I Can’t Protect ODAAT's Elena From My Family
…Adjusting has sucked. Eight years away from PR has changed the island, my family, and me. Everyone here feels a little meaner, a little crueler to me. Makes sense. Colonial…
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TheLatinaPress Nº24: Women's History
…y Vida” Became Cuba’s Protest Anthem 🤩 We’re Here for This These Educators Teach Lessons on Race, Gender, & Colonialism Through Reggaeton Top stories written by Latinas delivered to you…
Q+A With Jennifer Givhan, Author of 'River Woman, River Demon'
…identity inform your writing? JENNIFER GIVHAN: So much of my writing is a reclamation going back through that ancestral history and reclaiming the language that colonization and white supremacy have…
Sundance's 'Sorcery' is a Taut Tale Filled with Stunning Imagery
…acting build the tension. Rooted in the history of conflict between German colonists and the native Huilliche people of Chile, the film is as much a coming-of-age tale as a…
7 Sundance Horror Films To Be Excited For
…a 13-year-old living on Chile’s Chiloe Island in 1880. After her father’s murder by a colonist, she rejects Christianity and learns witchcraft to execute her revenge. The religious conflict brings…
Top Ten Stand-Alone, TV Latinx Performances of 2022
…Gomez’s Mabel is always captivating to watch. Liza Colón-Zayas as Tina in The Bear Hulu’s The Bear is a critical darling and fan favorite this year, with its telling look…
Filmmakers Team Up To Make Haitian Historical Fiction Podcast “Prestige”
…attain independence from European colonizers through a successful revolution by formerly enslaved Africans after the Battle of Vertière, Batay Vètyè in 1803. As a screenwriter, Benjamin wanted to create a…
Netflix's Wednesday Explores Themes of Latinx Heritage & Anti-Colonialism
…others but to dive into anti-colonialism and to embrace her Mexican ancestry as well. Netflix released Wednesday in late November, and the show has already surpassed Netflix’s Stranger Things as…
#TheLatinaPress: Native Heritage Month
…light-skinned and white-passing, we are erasing history and many people along with it. In Wakanda Forever, colonialism serves as a monster that looms over the entire film. But some parts…
Netflix's "Blockbuster" is a Promising Workplace Comedy
…(Randall Park) realizes he’s had a years-long crush on Eliza (Melissa Fumero) within the first episode. The show uses the pop culture references as shout-outs to film lovers. And the…