHYY broadcasts “Las Madres de Berks” Documentary

August 26, 2020

Radio Times interviews Michelle Angela Ortiz

August 24, 2020

CITIZEN OF THE WEEK:MICHELLE ANGELA ORTIZ

By Sarah Jordan, April 25, 2019, The Philadelphia Citizen

Eyes on the Capitol

By Emily Neil, November 21, 2018, Al Dia

PhillyCAM Voices: Michelle Angela Ortiz - November 2018

November 6, 2018, PhillyCAM

Interview with Michelle Angela Ortiz for Xica Nation

November 5, 2018, Xica Media

With artwork, Philadelphia muralist brings support for immigrant families to Harrisburg

By Dani Fresh, November 5, 2018, WHYY

Heartbreak, in Art: “Familias Separadas” installation arrives in Harrisburg.

By Rachel Jenkins, October 25, 2018, The Burg

A mural on the capitol steps decries the detention of immigrant families

By Sarah Anne Hughes, October 25, 2018, Billy Penn News

“We are human beings, risking our lives, for our families & our future.”

Quote by Celeste Lavin, October 16, 2016, The Shaker

Mural Art’s Open Source Artist Reveals Work In Courtyard Of City Hall

By Hadas Kuznits, September 10, 2015, CBS PHILADELPHIA

Mural About Deportation Painted In Front Of Immigration And Customs Enforcement Building

By Justin Udo, October 13, 2015, CBS PHILADELPHIA

Public Art in Philadelphia Tells the Stories of the Undocumented

By Claire Voon, October 16, 2015, Hyperallergic

Art Against Deportation Displayed in Front of ICE Offices in Philadelphia

By Latino Rebels, October 13, 2015, Latino Rebels

‘Separated Families’ paints immigrant family stories right on Philly streets

By Elizabeth Perez-Luna, October 9, 2015, WHYY

Hope for immigration, incarceration in new public artworks

By Max Marin, October 18, 2015, Al Dia News