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The Oscars Made 118 Nominations, Only 5 Latinx Artists Were Recognized

Yesterday, the Oscar nominations were released and while we celebrate that for the first time in history two women (and one woman of color!) have been nominated in the Best Director category, we couldn’t help but notice the lack of Latinx representation.  This year, only five Latinx folks were nominated in four categories: Best Documentary […]

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“Roma” and the Pressure to Represent all of the Latinx Experience

“I’m Mexican.” That’s something I say sometimes. Mostly to people who are (rudely) asking “where are you [really] from?” And sometimes to those who take my light skin as an invitation to say something racist. Every once in a while to a fellow Latinx person as we share experiences. The thing is, though, I’m not […]