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Food Historian Maite Gomez-Rejón Discusses Ancestral Foods, Food History & Colonization

Texas-native Maite Gomez-Rejón thought she’d become an artist when she grew up but what she didn’t realize almost until it actually happened was that her medium would be food. Gomez-Rejón is a first-generation Mexican-American who grew up in the border...
News and Entertainment

30+ Google Doodles That Honor Latinx Icons, Culture, and History

V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi
Over the years, Google has made it a point to celebrate several notable Latinxs through their Google Doodles, little pieces of art that replace the traditional Google logo and educate the millions of people who search on the site about...
Culture

15 Things You Should Know About Legendary Artist Frida Kahlo

V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi
There are certain legendary icons who we know on a first-name basis. Those who only become bigger stars, inspirations, and symbols over time, who we continue to honor even decades after their death. This all definitely rings true of Mexican...
News and Entertainment

Texas Artist Creates Day of the Dead Inspired Selena Jack-O’-Lantern

Araceli Cruz
San Antonio-based artist Arthur Alaquinez has blessed us with an intricately-carved pumpkin of the Queen of Tejano, Selena Quintanilla. In continuing the tradition of immortalizing one of the most influential Latinx artists of our time, Alaquinez carved Selena’s image styled...
Culture

Why We’re Honoring Black Mexican Artist and Activist Elizabeth Catlett This Hispanic Heritage Month

Yvette Montoya
“Art for me must develop from a necessity within my people. It must answer a question, or wake somebody up, or give a shove in the right direction — our liberation.” -Elizabeth Catlett Elizabeth Catlett is probably the most celebrated...
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24 Photos of Selena-Inspired Nails That’ll Make You Go Bidi Bidi Bom Bom

V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi
If there are two things that Latinxs love it’s Selena and a great set of nails. Put the two together, and you’ve got an unstoppable force. We are forever inspired by the Queen of Cumbia and her style, so it’s...