Our Mexican Independence Day issue is one of our most exciting issues to do out the year. Not only are there several festivities that celebrate such as, the Little Village annual parade that took place over the weekend (see inside for photos), and Villapalooza (check out our website) to highlight, but we also share with you amazing individuals who have devoted their life to resolve injustices in their community from Father Jose Landaverde, an individual mobilizing community members to save the lives of the ill to Carmen Velasquez, executive director for Alivio Medical Center, who after 25 years of offering aid to underserved families, retires. On behalf of Lawndale Bilingual Newspaper we wish our readers, our community a Happy Mexican Independence Day!