In college, learning about the Chicano movement was a privilege that helped me begin to understand the world around me, in all its complications. Even coming from a predominantly Mexican-American hometown, I didn’t know anything about the movement and the terminology that fueled so much change in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Now, at […]
With “VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos,” John Leguizamo wants us to decolonize our minds. Let’s do it.
Protecting PBS and NPR is not about nostalgia. It is about justice. It is about protecting the idea that storytelling belong to everyone.
To fuel our inner fire, here are five Latinx documentaries that chronicle moments of legendary resistance from our peoples.
“Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined” presents a the author as comfortable acknowledging her own weaknesses as fighting for her community.
Our stories deserve to be protected and deserve to be told. “Reading Rainbow” spread that message twenty years ago and now it’s our turn.
On his documentary, “El Equipo, director Bernardo Ruiz says “Collecting evidence is one of the few ways to hold the powerful accountable.”
Trying to speak up for a diverse community adds a lot of pressure, but the 20-year-old ‘American Family’ shows it can be done.
PBS’ ‘Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped A Nation’ teaches our history-what makes it complicated and what should make us proud.
We, as Latinxs, are trying to piece together our histories and these five shows and movies are a great place to start recovering our past.