Palacio Podcast
Kevin Flores: Forthe.org, An Independent Search for Truth
Kevin Flores is a Long Beach-based journalist who co-founded the nonprofit independent media platform, Forthe.org. Flores is an award-winning journalist whose work has been featured on NPR, Telemundo, and in the Long Beach Press-Telegram. The son of immigrant parents and a graduate of California State University Long Beach, Kevin Flores is interested in producing work that challenges notions around “how society’s problems are defined and who defines them.”
Kevin Flores was interviewed via Zoom for this Palacio Podcast episode. He spoke about the history of Forthe.org, its unusual name, and the mission that challenges him and his collaborators.
More on Kevin Flores and Forthe.org
Flores directed and produced Our Home Too, a series of documentary shorts “that capture both the pain and resilience of Long Beach residents who were displaced or faced imminent displacement.”
From the Forthe.org website:
“The Forthe.org editorial collective is made up of eight members and various contributors, but it started out of a conversation between journalist Flores and poet James Andrew Carroll, who shared a desire to create a publication that would be capable of both watchdog journalism and providing a platform for local artists.
The idea resonated deeply with three local creators: community ambassador and editor Erin Foley, researcher Marc Cid, and group facilitator and organizer Nancy Lynee Woo, who jumped on board to help turn Kevin and Andrew’s visions into solid practice. In mid-2017, as Forthe.org continued to evolve, another poet, Sheila Sadr, also joined the core staff.”
Articles by Kevin Flores
- The Financial Cost of Police Violence in Long Beach
- Three Months Since the Long Beach Anti-Police Brutality Uprising: What Have We Learned?
- ‘Our Version of Stop-And-Frisk’: Black Cyclists Most Likely to Be Stopped and Searched By LBPD
If you would like to support the work of Forthe.org. go HERE.
