CULTURE & POLITICS

United We Stand, Divided We Fall: Racial Tension in the Dominican Community

July 14, 2020

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 within every community. The Dominican community is no...

Why Taking Charge of Your Health in the time of Corona is Crucial

Luis Farias

July 8, 2020

Life in the time of Coronavirus is not over yet. The many lessons it has taught us can be taken to heart now. One obvious takeaway revolves around taking better care of our health and bodies. The virus revealed that pre-existing health conditions ...

Latinx Entertainment, Creator & Influencer Community Gather for #UnidosTogether Summit

‘LLERO Editors

July 6, 2020

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 community. The half-day virtual summit provided an ...

Top Takeaways About Trumps’ Executive Order on Police Reform

Jessica Rodriguez

June 25, 2020

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 inflamed the country in the form of protest, demonstrati...

The 2020 National Puerto Rican Day Celebration

Jessica Rodriguez

June 8, 2020

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 will fill peoples homes on June 14, 2020 at 12pm tha...

‘LLERO Stands with Black Lives Matter

‘LLERO Editors

June 2, 2020

“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. Black Lives Matter. Not more, not less, equally. Not sometimes or some days. Every. Single. Day. ‘LLERO sta...

Chef Papi Kitchens Reimagines the Business of Food In The Heights and Beyond

Emmanuel Ureña

May 29, 2020

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 to the deadly coronavirus. When Covid-19 coverage...

Latinos Critical Role in Rebooting the Economy

Luis Farias

May 21, 2020

The Coronavirus' impact is unfathomable. According to Johns Hopkins University's COVID-19 dashboard, more than 5 million people have been infected to date and over 323,000 people have died. Unfortunately, the devastation is not limited to our health or...

My Mother Was a Mountain

Bonafide Rojas

May 8, 2020

How do I begin telling you about what my mother has been to me? Felicita Nazario--who everyone called Fela-- was a 5 foot tall firecracker. She was born in Guanica, Puerto Rico on Sept. 13, 1950. Her family eventually moved to New York City in 19...

The Ugly Side of La Causa: Examining The Racist Tactics of Cesar Chavez And The UFW

Motecuzoma P. Sanchez

March 31, 2020

UFW in Sacramento, 2016. I was introduced to the work and story of Cesar Chavez as a young person. He is viewed and presented as a hero--if not a saint--by people in the community. Cesar Chavez did accomplish amazing things in his lifetime. During ...

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