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​Liz AlarcĂłn: Hey Pulso fam, we’re coming to you all this week with a topic that’s concerning for all of us, but especially those of us in the Latino community. You’ve been seeing the news. Our books are being banned, and we’re actually coming right off of the…

Liz AlarcĂłn: Pulso Fam, I’m not going to lie, I’m a bit worried. Despite winning the 2020 and 2022 elections, which, thankfully, has stopped the far right from running our government, there’s a slight trend among Latino men: some of them are gravitating towards the extremist and harmful…

CG Narration: I’m in Paris France just a few blocks away from the bustling Place de la RĂ©public. It’s sunny, people are out walking the streets, and I am on a mission. CG Narration: In 2019 after spending most of my life in Georgia, I moved to France,…

Maribel: If you’ve been listening to the Pulso Podcast, you already know that we tell the stories from unheard voices and unheard perspectives very often. But one thing that you might be wondering is what is Pulso, and how did it all come about? So I brought it…

Liz AlarcĂłn: When someone hears the national anthem at a naturalization ceremony or at the Olympics, the song is meant to instill a sense of pride in the United States, just like my parents felt watching me in that school play. Some of us may even well up…

Studies find that Latino stories aren’t being told enough. So why are our books being banned in schools? According to the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, only 5% of books published for young readers are by or about Latinos. This lack of representation goes beyond fiction books. Latino students…