Latinidad

El Museo del Barrio and the Act of Preserving Memory and a Culture

Created during such a period of civil unrest, El Museo served as a beacon for New York City’s Puerto Rican and African-American communities.

  • Jun 21, 2017
  • 10:01 AM

Woman-Owned Enterprise: MXCNAS, Featuring Claudette Zepeda

“When I was eighteen, I was a rebel and my parents were threatening to send me back to Guadalajara to a private school.”

  • Feb 24, 2017
  • 11:16 AM

Actor JW Cortes Transforms Himself Into Pedro Albizu Campos: Is a Film on the Way?

This story HAS to be told on the big screen.

  • Feb 5, 2017
  • 10:20 AM

Donald Trump’s America Will Never Ever Erase the History of My Proud Mexican Family (OPINION)

In Donald Trump’s America, my great-grandfather, Jesús Chavira, would be treated as a societal menace.

  • Feb 3, 2017
  • 8:45 AM

Stream iLe’s Debut Album, ‘iLevitable,’ Now (AUDIO)

It comes out June 3, but you can hear it on NPR.

  • May 20, 2016
  • 3:02 PM

‘I Am Latin Soul’: The Sounds of El Bles

The veteran music producer talks about being a Boricua in Orlando, his musical journey and his latest EP, ‘I Am Latin Soul.’

  • Mar 16, 2016
  • 12:04 PM

Fátima Ptacek: The Voice of a Generation #WomensHistoryMonth

The young actress is an international ambassador.

  • Mar 14, 2016
  • 9:15 AM

Lupe Anguiano: A Life Devoted To Social Justice #WomensHistoryMonth

Profiling a Chicana educator who’s worked tirelessly for the equality of all people.

  • Mar 9, 2016
  • 2:00 PM

The ‘Latino Vote’ Is More Than Just a Number… and so Much More Than Immigration Reform

It’s time to just admit that the “Latino vote” is way too complicated to put into a box.

  • Jan 5, 2016
  • 8:46 AM

The Revolution Must Be Accessible

Latinos still lack the economic and social capital to take advantage of the opportunities of the innovation economy.

  • Jan 4, 2016
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César Vargas: American Dreamer

“The Latino community deserves respect. We need someone that respects our philosophy and our culture.”

  • Jan 2, 2016
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Keep Your Inner Werebigot at Bay: Don’t Dress Up as a ‘Mexican’

The Univ. of Louisville’s president is forced to apology after his inner werebigot was revealed when he dressed up as a “Mexican.”

  • Oct 30, 2015
  • 1:22 PM

Federico Peña: ‘My Country, My Vote’

A chat with the former Clinton cabinet member and mayor of Denver about the need for Latinos to fully flex their political and economic muscles.

  • Oct 26, 2015
  • 9:27 AM

Helado Negro: ‘Young, Latin and Proud’

A chat with the Ecuadoran-born but Brooklyn-based musician fusing the many different sounds of Latin America.

  • Oct 25, 2015
  • 12:49 PM

Dolores Huerta: Our Communities Need to Stand United

In an op-ed, Dolores Huerta announces the upcoming launch of the My Country, My Vote! campaign to get Congress and the president to pass immigration reform.

  • Oct 23, 2015
  • 9:58 AM

Artist Julio Salgado Re-depicts Classic TV Shows with Diverse Casts

The Mexican-born undocu-queer artist got the idea to reimagine some of his favorite TV shows after fans began protesting POCs in the upcoming ‘Star Wars.’

  • Oct 21, 2015
  • 11:33 AM

Cuñao: Blood, Sand and Solidarity

A chat with Julio Montero, frontman for the Los Angeles-based Latin Folk group Cuñao, on the group’s latest album ‘Sangre y Arena.’

  • Oct 21, 2015
  • 9:17 AM

KY Prosecutor: Being Latino Is Probable Cause (VIDEO)

Courtroom video shows Kentucky prosecutor John Carter claiming that a driver’s being Latino is probable cause to pull him or her over.

  • Oct 20, 2015
  • 10:05 AM

Natalia Lafourcade: Orgullosa de sus raíces

Una plática con la cantautora rock mexicana sobre su música y su amor por México.

  • Oct 18, 2015
  • 12:12 PM

La melaza que llora: How to Keep the Term Afro-Latino from Losing Its Power

It’s time to bring our black grandmothers out of the closet.

  • Oct 16, 2015
  • 10:59 AM

Where is ‘America’?

There are two issues with the statement “Christopher Columbus discovered America”: the second deals with how people define the word “America.”

  • Oct 13, 2015
  • 3:34 PM

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