By Nuestra America Magazine News Desk October 28, 2026 D olores Huerta, the legendary American labor organizer, civil rights activist, and co-founder of the United Farm Workers movement, has died at the age of 96, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy of more than six decades dedicated to social justice, workers’ rights, and the empowerment of Latino communities. Her death was announced on October 28, 2026, through a statement shared by her family on her official Instagram account. The family requested privacy during this difficult time and indicated that information about memorial services would be released later. Huerta was among the most influential figures in American labor history, helping transform the lives of agricultural workers who had endured poverty, discrimination, dangerous working conditions, and limited legal protections for generations. From the Classroom to the Picket Line Born on April 10, 1930, in Dawson, New Mexico, Dolores Huerta grew up in California, wher...