Immigrants are, apparently, absolutely terrifying. According to Gallup, Americans named immigration the most important problem facing the country (28%), beating out the government (20%) and the economy (12%). And let’s be perfectly clear, the Ă©migrĂ©s driving all this concern aren’t Swedish tech workers. They’re largely brown, Spanish-speaking folks…
Our gente has dealt with voter suppression throughout history. The “powers that be” have always known we’re a force, so they’ve tried to stop us from voting. But, no matter how hard some shady politicians try, we’re going to keep showing up to the polls. Literacy Tests 1920s…
The United States’ higher education system is the envy of the world. Our college students can access world class, equitable, affordable four-year programs, and graduate with the financial security necessary to catapult into lucrative, fulfilling professions that—AAAAAHAHAHA! Sorry… I’m sorry, no. I couldn’t keep that up. U.S. college…
Between 1920 and 2018, the United States deported 56.3 million Latinos, making our communities, by far, its largest targets of expulsion. To put this sobering number into perspective, the country only granted 51.7 million immigrants of all backgrounds legal status over that same period. Today we’ll explore some…
DC and Marvel produced 89 live-action comic book movies between 2000 and 2023, and one of these studios just realized it should probably get around to casting a member of the country’s second-largest ethnic group as a lead actor. Blue Beetle, starring a largely Latino cast including George…
​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…
Maribel Narration: “Roses are red, violets are blue, honey is sweet and so are you.” We’ve all heard a variation of this cliche poem at one point or another. For some of us, this is the extent of our familiarity with poetry. Sure, many of us have read…
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…
