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How Returning to Puerto Rico Helped Heal My Childhood Sexual Trauma

Lola RosarioMay 31, 2023

by Lola RosarioMay 31, 20230593

Trigger Warning: Sexual assault on a minor Growing up, my brothers and I knew the rules — don’t talk back, get excellent grades, and never say ‘we’re poor.’ My mami often reminded us that we ‘always had food’ and we always went...

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‘Elefanta’ Remixes a Nursery Rhyme into an Empowering Reggaeton Short

Virginia IsaadMay 31, 2023

by Virginia IsaadMay 31, 20230691

Children’s literature and music often carry empowering messages and the classic nursery rhyme “Un elefante se balanceaba”, used throughout Latin America, is no different. The lines: “Un elefante se balanceaba/sobre la tela de una araña,/ como veía que resistía/ fue...

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Exiled Nicaraguan Poet Gioconda Belli Awarded Prestigious Poetry Prize

Sofía AguilarMay 31, 2023

by Sofía AguilarMay 31, 20230596

We love seeing Latina poets getting their flowers! In past years, we’ve seen Latinas succeeding because of their written work like Natalie Diaz, the first Latina to win a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and Ada Limón, the first Chicana to...

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Limpias and Plantitas that Can Support Mental Health

erikabuenaflorMay 30, 2023

by erikabuenaflorMay 30, 20230639

Erika Buenaflor is a modern-day curandera who utilizes her vast experience in curanderismo, and knowledge of ancient Mesoamerican shamanism to reveal how this sacred wisdom can help people heal holistically. She’s published several books on curanderismo and is the founder...

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Digame: Afro-Latina Therapist Gloria Osborne-Sheeler is Helping BIPOC Heal

Virginia IsaadMay 26, 2023

by Virginia IsaadMay 26, 202301053

Digame is a monthly series featuring prominent Latinx leaders, activists, entrepreneurs, and public figures uplifting the community and making a difference. Gloria Osborne-Sheeler is a First Generation Panamanian-American licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and holistic healer who founded Glow In Therapy,...

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Lorraine Avila’s Debut Novel Explores Brujería, Afro-Latina Girlhood, & Community

Sofía AguilarMay 26, 2023May 26, 2023

by Sofía AguilarMay 26, 2023May 26, 202301164

Afro-Latinx stories remain underrepresented and underappreciated in the Latinx community, the publishing industry, and beyond. Bronx-based Afro-Dominican writer Lorraine Avila might know this better than many. Not only is she unafraid to call out anti-Blackness in Latinidad, but also to place...

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15 Contemporary Books by Latina Authors That Have Become Classics

Sofía AguilarMay 26, 2023

by Sofía AguilarMay 26, 202303651

In celebration of Latino Books Month this May, we’re excited to look back and celebrate books by Latinx authors that have shifted the narrative and changed the landscape of Latinx literature. You may know books like 100 Years of Solitude by...

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Racial Trauma and the Need for BIPOC Mental Health Support

drangeljonesMay 24, 2023

by drangeljonesMay 24, 202301233

First-gen Afro-Latina Dr. Angel Jones is an educator, activist, and critical race scholar whose research explores the impact of racism on the mental health of Black students with a focus on racial microaggressions, Racial Battle Fatigue, and gendered-racism. I am an educated, successful,...

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How Stereotype Threat Impacts Latinxs Mental Health & How to Cope

Dr. Lisette SanchezMay 22, 2023May 24, 2023

by Dr. Lisette SanchezMay 22, 2023May 24, 20230824

Dr. Lisette Sanchez is a bilingual licensed psychologist and founder of Calathea Wellness, a virtual practice providing individual therapy in California. She has a passion for working with BIPOC folxs and first-generation professionals. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, providing an...

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Indigenous Mexican Woman Kills Rapist, Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

Sofía AguilarMay 22, 2023

by Sofía AguilarMay 22, 202301256

Throughout all of Latin America, it has become increasingly difficult for women to live and thrive due to high rates of gender-based violence and femicide. In Mexico there were more than 1000 femicides in 2021— second only to Brazil in...

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13 Asian Latinx Writers You Should Know for AAPI Heritage Month

Sofía AguilarMay 18, 2023

by Sofía AguilarMay 18, 202301500

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI) is celebrated every May to honor what Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans have contributed throughout history. In publishing, Latinx writers remain underrepresented and Asian Latinx writers specifically remain little known outside...

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How Awkward Latina Characters with Deadpan Humor Made Me Feel Seen

Cynthia ViaMay 17, 2023May 17, 2023

by Cynthia ViaMay 17, 2023May 17, 202301452

Growing up in Queens, New York in the late ’90s, early aughts, I was the odd gal among Latinx friends, as an introvert with a deadpan, quirky humor that seemed too strange for the culture. Most Latina characters on TV...