In 2002 director Patricia Cardoso graced us with the coming of age film Real Women Have Curves. The movie was a game-changer for Hispanic media representation, with its majority Latino cast and a Latina screenwriter, and it was huge for Patricia’s directorial career. Patricia became the first Latina…
In 2002 director Patricia Cardoso graced us with the coming of age film Real Women Have Curves. The movie was a game-changer for Hispanic media representation, with its majority Latino cast and a Latina screenwriter, and it was huge for Patricia’s directorial career. Patricia became the first Latina…
Students at San Diego State University now have the opportunity to explore the legacy of Tejano music icon Selena Quintanilla with a course titled “Selena and Latinx representation”. Selena superfan Nathian Shae Rodriguez is the instructor, and he credits the pop star with giving him license to own…
Each year on January 21st, thousands of devoted visitors make the trek to a church in Higüey, Dominican Republic to see a portrait of their patroness, Our Lady of Altagracia. They bring offerings and ask favors of La Virgen. Her portrait adorns many U.S. Dominican homes, depicting Mary…
In 2012, Jamaican immigrant and U.S. veteran Howard Bailey was deported because of a guilty plea he made in 1993 for marijuana possession. Cannabis is now legal in eleven states, but immigration advocates warn that, despite these new laws, there’s an enormous risk for those who are undocumented. …
We get it, not all Latinos love spicy foods. And although many of our dishes aren’t complete without peppers, there’s a wide “spice” level that could range from 0 to 2 million on the Scoville Scale. Those of us who enjoy the burn can actually live longer because…
Believe it or not, human trafficking continues to be a national epidemic. Today’s story is about how it affects undocumented Latino farmworkers. January 11 is National Human Trafficking Day, which raises awareness to stop the ‘modern-day slavery’ that leads to forced labor or sexual exploitation. Most reported cases…
Believe it or not, human trafficking continues to be a national epidemic. Today’s story is about how it affects undocumented Latino farmworkers. January 11 is National Human Trafficking Day, which raises awareness to stop the ‘modern-day slavery’ that leads to forced labor or sexual exploitation. Most reported cases…
If you don’t know her music, you’ve probably heard her name. Cardi B is one of the most popular women rappers of the last decade. After years as a viral social media influencer and cast-member on the reality TV show Love and Hip Hop: New York, the Bronx-born…