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Up In Smoke: The Broken Promise of Proposition 64

Mario Solis-Marich
Top political consultants were worried. The ballot initiative that would legalize cannabis in California was on the ropes. It looked as if it would not pass. The biggest block of attainable votes would have to come from Latino voters.  Polls suggested...
Puerto Rico Photo Essay

Puerto Rico: A Return to the Motherland

Mike Cordero
Artist and educator Michael Cordero has been living and working in Puerto Rico for the last year or so. A Brooklyn raised Puerto Rican, he decided to uproot his life and return to his ancestral land of Puerto Rico. These images are a chronicle of what he has e...
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The Issue with Latinx

Motecuzoma P. Sanchez
I’ve been involved in the Chicano movement now for more than two decades. I’ve authored articles, taught workshops and Chicano Studies, and led Chicano organizations. I’ve seen a lot of changes. Some of them have moved the cause forward, and some of them h...
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Latino Artists as Activists

Jessica Rodriguez
The power of artists is undeniable. We are fortunate that so many Latino artists have used their gifts to shine a light on the injustices, events and political climate of their time. The Latino artists listed here use their talents to advocate for causes o...
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Yung Pueblo Talks Meditation, Machismo and Healing

Jessica Rodriguez
If Paolo Coehlo had written The Alchemist in the age of social media, he would have been Diego Perez aka Yung Pueblo. Perez is an Ecuadorian-American author, who is an Instagram star and real talk guru. To date over 364,000 people follow the “meditator, wr...
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Is the Latino Man Still Dying?

Elbert Garcia
Five years ago, I looked at my daughter’s face with concerned eyes. I worried about what the future held for her male Latino classmates. Predictive statistics like high school completion, college degree attainment and incarceration rates painted a grim fut...
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5 Latino Writers You Should Know

Jessica Rodriguez
There are plenty of Latino writers whose work flies under the radar and is valuable.  The love sonnets of Neruda, the magical realism of Garcia Marquez and the urban immigrant narratives of Junot Diaz are known the world over.  Here are a handful of writers ...

This Is Why I Support Jussie Smollet

José Albino, M.A.
In the early morning hours of January 30, 2019 Jussie Smollett, singer/actor/ LGBTQ activist reported to Chicago police that he was a victim of a racist and homophobic attack. The Chicago Police Department began investigating the case as a possible hate cr...

5 Reasons Cinco de Mayo Is The Best Holiday Ever

Jessica Rodriguez
There are plenty of reasons to hate on Cinco de Mayo. Or as it's come to be konwn Drinko-de-Mayo. There are the half-hearted lunch specials at your local restaurant (note: adding salsa to something doesn’t make it Mexican). No one likes the over-sized sombrero...
Pelo Malo Op Ed

Pelo Malo Is About More Than Just Bad Hair

Carmen Inguanzo
How long will we continue to be met with opposition for the hair we were born with? Within the Latino community, those with curly or course textured hair are sure to have heard the phrase “pelo malo” (a.k.a. "bad hair") — a discriminatory phrase that's existe...
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