Many chefs, food bloggers and food enthusiasts take to social media to share tantalizing photos of the food they’re making and/or eating and we just can’t scroll away. Which of course means we see even more mouth-watering food photos in...
Culture
There are very few things in life that bring true happiness quite like seeing the paletero man — for children and adults alike. The paletero man has become cultural icon that leads to whole families running out of their homes...
This rise in reclaiming ancestral and indigenous practices within the Latinx wellness and spiritual space has been gaining prominence over the last few years. These practices are more than their simplified stereotypical understanding of being measured down to lunar cycles...
As soon as I stepped through the door of Chocobar Cortés late in June 2021, I was met by a wall plastered with an image of the indy superhero La Borinqueña, created by Nuyorican graphic novelist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, it was...
Latina-Owned Lil’ Libros Raised $2 Million in Crowdfunding Campaign
Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein are two moms who saw the lack of representation in publishing when it came to Latinx stories and they came together to change that. They launched Lil’ Libros in 2014 to share our culture and...
Ghosts have many interpretations in media but not often do they take the form of a “Gentleman Caller” but in Sobremesa by Josephine Caminos Oría, the otherworldly male figure becomes an omen of sorts. The book came out earlier this...
Pride is a time to celebrate the birth of the LGBTQ movement and to come together to support our LGBTQ brothers and sisters. It’s also a time to honor trailblazers like Sylvia Rivera and Bamby Salcedo and recognize how far...
Kara Pérez is the founder of Bravely Go, a financial platform focused on feminist economics and inclusive personal finance. Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president in June 2015 with a speech that tread well-worn ground for many Americans: immigrants are coming...
It’s been a busy couple of years for Puerto Rican author Jaquira Díaz since publishing her critically acclaimed memoir Ordinary Girls in 2019. She’s gotten married, lived through a pandemic, continued work on her first novel and embarked on several...
As we reach the last few days of pride month, we can’t help but think of the talented Latinx writers paving the way for the queer Latinx experience in literature. From poetry to fiction to memoirs, there are several important...
Since 2014, the “I Stand With Immigrants” initiative celebrates June as Immigrant Heritage Month to recognize the significant contributions that immigrants have made in the United States. Though immigrants have always been a significant part of the fabric of the nation,...
It is Immigrant Heritage Month and an important part of recognizing and celebrating this month is uplifting the voices and perspectives of Latinx immigrants. In an industry where Latinx writers are not widely published, reading works like these is a...