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The Legacy of Black Puerto Rican Educator Celestina Cordero Molina

lolarosarioMarch 31, 2023

by lolarosarioMarch 31, 20230185

Over 200 years ago, before the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico, one fiercely determined young Black woman was about to make history. But today, the legacy of Celestina Cordero Molina, The Mother of Puerto Rico’s Public Education, remains largely obscured....

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Daniela Arroyo González is the First Out Trans Woman in Miss Universe Puerto Rico

Sofía AguilarFebruary 28, 2023

by Sofía AguilarFebruary 28, 202302682

The Miss Universe beauty pageants have been making important strides in diversity and representation within the last few years. We’ve seen many important firsts like Miss Spain Angela Ponce participating as the first-ever transgender Miss Universe contestant in 2018, Miss...

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The Power of Being an Unapologetically Proud Afro-Latina

drangeljonesFebruary 15, 2023

by drangeljonesFebruary 15, 202301354

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 have a duty to...

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My Estranged Dad Was Puerto Rican But I Don’t Feel Latina Enough

Virginia IsaadOctober 31, 2022

by Virginia IsaadOctober 31, 2022043815

I didn’t know I had Latinx roots until I was in my pre-teens. My older sister always told me that my biological father was Puerto Rican, but I thought she was making fun of me because I was light skinned....

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Andrea Beatriz Arango’s ‘Iveliz Explains It All’ Spotlights Mental Health in Latinx Kids

Sofía AguilarSeptember 16, 2022September 19, 2022

by Sofía AguilarSeptember 16, 2022September 19, 2022041318

As a middle-grade educator and English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, it came as no surprise when Boricua author Andrea Beatriz Arango decided to pen her debut novel-in-verse Iveliz Explains It All, which just released on Sept. 13. Aimed at...

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Bad Bunny Releases ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’, Breaks Two Spotify Records

Sofía AguilarMay 10, 2022May 12, 2022

by Sofía AguilarMay 10, 2022May 12, 2022013271

Bad Bunny just dropped his new album Un Verano Sin Ti and surprise, surprise, it already broke two Spotify records on its first day of release (so far, at least)! Since its drop on May 6, not only has the...

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Romeo Santos to Produce Film Adaption of Lilliam Rivera’s YA Novel ‘Never Look Back’

Virginia IsaadApril 14, 2022April 14, 2022

by Virginia IsaadApril 14, 2022April 14, 202203377

Representation in Hollywood for Latinxs remains low but we’re seeing progress and among those exciting projects is the film adaption of Lilliam Rivera‘s 2019 novel Never Look Back. The story is a modern retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus...

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El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo is Highest Grossing Tour by Latin artist in Billboard Boxscore History

Virginia IsaadApril 12, 2022

by Virginia IsaadApril 12, 202206533

Bad Bunny is no stranger to making history and breaking records. He was Spotify’s most streamed artist of the year for 2021, with his songs streamed a total of 9.1 billion times this year and he hadn’t even released an...

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Dancer Moesha Perez is Competing in Lizzo’s Body Positive Dance Competition

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 24, 2022March 24, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 24, 2022March 24, 202208958

Moesha Perez, 24, has a bubbly personality that translates beautifully in her dancing which she’s been doing since she was 2 and the basis for her entry into reality television. The Bronx-born dancer is a competitor on Grammy-award-winning singer, Lizzo’s,...

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Puerto Rican Sofía Jirau Makes History as First Victoria’s Secret Model with Down Syndrome

Virginia IsaadFebruary 15, 2022February 17, 2022

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 15, 2022February 17, 2022067762

Puerto Rican model Sofía Jirau made headlines when she became one of the few models with Down Syndrome to be a part of New York Fashion Week. Now she’s making history again becoming the first Victoria’s Secret model with Down...

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Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose Call ‘West Side Story’ a Film for Latinxs

Virginia IsaadDecember 10, 2021December 10, 2021

by Virginia IsaadDecember 10, 2021December 10, 2021064178

Warning: Some spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen either film Roughly the first 10 minutes of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story is a scene with no music or dialogue that features the Jets, the gang of white boys, defiling a...

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‘West Side Story’ Remake Authentically Represents Latinidad Unlike Original Film

Sofía AguilarDecember 9, 2021December 10, 2021

by Sofía AguilarDecember 9, 2021December 10, 202105130

Steven Spielberg’s first-ever musical film of his career, West Side Story, brings to life 1950s New York through a more modern lens than the original and with authentic Latinx representation. Starring newcomer Colombian-American Rachel Zegler (María), Ansel Elgort (Tony), Afro-Puerto...