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“Street Smart” Celebrates Sonia Manzano and Her Work as Maria on “Sesame Street”
A new documentary tells how Sonia Manzano become Maria on “Sesame Street” and the many lessons she learned along the way.
“The Legend of Luis Valdez” Illuminates Chicano History (and Its Limitations)
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 […]
5 Things I Learned from John Leguizamo’s “VOCES American Historia”
With “VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos,” John Leguizamo wants us to decolonize our minds. Let’s do it.
PBS Kids Raised Me – Defunding Public Media Hurts Latinas Like Me
Protecting PBS and NPR is not about nostalgia. It is about justice. It is about protecting the idea that storytelling belong to everyone.
5 Latinx Documentaries that Showcase Resistance
To fuel our inner fire, here are five Latinx documentaries that chronicle moments of legendary resistance from our peoples.
Grateful and Funny, Julia Alvarez Has Lived a Life in New PBS Doc
“Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined” presents a the author as comfortable acknowledging her own weaknesses as fighting for her community.
“Reading Rainbow” Is As Relevant As Ever
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.
PBS Doc “El Equipo” Celebrates Forensic Human Rights Work
On his documentary, “El Equipo, director Bernardo Ruiz says “Collecting evidence is one of the few ways to hold the powerful accountable.”
20 Years Later, ‘American Family’ Still Matters
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.