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You know a cowboy when you see one: cowboy hats and boots, flannel shirts, leather belts. Some were outlaws, while others were good ‘ole boys who preferred the barn. The stereotypical cowboy loves country western music, horses, beer, trucks, and cowboy boots. A few iconic American cowboys who…

Have you noticed that when you walk into a college classroom chances are high that the professor will not be Latino? Source: Photo by Felicia Mello for CALmatters we know that college professors of color make for a fairer, more nurturing and understanding environment for nuestros estudiantes. Naysayers…

Why on earth would I give up mis tacos de lengua, arroz con pollo, ropa vieja, bandeja paisa, asado, curanto, ceviche, o encebollado? Well with the rise of Veganism in the U.S., the lifestyle is spilling over to our ‘meaty’ Latinx cuisine to something a little less…meat-filled. So…

When you do a random Internet search of Artificial Intelligence (AI), you are greeted with images of coding in blue font, robots with white faces, and the silhouette of brains outlined by circuit boards and beaming lights. However, none of this tells you what exactly AI is. These…

Rural America is changing, particularly in population loss and demographic make up. With jobs shifting to urban settings and school closing in small communities many continue to follow migration patterns into cities to offset that. If there is a group of people that finds light in the darkness…