5 Must-Read 2024 Books By Latinas
…divas,” Paredez shares. “I learned that divas have long been at the center of American discussions about and movements for Black and brown freedom, feminism, queer liberation, and 21st-century girlhood.”…
…divas,” Paredez shares. “I learned that divas have long been at the center of American discussions about and movements for Black and brown freedom, feminism, queer liberation, and 21st-century girlhood.”…
…the narratives around stereotypes of underprivileged brown kids from the frontera. Juaréz (played by Eugenio Derbez) is determined to shake things up when he arrives as a last-minute replacement at…
…were born in the US, and therefore did not represent them. Was part of the problem Domingo’s Blackness and Ferrera’s Browness? Probably. Latin American has a history of excluding Black…
…shelter. Suddenly, he finds himself in deep legal trouble, friendless, penniless (accounts frozen), and stranded in her hometown of Brownsville, Texas. Cassie starts off angry at his pompous demeanor but…
…hat container, brown boxes filled with homemade arroz con gandules, an oversized blanket). But behind the holiday merriment lies what many of us sense – the pain of knowing that…
…surprising to gringo audiences that see us all as a brown mass. Sujo, his aunt, and their sisters’ family are all brown and with Indigenous features, while Susan is white…
…highest use of storytelling to affirm one another’s full humanity, to uphold the truth that we are all worthy of being seen — Black, brown, Indigenous, Asian, trans, disabled, any…
…time Latino characters have been white washed and brown faced. Scarface, Carlitos way, argo, lonely hearts, cocaine godmother, a mighty heart, drive, house of spirits, Alive, evita, before night falls,…
…done for brown, Black, and Indigenous Latinas. However, watching Theresa sprinkle in words like mija meant the world to me. It was the first time I watched a mom on…
…with disdain at his brown girlfriend. Our protagonist, his privilege, and his story should look familiar to many on the North side of the border – even if he does…