Justicia and Cultura

With the ‘More Than A Movie: American Me’ podcast, Alex Fumero is delving into the film’s legacy of violence and underr-ecognized achievement.

With beautiful prose, relatable characters, and unflinching commentary, Guadalupe García McCall’s “Echoes of Grace” is a definite must-read. 

In “The Bear,” incomparable Nuyorican actress and writer Liza Colón-Zayas plays Tina, a no-nonsense, long-time employee and family friend.

“Book of Love” turns out to be just one more instance of Hollywood portraying Mexican women as “spicy,” sex-crazed, and shallow.

Wondering what we need to do to start succeeding in Hollywood? Let’s turn to what Latinx leaders in the industry have said needs to happen.

Netflix’s A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad is a Chilean and German documentary series with much to teach us. But warning, it includes details of sexual abuse of minors, coercion of women, domestic violence, and torture that are deeply disturbing.

“Mosquita y Mari” is a special, one-of-a-kind gem for our community. Ten years after its premiere, it’s time we should honor it as such.

Like many Latines out there, I grew up watching telenovelas with my mom and my grandma. I loved the rags-to-riches romances. You know the type – the kind of stories…

“Somewhere We Are Human” is a new anthology created by currently or formerly undocumented people. Curated by Reyna Grande and Sonia Guiñansaca, the entries range from visual art to personal essays (with poetry, arguably, in between), with authors, artists, and curators hail from Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Inherently this book shapes an understanding of immigration usually left out of US textbooks.

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is gut wrenching, but we will never relinquish our power.