Who Is Alejandro Mayorkas?
Last week Alejandro Mayorkas made history. As one of President-elect Joe Biden's cabinet nominees, Alejandro Mayorkas became the first Latino and first immigrant ever nominated to become the Head of the Dep...
Party Crasher Manuel Natal Wants to Change Puerto Rico’s Politics
M anuel Natal is just 34 years old and has already made history in his native Puerto Rico. He became the youngest person elected to its House of Representatives in 2013. He won more than half of the vot...
2020 Dominican Day Parade Goes Virtual to Celebrate Dominican Spirit
The 2020 Dominican Day Parade was held Sunday August 9th. Traditionally the parade is held in early August right along 6th Avenue in New York City. Yet, as with many events in 2020 organizers had to pivot i...
Mic Check: Ben Ortiz Dishes on Preserving Hip-Hop Culture
Curator Ben Ortiz in the archives at Cornell University (2018, photo by Allison Usavage).
Latinos have always been at the helm of creating hip-hop culture. Now they are helping preserve it as well. ...
United We Stand, Divided We Fall: Racial Tension in the Dominican Community
As racial tensions reach boiling points in the United States due to the killing of George Floyd and countless others. The topic of racism has been under a magnifying glass across many facets of life and wit...
Latinx Entertainment, Creator & Influencer Community Gather for #UnidosTogether Summit
On July 1st Latinx influencers, creators, entrepreneurs and entertainment figures came together for the Hispanicize #UnidosTogether Virtual Summit. It’s goal? Be a force for good in the Latinx c...
Top Takeaways About Trumps’ Executive Order on Police Reform
Police brutality is nothing new. Government attempts at police reform are. The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and a string of African Americans deaths, mostly at the hands of police, has inflam...
The 2020 National Puerto Rican Day Celebration
The espiritu of the Puerto Rican Parade lives on! Even though there won’t be a flotilla of marchers or thousands of flags along New York City’s 5th Avenue this year, a celebration of Puerto Rican culture wi...
Chef Papi Kitchens Reimagines the Business of Food In The Heights and Beyond
Covid-19 has flipped the business world on its head. Establishments across all fields were forced to close down shop —some seemingly for good. All due to shutdown orders passed across the nation in response...
The Best Things to Come out of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly changed life. Whether it's the closed schools, shuttered businesses and unemployment or quarantines, it has literally and fundamentally altered us. In some insta...