Trader Joe’s has a reputation for unique, healthy and tasty foods and every once in a while they add a Latin-inspired item that piques our interest. With more than 500 locations across the U.S., it’s likely you’ve at least seen...
Culture
One of the most important ways to honor Hispanic Heritage Month is to spend time teaching the next generation about the traditions and various cultural aspects that make up our Latinx heritage.It’s also important to help them learn about the...
We at HipLatina love fashion and appreciate the beautiful diversity in Latin American style and so do these amazing Latina designers. Valentino and Chanel get plenty of love worldwide but there’s still progress to be made in shining a light...
Walter Mercado Popularized Astrology and Helped Us Decolonize Our Ancestral Spirituality
Walter Mercado was a Supernova household staple in Latinidad who left a legacy to be respected for Indigenous, Latine/x, and Hispanic generations to come. Aside from Mercado being a creative genius and gender fluid icon, he was intentionally guiding us...
Puerto Rican Poet Elisabet Velasquez’s Debut Novel is Raw and Painfully Real
Puerto Rican poet Elisabet Velasquez has penned her first novel and it’s a fast-paced roller coaster of a read that will hit home for many. Elisabet is a Brooklyn-born Nuyorican and mom-of-two who writes about what she knows best: her...
With the start of Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month comes the inevitable conversations about our identities and culture. Going through social media can sometimes feel overwhelming but thankfully there are whole podcasts episodes dedicated to these topics. Longtime Latinx podcast favorites like...
Exclusive: Cardi B Learns to Cook Classic Latin American Dishes on ‘Cardi Tries’ Series
For those who didn’t already know, rapper Cardi B has had her very own TV series called Cardi Tries for nearly a year now. On the series, which is currently in its second season on Messenger, the “Up” rapper teams...
Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez is an immigrant from Nicaragua and a first-gen Vanderbilt University graduate, these identities play a huge role in her journey and in her debut book, For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts. The memoir/guide/educational...
We at HipLatina obviously love to celebrate Latinx representation all year long, but we love that Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15-October 15 each year, gives us the opportunity to highlight even more of the incredible work people...
In recent years Barbie has been working on diverse representation including launching dolls of Latin icons like Frida Kahlo and Selena. Today, in honor of the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, Barbie unveiled Celia Cruz and Julia Alvarez dolls...
I held my son, Evan, in my arms and asked him what was wrong. He shook his head before responding, “Nothing.” His eyes brimmed with tears as he inhaled and exhaled deeply; it’s a mechanism his father and I taught...
Hispanic Heritage Month is an Opportunity to Shine a Light On Our Stories
Hispanic Heritage Month started in 1988 in the U.S. as a way to celebrate the contributions made by people from Latin America but in the last 33 years we’ve seen little improvement in the actual treatment of the growing Latin...
