Hollywood is On Strike and We’re For It
As studios try to control and exploit their (newly women, POC, WOC) staff, LatinaMediaCo co-founders talk why they’re supporting the strike.
Culture
Finding Our Place Within Our Culture – Lessons from ‘Gentefied’
‘Gentefied’ asks: what does it mean to be part of a culture? It means honoring and defending the people no matter where we fall on the Latinx spectrum.
Four Times ‘Party of Five’ Made Us Cry and Take Action
Don’t for a second think ‘Party of Five’ is trauma porn. It inspires righteous anger and action-oriented empathy, even as it made me cry.
This Latina Honors Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison taught me to listen, to question, to demand more of myself and others but that change wasn’t instant.
Dolor y Esperanza: Finding Hope after El Paso
In fear and frustration. Under attack. After El Paso, we find hope as more women of color, trans and nonbinary people rise up.
Becoming Exceptional: What We Owe Michelle Obama and Beyoncé
I have been watching and rewatching the glory and salvation that is Beyoncé’s Homecoming. The over 2-hour film chronicles her historical performance as the first Black woman to headline Coachella. The film is everything and shows the strength and dedication of a woman who has reinvented so much of the music industry. Truly, there is nothing […]
Guilt, Heartbreak, and Hilarity in Episode 83 of “Jane the Virgin”
After the shock of last week’s premiere, The CW’s Jane the Virgin is out with its second episode. Chapter Eighty-Three centers on the idea of guilt — whether it’s religion or the internal struggle between right and wrong, our favorite characters all seem to be struggling with it. The founders of Mujeres Problemáticas discuss their thoughts on what to […]