Alejandra Martinez
Report For America Corps MemberAlejandra Martinez is a reporter for KERA and The Texas Newsroom through Report for America (RFA). She's covering the impact of COVID-19 on underserved communities and the city of Dallas.
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 — @alereports.
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For many people, a childhood spent growing up in the church community taught them leadership skills, and gave them an unwavering faith that has guided them as adults. -
'Someone Has To Do It': Dallas Organizations Provide Hot Meals To Residents Impacted By Winter StormThe ice in North Texas may have melted, but some are still without power, water and food. A coalition of community organizations led by Black and brown North Texans has sprung into life-saving action to keep people fed in the aftermath of the winter storm.
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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.
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The blisteringly cold weather paired with power outages have left many in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex scrambling to find warmth. KERA reached out to some of these individuals to hear how they’re getting by.
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The City of Dallas is going to open the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Friday to accommodate homeless individuals during the inclement weather.
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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.
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New vaccine sites are opening, but getting people registered for appointments and figuring out how many doses will be available at these sites are issues that need ironing out.
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The city is considering its first-ever plan that focuses on increasing tree canopy, plus caring for and preserving existing trees in the area.
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Throughout February, KERA is celebrating the vast influence Black churches have had on life in North Texas. And we want to hear from you. If you grew up in a Black church, how did that experience shape the person you are today?
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The Environment and Sustainability Committee met Tuesday to provide an update on Shingle Mountain's cleanup and introduce a new dashboard.
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A report by the Center for Social Innovation’s Supporting Partnerships for Anti-Racist Communities shows about 67% of individuals experiencing homelessness in Dallas are Black, while this demographic makes up 19% of the population.
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On Friday, more than 100 residents of Southeast Fort Worth received their first COVID-19 vaccination. The patients targeted are considered medically-disadvantaged and from geographical areas hard-hit by the disease.
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For many young Latinx girls, their 15th birthday is special. Their families plan their Quinceañera celebration for months, sometimes years, but this year, the pandemic wiped out many of those dreams.
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Community activists are demanding the city allocate more funding to parks, libraries and cultural centers — services that have already suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Calderón and her husband decided to self-publish a bilingual children’s book called, Behind My Mask or Detrás de Mi Cubrebocas.
