How Media Shaped Carnival, The Biggest Party in The World
For over four centuries, Brazilian media and Carnival have shaped each other, even if their relationship started off rocky.
Journalism
Cardi B Uses Interviews to Share Her Caribbean Values
Watching her interviews, Cardi B made me laugh a lot – and nod my head as she affirmed Caribbean values and ideals.
Teen Vogue Taught Me to Speak Up. Condé Nast Silenced It.
Teen Vogue inspired me to be a journalist, thanks to its bold editorial voice taking young women of color seriously. This is its eulogy.
How the Media Commits Legacy Femicide Against Latinas
Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Mellie Carballo. Maria Pesantez. In life and in death, these Latinas deserved more than the media’s legacy femicide.
“The Morning Show” Season 4 Dives into AI, Influencers, and Deep Fakes
Season 4 of “The Morning Show” does not disappoint, arriving without apologies to dramatize the biggest issues facing media today.
“The Paper” Brings the Formula of “The Office” to a New Zip Code
Peacock’s “The Paper” doesn’t deliver “Dunder Mifflin 2.0” but instead a real – and uncomfortable – portrait of journalism in decline.
Legacy Media Lost the Plot
54% of Americans now get their news from social. Legacy media helped build this bonfire — and now they’re wondering why it’s so hot.
Today We March Against ICE and Authoritarianism
The dictatorship has begun and as a veteran, this enrages me. So keep marching against ICE, media complicity, and Trump’s authoritarianism.
Op-Ed: In VOCES, Latinx Creatives Reimagine the Industry
I created VOCES with the quiet but radical mission of giving local and Latinx creatives a platform to speak for themselves.
Voting Rights and Suppression – The Story We Need More Of
Media is largely ignoring how the Trump Administration is chipping away at voting rights so we have to do the work to educate ourselves.