Puerto Rican born Melissa Lugo is Head of Marketing for Eskalera Inc, a company that specializes in Diversity and Inclusion education in the workplace. I begin by acknowledging the country where I came from, Puerto ...
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a celebration of life and death. The holiday originated in Mexico, but is celebrated in many Latin American countries all over the world. It is ...
Completing a college education is a great way for LatinX students to bridge the racial wealth gap. With Federal student loan debt rising to 1.5 Trillion Dollars this year, would-be students are faced with an ...
For our final installments of our Latinx Heritage Month Feature series, we share the stories of three staff members working at LatinX. We ask Val Souza, Jessica Hoppe, and Freddy Izaguirre what their heritage means ...
For our final installments of our Latinx Heritage Month Feature series, we share the stories of three staff members working at super{set}, a San Francisco-based startup studio. We ask employees Melissa Lugo, Martìn Vargas-Vega, and ...
Tom Chavez is the founder of super{set} Startup Studio. If ever there were a time for American Hispanics to lean hard into Hispanic Heritage Month, it has to be now. We can pretend that the ...
I try to play it cool, but I’m actually pretty uptight about routine. I take pride in my commitment to get to the gym at 7:00 am three times a week without fail. My body ...
In the late night of March 2nd, 2016, Lenca activist Berta Isabel Cáceres, who’s environmental advocacy had broken barriers and become an undeniable force in Honduras, was shot to death at her home in the ...
Bartolina Sisa was probably one of the most badass Latinx women to ever exist. Not only did she realize the colonial systems worked against the indigenous and native people of upper Peru, but her and ...
Astrology is a tool for transformation. By tuning into your chart, learning about your inner motivations, and rooting into your ancestry and heritage, you can transform the self. Now is the time to actualize your ...
Never forget: July 12th, 1652. This is the day that Diego de Landa, Spanish Bishop of the Catholic Church in the Yucatan, burned Mayan relics. In his effort to convert the Maya to christianity, his ...
Of all the incredible things Latinxs have contributed to the world, Domingo Liotta‘s first total artificial heart is definitely one of the coolest. In 1969, Liotta’s artificial heart was successfully used to keep a patient ...
Latinxs are everything. They’re artists, journalists, war heroes, even contributors to some of the most important scientific discoveries in all of history. Take for example Latinx chemist Mario Molina. Molina was responsible for discovering the ...
No two Latinxs are the same. They look different, talk different, and come from corners of the globe. But that’s what Latinx Heritage Month is all about – encompassing the cultures and histories of so ...
Segregation will always be an incredibly shameful part of American History. You’ve probably heard of the groundbreaking Brown v. Board of Education case that resulted in the desegregation of public schools across the U.S. But ...
Earlier this week, Yalitza Aparicio Martínez was named UN UNESCO’s goodwill ambassador on behalf of Indigenous peoples. The 25-year-old actress was widely praised for her role as a Mixtec woman in the film “Roma,” for ...
If you are Brazilian, you’ve probably heard something about Saci-Pererê. Saci-Pererê is a Brazilian folklore about a magical one-legged boy who plays ticks on those he encounters. If you’ve ever lost a sock, burnt your ...
With the Latinx community being so diverse, it comes as no surprise that there are an endless supply of rich stories and unique cultural experiences. We are seriously digging The Great Big Story‘s video celebrating ...
Mister Global 2019 may be over, but the world isn’t over these portraits of the beauty pageant’s contestants in their national costumes. This year’s honorable title went to South Korea’s Jong Woo Kim, but I’m ...
Dr. Tolonda Tolbert (Dr. T) is the co-founder and Head of Strategy and Culture at our sister company, Eskalera Inc. As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, it made me reflect on how organizations traditionally support ...
From Baby Boomers to Millennials, CEOs to emerging professionals, immigrants to US-born, Latinos and non-Latinos, the Latino Giving Circle Network (LGCN) is harnessing the collective power of paying it forward and civic engagement. With 22 ...
In case you haven’t heard, Latinx Heritage Month is happening now (Sept 15th – Oct. 15th.) It’s a celebration of the contributions of Latinx Americans to the country’s history, heritage and culture. The List Show ...
There is lots of buzz surrounding the initial success of “Hustlers.” The film stars Jennifer Lopez, as the impressively callous ringleader, Ramona Vega, who literally and figuratively envelops Destiny, played by a perfectly wide-eyed Constance ...
When Jay-Z announced a partnership between his entertainment company, Roc Nation, and the N.F.L. back in August, we knew the Super Bowl halftime show was about to get, well, super good. Jay-Z and the National Football ...
NY Giants second year Guard Will Hernandez is looking to have a great sophomore year. He made the All Rookie team last year after showing up and making waves on the Offensive Line. This year, ...
If you’ve never seen The Craft, watch that ish. It’s a good movie full of creative magic, selfish revenge and Fairuza Balk. It speaks to the treatment of women in adolescent society, and the justification ...
The Latinx vote is often hard to decipher. Historically speaking, our voter turnout has tended to be low, but with our demographic now being the current largest minority in the US, things are about to ...
You may have yourself a Latinx ex, formally known as your Latino ex, but since we now use the term Latinx, this would make them your Latinx, Latin ex. But what if their actual name ...
And what would Latinx Heritage Month be without a tribute to the queen herself Selena? Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the entirety of the 90’s, you probably know who Selena is and ...
Meet Solange Prat, a New York-based musician who approaches music-making through embracing diversity and inclusivity. Prat, who originally hailed from Buenos Aires, approaches life and career with an exceptionally open-minded heart, stressing the importance of ...