The de la Mora Saga Concludes with 'Casa de las Flores: The Movie'
…not everything can be good – The Movie continues Casa de las flores traditions good and bad, bringing the show’s colorism problem along with it too. With Elena’s Black boyfriend…
…not everything can be good – The Movie continues Casa de las flores traditions good and bad, bringing the show’s colorism problem along with it too. With Elena’s Black boyfriend…
…It launched a deep and needed conversation about colorism within the film and our community that’s still going. THE ‘T’ IN PRIDE June was also Pride Month and we loved…
…change unless we’re willing to address our own colorism and racism, listen to who is being silenced, and ask why they need to shout to be heard in the first…
In the Heights was marketed as the biggest thing ever for Latinx representation, the first by-us and for-us blockbuster. But it hasn’t really turned out that way, whether you look…
The Latinx community DOES NOT agree on In the Heights and that’s a good thing – let’s confront the colorism in our community and hold even our heroes/stars/favorites accountable. So…
…questions and possibilities they raised, particularly the race issue because I think we’re past due a latine show actually going into the colorism within the latine community, but overall I…
…racist to me and so I hope the show goes there. Can you imagine a Latina show holding its Latina lead accountable for colorism? It’d be so powerful (although she…
…brother,” her mom says with hesitation, “are of different shades.” The conversation doesn’t stop there. The show dives into internalized racism, the diversity of the Cuban community, colorism and the…
…Ask yourself who benefits from racism/colorism, what resources you have, and consider how your actions may cause harm, even if it’s unintentional. If you’ve ever stayed silent when listening to…
…is not (nor that her reputation-obsessed mother is lightest of all). Colorism and class cannot be ignored and we know all about that. We have anti-Blackness in our community and it would…