Role: Analytics Manager – Full Time, Remote Team: Pulso Location: Full-time, 100% remote position (from home or co-working space) with occasional travel once every 2-3 months About Pulso Pulso is a Latino-led social enterprise dedicated to raising up and keeping the pulse on nuestra gente. We build deep digital relationships…

Prior to Hernandez v. The State of Texas in 1954, the 14th amendment only applied to African Americans, granting them citizenship and guaranteeing they had equal protection under the law. This was a necessary measure because after the Civil War, there was still a lot of hatred and…

Known as the “the father of modern-day Miami”, Maurice A. Ferré was elected as the first Hispanic Mayor of Miami on November 8, 1973. He was also the first Puerto Rican to lead a major city on the mainland. During his time as Mayor, he was faced with…

Did you know that the US Navy bombed the Puerto Rican island of Vieques in 1999? The small island is known today as a tropical tourist destination, but it was once the site of a deadly bombing. Vieques is a 63-square-mile island 5 miles from Puerto Rico. Beginning…

Latino children in the 50s and 60s going to school in East L.A. didn’t receive the same quality of education as white children. They were discouraged from pursuing higher education and… …the dropout rate was around 50%. High School teacher, Sal Castro, noted this discrepancy and began teaching…

Before the Mayans and Aztecs indulged in these edible gifts, the Olmec and Toltec women would make them as portable lunches in the army. Turns out, the first evidence of a tamal is over 10,000 years old! Aztecs called tamales ‘tamalii’ which simply means “wrapped food” in Nahuatl. …

Liz Alarcón: One afternoon a few months back, I was browsing through my phone when I came across a video on tiktok… Gina Moreno: So you’re telling me I have to be the first one to assimilate into this country. The first one to understand the culture, financial…

Jayson Conyette-James: Long, dark hair covers its entire body. Captivating, glassy, almond-shaped eyes. The Ciguapa is agile and fast. It lurks in the night chirping and whining like a baby in distress. Its feet face backwards, making it hard to track, and even harder to anticipate. Legend has it that…

Liz Alarcón: Dear Mexican. Why is it that when you invite Mexicans to a party, they feel compelled to bring along 30 of their relatives. mean, bringing along two or three people would be no problem, but we don’t expect the number of people at our party to…

Tony Rodriguez: I feel like part of the reason we’re talking here is I recently got on the Simpson. Liz Alarcón: Yes, Tony Rodriguez: um, I’m just going to say that, I think which, um, Liz Alarcón: This is actor, writer, podcaster, and all around funny guy… Tony…