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Latinx is growing in popularity. I made a comic to help you understand why

By Terry Blas – Vox.com – Image: Terry Blas. “Latinx”, the gender-neutral term that’s supposed to be for everyone, well, isn’t. Part of Issue #7 of The Highlight, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world. Read...

Surviving The Sidewalk: Latino Street Vendors in Los Angeles

By East Bay Express – EastBayExpress.com – Photo: Jim Stead CC. Latino street vendors are such a huge part of California’s culture, few people give them a second thought. Rocío Rosales, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UC Irvine, wanted to explore what...

Celebrating The 100th Anniversary Of The First Latino Player In The World Series

By La Vida Baseball – LaVidaBaseball.com – Video Capture: La Vida Baseball. Adrian Burgos Jr. went to Cooperstown in search of artifacts from the first Latino player to appear in the World Series. Before some of this generation’s Latino stars take the...

Community explores Hispanic culture at festival in Evans

By Erika Wells – AugustaChronicle.com – Photo: Erika Wells | The Columbia County News-Times. Photo: The Herencia Latina dance company performs at the 27th annual Hispanic Festival at Evans Towne Center. Rosa Colon, of Evans, Georgia, did not let rain wash...

Tropicália 2019 Moves to the Fairplex in Pomona

By The Scene Star – TheSceneStar.Typepad.com – Image: TropicáliaFestival.com. They’re making room, Scenestar readers. The SOLD OUT Tropicália Music & Taco Festival is moving the third edition of this festival to the Fairplex in Pomona,...

Short films as time machines: works from the Chicago Latino Film Festival come to UNC

By Elise Mahon – DailyTarheel.com – Photo courtesy of María Lopez. Photo: A still from the short film “La Astucia y la Fuerza” by Francisco Novick. María López had worked with the Chicago Latino Film Festival for the last 10 years, but her...