“Grosse Pointe Garden Society” Gives Murder Mystery in Simpler Times
…as Birdie, a character who is the polar opposite of her most well-known role, Amy Santiago on Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Birde is the definition of a hot mess. She joins the…
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“St. Denis Medical” is My New Favorite Workplace Comedy
The Office. Parks and Recreation. Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Superstore. Abbott Elementary. What do all of these mockumentary sitcoms have in common? They take place in the workplace, following the hijinks of…
UPDATE: "Netflix is a Joke" Features More Latinas
…they started with. Check them out: Milly Tamarez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-g1mksBWkU Milly Tamarez is a Brooklyn-based comedian, actress, writer, and podcast host. She’s filmed hilarious sketches over the years that got the…
7 Must-Watch Palestinian Films
…from Brooklyn, on her journey back to her homeland in the occupied West Bank. Salt of This Sea sheds light on the reality that millions lived in what is now…
Q+A With Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, Writer/Creator of La Borinqueña
…Rosario Dawson and back again as the force behind La Borinqueña and the Creative Director and owner of Somos Arte, a Brooklyn-based creative services studio. When LatinaMedia.Co co-founder and EIC…
The New Latina Stereotype
The first time I saw Amy Santiago on Brooklyn 99, I beamed. An intelligent Latina woman, in a mainstream sitcom, starring alongside another Latina (Rosa Diaz) — I was hooked….
Why You Need to Read "Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed" Right Now
…Jewish roots, Ibi Zoboi, a Haitian-American from Brooklyn, and Cristina Arreola, a Mexican-American born in El Paso, Texas. This lineup reflects an attitude of inclusion on behalf of Fennell, who…
Interview with Davina A. Ferreira, Founder of Alegría Publishing
…idea. Who’s going to send anything?” I ended up receiving the most incredible poetry from over 170 poets from all over the U.S. like Brooklyn, Florida, Texas, the Midwest. These…
The Best Latinx Novels of the Year
…York. There, we meet Olga Acevedo, a wedding planner with a successful career, and her brother Pedro, a Brooklyn-based congressman. When their radical activist mother, Blanca decides to re-enter their…
Netflix's "Blockbuster" is a Promising Workplace Comedy
…like Cheers, The Office, and Parks and Recreation, to contemporary offerings like Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Superstore, and Abbott Elementary, the workplace comedy has become an essential fixture of television and what…