You’ve been at home for a while and may need a break from binge-watching TV shows, watching movies, and flipping through magazines. The quarantine due to coronavirus is the perfect opportunity to learn something new or reinforce certain skills. This...
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Natalia Durazo and LaLa Romero love makeup but felt like the industry didn’t necessarily love them back as they didn’t see themselves represented so they decided they would fill that void. Born and raised in Los Angeles, the entrepreneurs celebrate...
For years, I found myself hesitant to identify as Afro-Latina. I’ve never been one for labels and I felt this new terminology was nothing but a trend that would fade as quickly as “on fleek.” I know, I sound pretty...
Beauty is a never-ending quest. We are constantly buying new beauty products or trying out abuelita’s secret homemade skin care regime. And it doesn’t really help that we are influenced by celebrities. Oh, Karol G uses that? Let me just...
I sat down to write this with a slow crawling ache working its way, vertebrae by vertebrae, from my lower back to the base of my neck. Push through. A two-word story many Black women are all too familiar with,...
On Tuesday Colorado passed legislation to replace Columbus Day with Cabrini Day because, according to the bill sponsors, it doesn’t represent the community, CNN reports. St. Frances Xavier Cabrini established 67 schools, hospitals, and orphanages in the U.S.and South and...
Anyone who knows me, knows that my heat-damage struggle took WAY too long. I started experiencing pretty bad heat-damage almost six years ago, after years of getting Dominican blowouts — week after week. But my transitioning period took years because...
We can’t believe that it has been 25 years since we lost Selena. But, it feels like she is more present today than ever. Part of her enduring legacy is her iconic style, which we continue to copy and be...
In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day we reached out to some of the poderosas in our community to celebrate their successes and the women who have inspired them. These Latinas work in various industries including publishing,...
If you spend a lot of your free time looking at makeup tutorials on YouTube, chances are you’ve heard of beauty blogger Kathleen Fuentes, known as Kathleen Lights. The 28-year-old Cubana and Miami-born influencer who has 4.18 million subscribers on...
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter is a beloved bestselling novel and now fans can see the story come to life on stage in the world premiere adaptation at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. Adapted by local Latinx playwright Isaac...
Ariana Brown believes that there is an audience for every poem and her latest chapbook, Sana Sana speaks to the queer community, Mexican Americans, and the Black community — all extensions of who she is. Brown, 26, is a Black...
