“Stand and Deliver” is as relevant as it was 35 years ago, proving that Latinxs can achieve and accomplish anything if we truly have ganas.
Teen
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Lottie isn’t a power-hungry villain or a powerless victim. Rather she’s a complicated character that lives in the static of ‘Yellowjackets.’
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The Disney Channel Original Movie made a huge impact on me and that’s why it was so fun for “The Slumber Party” to awaken my inner preteen now
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A beautiful, meditative film, “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” both is and is not the typical coming-of-age story.
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What We're Watching
“The Summer I Turned Pretty” Brought Us Together… Again
by Ces Herediaby Ces HerediaGrowing up, my cousins and I devoured “The Summer I Turned Pretty” book series and now the show has us debating Belly’s choices again.
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What We're Watching
“An Unforgettable Year – Summer” Shows Truths About Carnival
by Lívia Reimby Lívia ReimIn many ways a typical teen romance, “An Unforgettable Year – Summer” weaves in deeper themes by using Carnival as a connecting thread.
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Justicia and CulturaWhat We're Watching
“Never Have I Ever” Taught Me How to Talk to My Mother
by Cat Sposatoby Cat SposatoI never saw my particularly-fraught relationship with my Colombian immigrant mom represented, until I stumbled on “Never Have I Ever.”
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‘Sister & Sister’ takes the longing of adolescence and hangs it over everything, bringing empathy, care, and warmth to its heroines.
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Justicia and CulturaWhat We're Watching
Let’s Celebrate ‘Gossip Girl’ Luna La While We Can
by Ces Herediaby Ces HerediaZión Moreno’s Luna La made the recently-canceled version of “Gossip Girl” my favorite – so let’s enjoy the two seasons we got of her!
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What We're Watching
‘Never Have I Ever’ and Fabiola Torres, the Afro-Latina Lesbian I’ve Been Waiting For
The thing that differentiates ‘Never Have I Ever’ from other series for me is Fabiola Torres, the shy, nerdy, robotics-loving, polo shirt-wearing wearing Afro-Latina lesbian I’ve been waiting for.