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

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

Virginia Isaad
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 Aguilar
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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Racial Trauma and the Need for BIPOC Mental Health Support

drangeljones
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 Sanchez
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 Aguilar
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 Aguilar
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...