Xiuhtezcatl Martinez/Courtesy of NOW for Green Matters Long before Swedish 16-year-old Greta Thunberg inspired millions of youth across the globe to come out on strike from school to demand climate change action, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez was doing his part to fight climate change in the Americas. Xiuhtezcatl, who is…

Images of books by Las Musas. Photo: @LasMusasBooks Twitter When the sale of her debut middle grade book, “The Moon Within,” was announced Aida Salazar was approached by marketing groups dominated by privileged white males. Meanwhile, she noticed that other writers of color were publishing children’s literature and…

Crescent Park Latino worker statue. Screengrab from wwltv.com Santo Alvarados watched the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Katrina unfold from his television in Dallas, Texas back in 2005. The Honduran immigrant heard there was a huge demand for workers to help with reconstruction efforts and he immediately answered the…

Local construction workers attach Hurricane straps to new homes in Deerfield Beach, Florida. FEMA News Photo / G. Mathieson Doroteo Hernández is a hard-working undocumented Mexican immigrant who dedicated 10 years of his life to Jupiter as a maintenance crew member. The golf course is known as one…

Valeria Luiselli, one of the MacArthur Fellows, at an event. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Andrew Lih Latina writer Valeria Luiselli and neuroscientist Vanessa Ruta are among the 26 people who were named MacArthur Fellows this year. Established in 1981, the prestigious program presents a $625,000 grant to people who are…

Sonia Sotomayor speaks at Princeton University event./nj.com Imposter syndrome is the persistent inability to believe that’s one success is merited and based on one’s own efforts and skills. It may be hard to believe that Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latinx appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, battles with…

Carnegie medal goes to first writer of color in its 83 year history. Photo credit: The Guardian. As an 8th grade school teacher in Maryland, Elizabeth Acevedo was stunned when one of her students kept rejecting the books on her suggested reading list. When she asked her student,…

Yazmin Juarez testifies about the death of her daughter while held in U.S. custody. Image source: C-SPAN2 Yazmin Juarez lost her 21-month-old daughter, Mariee, on the day Mother’s Day is celebrated back in her home country of Guatemala. The toddler died after contracting a lung infection while held…

Torres spent four days in jail before a lawyer’s involvement finally secured his release. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents prepare to make arrests. Photo: ICE Ramon Torres is an exemplary U.S. citizen with a family, a home and reputation as an honest man. Yet, none of that mattered…

Daniel Anguilu in front of one of his art pieces. Photo: PR Wire When Daniel Anguli arrived in Houston from Mexico, he barely spoke English. But he used his gift for graffiti art to express himself, and since then he’s painted over 100 murals across the Texas city.…