As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, we’re thinking not only about celebration, but also about solidarity.

Our communities have stood alongside one another before. Black and Latino leaders joined the Poor People’s Campaign to challenge poverty and economic injustice. Mexican American and Filipino farmworkers organized together for better wages and working conditions. Across generations, communities of color have built coalitions because they understood that our struggles may not look the same, but none of us achieves justice alone.

That history has something to teach us today.

Many Latino and immigrant people are navigating fear, uncertainty, and threats to their safety and well-being. Solidarity with BIPOC communities matters. It means more than saying we support one another. It means paying attention when another community is harmed, speaking up, showing up, and building relationships strong enough to help us care for and protect one another.

We will not always share the same experiences or face the same challenges. But we can refuse to let those differences isolate us.

As Hispanic Heritage Month ends, let’s carry this commitment forward. Let’s keep building communities where all of us can be safe, have a voice, and thrive.