Just before she published her first book, Aida Salazar decided to unite forces with other writers of color. She knew that with her arts activist background they could “create something entirely new that would build an alliance,” she said. Las Musas was formed earlier this year when Aida…
Jharrel Jerome is a rising star ⭐ Make sure you don’t forget him because he isn’t going anywhere! Jharrel has been breaking the internet after taking home his very first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, making him the first Afro-Latino…
Kay Lopez is so proud of her heritage, that she wants it celebrated in virtual spaces. First she launched Latinas Poderosas, an Instagram community with more than 30,000 followers. Now, the 34-year-old social strategist is developing 100 new GIFs to reflect our cultura, with the nuance, respect and…
Xiuhtezcatl (shu-tez-cot) Martinez is a young warrior focused on healing the damages caused by climate change, and he believes it’s his ancestral duty to protect our planet 🌍 The 19-year old activist and music artist 🎵has been using his voice and power to speak up for Mother Earth…
Even though she’s reached the height of her field, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor still deals with ‘imposter syndrome,’ that negative inner voice that makes you doubt your abilities. “I am always looking over my shoulder, wondering if I measure up,” she told NPR. Despite that inner critic,…
Afro-Latina author brings courage, struggles to life in “The Poet X” As an 8th grade teacher in Maryland, Elizabeth Acevedo was stunned when one of her students refused to read the books she recommended. When asked why, the student said that none of them reflected Latinxs. That set…
Let’s face it…our culture and family dynamics are embedded in our DNA. No matter how far we may be from abuela’s house, we take our antics wherever we go! Here are 6 memes that will make you laugh with joy at our Hispanic heritage: There’s just not enough…
2019 marks half a century since Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week. In these 51 years, nuestra gente has achieved incredible successes! Here are five facts to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month that will make you PROUD! 1) There are almost 60 million…
The dangerous immigration policies of this administration have us on alert. With so many of us in a constant state of fear, it can make it easy to forget to celebrate ourselves and everything we contribute to American life. Source: ImmigrantPowered.org There’s no better time to remind ourselves…
Performers at the Hispanic Day Parade in New York City./James Keivom/New York Daily News Hispanic Heritage Month is about embracing and uplifting Latinx contributions to the very fabric of our society. VotoLatino Instagram. There’s no shortage of Latinx titans to look up to, pioneers who’ve become our heroes…
