If there is one thing that makes me proud to live in the year 2019, it’s the fact that I witnessed a blossoming of diversity and representation in the beauty pageant industry this year. For ...
The holidays are a wonderful time for families to get together and share a meal. Though many of us are lucky to experience this over the holidays, 37 million people are food insecure in the ...
I never thought it would happen to me. I often thought that the verbal abuse that I’ve seen lately against our Latinx community only happens on TV. But in my layover at Miami airport before ...
Adhara Perez may only be just eight years old, but her brain intelligence has catapulted her into a realm beyond any young child’s imagination. Perez, who possesses an IQ of 162, now rises to the ...
In the heart of Washington, DC, it seems like politicians are not the only ones getting political – chefs and restaurants are, too. Immigrant Food, a fast-food restaurant specializing in fusion cuisines and representing the ...
Carlos Cobian, a junior at Socorro High School in Texas, was watching an international soccer match between Uruguay and Argentina on Monday via his cell phone when a white, female substitute teacher approached him to ...
There were several surprises during Sunday night’s AMAs. While T-Swift would go on to scoop up six of the coveted trophies (besting MJ’s take-home record with 29 of her own), we want to highlight the ...
Are you dreaming up a new comic book with a Latinx superhero? If so, you’re not the only one. Comedian John Leguizamo is forming a super team to bring a new hero to life: PhenomX. ...
Vibes From The Tribe is a podcast connecting the Latinx community to the folks defining Latinx culture through intimate conversations. In this episode, I sit down with fellow DJ, artist manager and creative proprietor, Autumn ...
The internet erupted with commentary as Keanu Reeves recently stepped out with new girlfriend, Alexandra Grant, and the reaction caused me to pause. Trolls spewed repulsion at her natural hair color, and apparent age. Some ...
Latina Equal pay day is here, and it’s actually later than last year. The wage gap had continued to increase with Latinx women working into the 11 month of the year just to earn the ...
The Latinx population is a major cultural and economic force in the United States. GDP among the U.S. Latinx population increased to $2.3 trillion in 2017, up from $1.7 trillion in 2010. To put that ...
I had the pleasure of catching up with my good friend Rudah Ribeiro a few weeks back. Rudah is someone I greatly value for his tremendous understanding and respect for culture, both in theory and practice. ...
From Woke to Well is an original podcast produced by LatinX in partnership with Jessica Hoppe from Nueva Yorka discussing holistic wellness from the Latinx lens in the era of call-out culture. We begin our ...
Chick-fil-A announced today that it will no longer be making donations to anti-LGBTQ organizations. Earlier this year, ThinkProgress issued a report that thoroughly detailed Chick-fil-A’s charitable giving. The company corroborated the findings when they released ...
Cuban-born Yordan Álvarez helped take the Houston Astros to the World Series this year, and is now the Rookie of the Year. The DH and outfielder only played about 2/3 of the season, but batted ...
I have always been someone that has refused to let myself be limited by the expectations and labeling bestowed upon me. As a young person, I often found myself fighting the stereotypes or misunderstandings of ...
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over whether Trump was justified in seeking to end one of Obama’s landmark executive orders. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was a program established in 2012 under ...
Earlier this week Julián Castro graced the soundstage of the Daily Show with Trevor Noah and delivered his best on-air interview yet. He announced that his campaign was financially healthy—having met their fundraising goals—and dug ...
The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, has resigned. The decision comes after the president faced backlash over the highly disputed election of October 20th, 2019. The Organization of American States conducted an audit of the ...
The number of hate crimes carried out against immigrants is rising in the United States. Recently, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Clifton A. Blackwell was charged with first-degree reckless injury and use of a ...
Growing up in Chile in the 1990’s, we all heard our parents tell stories about the horrible things that had happened before we were born, during the seventeen years in which Pinochet’s dictatorship ruled our ...
Humberto Leon, Co-Founder and Creative Director of fashion line Opening Ceremony, released a series of photos on Instagram earlier this week titled “The Familia: A Portrait Series.” The shots are part of Opening Ceremony’s Spring ...
A Mormon family driving between Sonora and Chihuahua were killed in a deadly massacre carried out by local criminals on Monday. Nine lives were lost during the attack, including three women and six children, all ...
Is your state holding its general election this Tuesday, Nov 5th? Are you ready to cast your ballot in your local election? No matter how you vote, general elections are incredibly important in changing government ...
Earlier this year, the nation experienced a painful tragedy in the El Paso shooting that struck a personal cord with the Latinx community. Many looked to Día de los Muertos this weekend to honor and ...
In 1966, Johnny Cash held his historic Folsom Prison performance for its inmates. The impact of that performance created a ripple immortalized in the minds and hearts of people across the world. 50 years later ...
The presidential campaign of Julián Castro was getting low on cash, so about nine days ago it made a huge request to its supporters: help Julián raise $800K over the course of the next 10 ...
The Taubman-Osuna debacle from last week has carried with it a dark cloud that now looms over all of Major League Baseball. The original incident occurred the night of Astros’ decisive win against the New ...
Moments of achievement are often rife with self-doubt. Particularly for those who have defied tremendous odds to represent a minuscule percentage of minorities in arenas of high acclaim and success. Recently, award-winning author Reyna Grande ...