8 Books to Read to Learn the Story of Latinidad
I meet so many Latine adults who don’t know our history (thanks colonialism). I’m talking the story of how we became a multiracial group, how European colonialism could not dampen…
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"Huesera" and Latinas’ Changing Place in Horror
…air. They echo our colonial past. Think of folklores like La Llorona, the weeping woman who drowned her children and roamed the earth in guilt. Over time, that myth fused…
How the Media Commits Legacy Femicide Against Latinas
…us to expose these injustices. The narratives around these deaths are not random, but rooted in colonial systems that decide who gets lamented and who fades without notice. Legacy femicide…
¡Wepa! Celebrates Puerto Rican Comics at NY Public Library
…about a gang of street dogs fighting to survive, NonPack #13 (Tres pasitos), co-written by Rangely García Colón and Samuel Figueroa Vázquez, and illustrated by Colón. As an Afro-Latina, I…
With "Un Día de Mayo," Juan Esteban Suarez Demands More for Puerto Rican Cinema
…the island’s cinema, which is struggling to escape from the United States’ colonial shadow and express itself in its natural language and form. Un Día de Mayo, which opens in…
Let’s Decolonize Latin American Heritage Month
…valid, too. But regardless, we should pay more attention to how our community engages with its history and ongoing colonial legacies. Specifically, the ongoing colonial violence Indigenous peoples face across…
"Cada Minuto Cuenta" Season 2 Honors the Mexican People
…de la Vega) finds himself caught between his professional duties and his personal morals. But that’s not all: there are also new storylines linked to the corrupt Colonel Hernández (Gerardo…
3 Latine Projects to Watch at Fantastic Fest 2025
…fest this year are from Spain (as if they didn’t colonize enough already), the Latine films in the lineup are sure to have something for everyone. Don’t Leave the Kids…
Op-Ed: Breaking the Spell of Unworthiness – Why I Wrote “I Am Worthy”
…to believe we are not. It’s almost as if we’ve been placed under a spell of unworthiness. A spell woven over centuries, passed down through lineages, reinforced by colonizers and…
“Chief of War” Is Jason Momoa’s Love Letter to Hawaiian Resistance
…but also cultural, as he fights to preserve his people’s identity against a growing common threat: the arrival of colonizers. The dream of Jason Momoa and Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, who…