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Eva Longoria Developing Sci-Fi Series Based on Book Inspired by Cuban Mythology

Virginia IsaadSeptember 23, 2021September 23, 2021

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 23, 2021September 23, 20210464

Eva Longoria‘s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment just added another Latinx show to their roster following the announcement that she’s working on a series for ABC about a large Mexican-American family in Texas. The multi-generational comedy is about an upper-middle-class family handling grief,...

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Gabby Petito’s Case Sparks Outcry for More Coverage of Missing Indigenous Women

Virginia IsaadSeptember 22, 2021September 22, 2021

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 22, 2021September 22, 20210841

The movement to raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women has worked to continue to get more recognition of the cause and yet hundreds go miss never to be found. Since September 11, every American news channel has been...

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Border Patrol Agents Seen Whipping Haitian Refugees + How to Help

Virginia IsaadSeptember 22, 2021

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 22, 20210750

Photos and video footage of Haitian migrants at the border getting whipped by Border Patrol have gone viral and now people are calling for reform and aid for the migrants. Last week NBC News reported that there were more than...

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Walter Mercado Popularized Astrology and Helped Us Decolonize Our Ancestral Spirituality

Virginia IsaadSeptember 21, 2021September 21, 2021

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 21, 2021September 21, 202101259

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...

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Puerto Rican Poet Elisabet Velasquez’s Debut Novel is Raw and Painfully Real

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonSeptember 20, 2021September 21, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonSeptember 20, 2021September 21, 202101252

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...

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Nine Latinx Podcast Episodes About Identity You Need to Listen to

Nicole YoungSeptember 20, 2021

by Nicole YoungSeptember 20, 202101341

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...

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#Emmyssowhite Trends After No People of Color Win in Acting Categories

Virginia IsaadSeptember 20, 2021September 20, 2021

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 20, 2021September 20, 20210960

The lack of representation for people of color is nothing new and while there is some progress being made, the Emmys last night was proof that there’s still a lot of work to be done. Of the 12 acting categories,...

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Chris Perez and Selena’s Family Amicably Resolve Yearslong Legal Battle

Virginia IsaadSeptember 17, 2021September 17, 2021

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 17, 2021September 17, 20210168324

The love story of Chris Perez and Selena Quintanilla Perez lives on decades after the Queen of Tejano’s death but his relationship with her family has been contentious for years until now. Earlier this week Perez announced on his social...

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Exclusive: Cardi B Learns to Cook Classic Latin American Dishes on ‘Cardi Tries’ Series

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonSeptember 17, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonSeptember 17, 2021070247

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...

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Barbie Launches New Celia Cruz and Julia Alvarez Dolls

Virginia IsaadSeptember 15, 2021September 17, 2021

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 15, 2021September 17, 202106958

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...

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Hispanic Heritage Month is an Opportunity to Shine a Light On Our Stories

Virginia IsaadSeptember 15, 2021September 17, 2021

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 15, 2021September 17, 202101784

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...

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wears a ‘Tax a Rich’ Dress to the Met Gala

Virginia IsaadSeptember 14, 2021September 14, 2021

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 14, 2021September 14, 202101544

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has no qualms about letting people know how she feels about the wealthy in the U.S. and she literally wore that message when attending the Met Gala wearing a dress emblazoned with “Tax the Rich.” She was...