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Immigration
Queer Latinx Youth Amplify Their Voices Using Telenovelas
A new digital telenovela aims to put queer Latinx youth in charge of telling their own stories.
Jonathan Garcia | Apr 23, 2021
Social Justice
How to Address Poverty Among Latinx Children
There is a crisis of poverty among Latinx immigrant children in the U.S., particularly among undocumented, mixed-status, and single-parent households. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Yesica Balderrama | Mar 02, 2022
Social Justice
What “Latinx” Doesn’t Include
Gender inclusivity is important, but so is acknowledging our Indigenous origins.
Kurly Tlapoyawa | Nov 22, 2019
Health & Happiness
In Pursuit of Liberated Mothering
Cross-cultural dialogue, especially among moms of color, can build new narratives that challenge the legacies of white supremacy and foster healing.
A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez | Dec 04, 2023
Social Justice
12 Books to Read Instead of “American Dirt”
There are many good books that capture the experiences of Latinx life. Most of them are written by Latinx authors and don’t reinforce stereotypes.
Ananya Garg & Isabella Garcia | Jan 31, 2020
Social Justice
As Non-Black POC, We Need to Address Anti-Blackness
While Indigenous and other people of color traditionally lack the power to enact racism, we can and do exercise clear racial prejudice against Black people.
Ana Cecilia Pérez | Jul 06, 2020
Racial Justice
How Controversy Over “American Dirt” Inspired a Movement for Change
Latinx writers are demanding accountability from the publishing industry—and encouraging the public to read responsibly.
Myriam Gurba | Apr 09, 2020
Social Justice
How Immigrant Communities Are Addressing Colorism and Anti-Blackness
The #BlackLivesMatter protests in 2020 sparked hard conversations within immigrant communities on how internalized biases based on skin-color remain prevalent.
Macollvie J. Neel | Jul 28, 2021
Democracy
An Afro-Indigenous Perspective on Policing
In his new book, Kyle T. Mays argues that the violence of policing has always been intimately tied to U.S. democracy.
Kyle T. Mays | Feb 08, 2022
Social Justice
Dear Latina Sisters: Will You Name and Disrupt Anti-Blackness?
It’s easy for us to spot White supremacy in others. But we have a harder time acknowledging it in our own communities.
Denise Padín Collazo | Apr 28, 2021
Social Justice
Poets of Color Pave the Way for the Next Generation
Today in the U.S., a number of contemporary poets carry the torch of their work pushing for social change in their communities.
Ananya Garg | Mar 13, 2020
Their Love: Nat’s Story
Nat, a nonbinary Latinx young person, experiences oppression, xenophobia and misgendering from their own family. Their mother has a spiritual experience that reveals the importance of honoring their child’s nonbinary
| Apr 23, 2021
Democracy
Trying to Be a Proud Latina When People Prefer Whiteness—Even in My Mother’s Homeland
For people of color to be seen as fully American, we are often forced to denounce parts of our identities.
Stephanie Jimenez | Mar 14, 2017
Activism
Pulse Wasn’t About Me. But Covering It Changed Me
As one of the few out queer journalists covering the tragedy on the ground, I learned that my identity served my work, not hindered it.