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Amara La Negra & Karamo Brown Talk Colorism in the Latinx Community on ‘RTT: The Estefans’

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonOctober 15, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonOctober 15, 202105111

The latest episode of Red Table Talk: The Estefans is tackling colorism in the Latinx community, and it gets deep. The Estefans talked to Afro-Latinx singer and Dominican TV personality Amara La Negra and Queer Eye‘s Karamo Brown, who is...

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Authentic, Tear-Jerking & Joy-Inducing, ‘In the Heights’ Gets it Right

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 14, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 14, 202108642

It took a few days for me to have a spare near two-and-a-half hours to sit down and give In the Heights my undivided attention. I’ve been anxiously awaiting the release of this film, created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, directed by...

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Brown-ish? Latinx? It’s Complicated-ish

Virginia IsaadMay 24, 2021August 12, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMay 24, 2021August 12, 2021022640

UPDATE: August 12, 2021 Longoria’s social media team shared with HipLatina that “the other show for ABC is not called Brownish. Don’t know who ever called it that. It’s always been untitled.” As pools get inflated, and beach towels get...

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My Multi-Racial Kids Helped Me Connect With My Afro-Latinx Identity

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonFebruary 23, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonFebruary 23, 202104295

From as early as I can remember, I recall my Puerto Rican parents and grandparents drilling into me that we were a mixture of African, European and Taíno. That knowledge and the rich culture associated with that particular Afro-Caribbean genetic...

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20 Latinx Children’s Books That Should Be On Your Bookshelf

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 2020

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 202002530

Growing up, it was difficult to find books that spoke to my experience as a Black Latina. Although there were a few books I could turn to like Amazing Grace, which served as a reminder that I can be whatever...

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How Latin America’s Obsession With Whiteness Is Hurting Us

Johanna FerreiraJune 5, 2020July 29, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJune 5, 2020July 29, 20200697

If you’re Latinx person, chances are you grew up hearing the very racially-charged phrase “mejorar la raza.” The term literally translates to “better the race” which is really alluding to “whitening the race.” Despite the fact that Latinos come in...

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Kali Fajardo-Anstine Tells Stories of the Indigenous Latinas of the American West

Virginia IsaadAugust 6, 2019July 29, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 6, 2019July 29, 202007988

Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s debut short story collection is about Latinas and their indigenous roots in the American West — a history almost completely missing from the canon of American Western literature. For Fajardo-Anstine, Sabrina & Corina is also a form of...

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Rosalía Being Referred to as Latinx Touches on Who Gets to Claim Latinidad

Johanna FerreiraJuly 31, 2019August 3, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJuly 31, 2019August 3, 202006037

For as long I’ve been hearing people use terms like Latina, Latino, or Latinx, there’s always been this constant back and forth as to who actually gets to claim Latinidad. Racial identity has been one part of it, but a...

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These Women Share How They’re Healing From Haitian-Dominican Conflict

janelmartinezFebruary 1, 2019August 13, 2020

by janelmartinezFebruary 1, 2019August 13, 202007738

When it comes to headlines surrounding Haiti and the Dominican Republic, they often center the countries’ long-standing conflict. Though they’re neighboring nations that share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and a history of colonialism and slavery, their unresolved past is...

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Salsa Dancing Doesn’t Determine How Latinx You Are

HipLatinaDecember 18, 2018August 20, 2020

by HipLatinaDecember 18, 2018August 20, 202002435

I grew up in the ultimate Latinx household. I speak Spanish at home, you’d always find several opened tortillas packages in the fridge, and my family watches Univision and Telemundo religiously. Whether it was my tan skin or curly hair,...

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Why We Need To Stop Referring To Afro-Latinxs as ‘Other Latinxs’

janelmartinezNovember 25, 2018September 8, 2020

by janelmartinezNovember 25, 2018September 8, 202001619

Being Black in a Latinx space is by design an othering experience. Just how melaninated you are, or tight and course your curls are, will determine which questions get funneled your way. As an adult, I now know these attempts...

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‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ Screenwriter Talks Film and Latinx Stereotypes

HipLatinaNovember 6, 2018November 25, 2020

by HipLatinaNovember 6, 2018November 25, 202002496

It’s likely you weren’t able to escape the onslaught of love across social media for the Netflix romantic comedy To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. The film made stars of Lana Condor and Noah Centineo, but what a lot of...