Like many other countries in Latin American, Honduras’ indigenous community has suffered abuse and loss of their land and at the hands of their government. However, Honduras receives very little coverage internationally, making media centered on the struggles of their people that much more important. As a NYC native and given my involvement with nonprofits…
“Bad Axe” is an IFC documentary that follows a multi-racial family of Asian and Mexican descent and their challenges in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the aftermath of the George Floyd riots, the family struggles to keep their restaurant “Rachel’s” (named after Mrs. Siev) afloat in their hometown, a conservative pro-Trump and rural…
Per my mother’s request, I attended Catholic private schools from the time I was a toddler all the way up until my high school graduation. This had a prolific impact on me, and not in the way my mom had hoped for. I recall being in seventh grade Theology class, in which we had a…
AUSTIN, Texas – March is here which means that Spring is finally upon us! Our chica’s minds are blooming just like spring flowers. March also marks the beginning of Women’s History Month. The epitome of it all is on March 8, International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day started in New York City in February 1908,…
!Ay mi negra! tu tono de piel cuenta una historia entre carabelas, mares y olas. De un tierra a otra, tu piel, tu sonrisa y tu cabello se mezcla con la nuestra. Siglos han pasado permitiendote ahora apoderarte tu propia historia. ¡Ay mi negra! Sueña que nada nunca te detenga camina con la frente…
The Summer I Turned Pretty is a romantic television series created by Jenny Han who is also the author of the book The Summer I Turned Pretty. The storyline and soundtrack are extremely appreciated by the audience as the show became extremely popular. The series follows a girl named Belly, who we find in a…
Last month Austin’s biggest festival set the city ablaze as SXSW transformed the town into a bustling pop culture hub. Amongst the star-studded movie premieres and glamorous musical acts, SXSW hosted panels covering topics as niche as AI in the Army or Content Creation for Gen Z. Among them, a panel caught my eye titled,…
This past weekend, I had the absolute pleasure of attending ACL and speaking to the incredible Grace Sorensen. A local R&B artist with a voice like butter and a heart of gold. From the moment I met up with her, I was in awe of this twenty-year-old talent. Her kindness was everpresent, and everything from…
By Raven N. Garza AUSTIN, Tx.—After spending the majority of her life trying to fit in with society’s beauty standards and perception of “normalcy,” Michelle Faraco decided it was time to tell the world about what she had been covering up. Now, she has a social movement called Moon Child, named after her astrological sign’s…
