From “Hispanic” to “Latino,” and recently “Latinx,” the conversation around identity and labels is fierce, and a new term seems to become popular every few years. The origins of these labels stem from this map… Look familiar? The green was Mexico, before the U.S. acquired what today is…
“They murdered Alexa, not a man in a skirt”…That was the message emblazoned on Bad Bunny’s shirt while the Puerto Rican artist performed on “The Tonight Show,” Starring Jimmy Fallon, in February. Wearing a skirt, Bad Bunny was bringing attention to a grave injustice on his home island……
More than one in five young Latinos identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer (LGBTQ), according to a recent study. Today, LGBTQ people have more legal protections, which didn’t always exist. In the 1960s anti-gay laws were so horrible, businesses could get shut down for serving gay…
“They murdered Alexa, not a man in a skirt”…That was the message emblazoned on Bad Bunny’s shirt while the Puerto Rican artist performed on “The Tonight Show,” Starring Jimmy Fallon, in February. Wearing a skirt, Bad Bunny was bringing attention to a grave injustice on his home island……
More than one in five young Latinos identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer (LGBTQ), according to a recent study. Today, LGBTQ people have more legal protections, which didn’t always exist. In the 1960s anti-gay laws were so horrible, businesses could get shut down for serving gay…
When rebooting the 90s TV drama “Party of Five,” showrunners considered the current political climate. In the original series, five young White siblings lost both parents to a car accident and learned to fend for one another. In the 2020 version… …it’s a Latino family, and the parents…
When rebooting the 90s TV drama “Party of Five,” showrunners considered the current political climate. In the original series, five young White siblings lost both parents to a car accident and learned to fend for one another. In the 2020 version… …it’s a Latino family, and the parents…
In early 2020, the U.S. postage service honored the late journalist, Gwen Ifill, who died in 2016, by making her a Black Heritage Forever stamp. While some may know Gwen as the journalist loved by the Obamas, many don’t know that her mom is Panamanian. The journalist worked…
In early 2020, the U.S. postage service honored the late journalist, Gwen Ifill, who died in 2016, by making her a Black Heritage Forever stamp. While some may know Gwen as the journalist loved by the Obamas, many don’t know that her mom is Panamanian. The journalist worked…
It took us until now to finally confirm the El Paso Shooting as a hate crime. In August, 2019, a gunman entered an El Paso Wal-Mart and opened fire, killing 22 and injuring 23. The shooting has been called the deadliest attack on Latinos in modern American history. …
