By Jackie Ibarra AUSTIN, TX. — The driver had only one shot at making the drop-off right. The delivery instructions seemed simple enough —drop off reproductive health kits, hidden inside a plain, plastic grocery bag at the location. However, there’s a catch —don’t get caught, don’t drop it off after 2 p.m., and don’t put…
Having just premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, Agniia Galdanova’s documentary “QUEENDOM” is a raw, emotional journey that chronicles the life of Gena Marvin. As explained in the official film synopsis, the documentary follows the life of, “Gena, a queer artist from a small town in Russia, [who] dresses in otherworldly costumes made from…
Last week, Latinitas officially launched an advisory board in San Antonio! San Antonio is a hub of Mexican and Central American culture, and a growing city for technology companies, making it the perfect place for organizations like Latinitas to build. Latinitas has been active for 20 years now, mainly functioning out of its Austin…
This Sunday, May 19th, Austin native and R&B artist Grace Sorensen is set to play The Parish in a tribute show honoring her father who recently passed. The show will feature Latin and BIPOC artists Smooth Nature and Euphonia, and a performance by Grace dedicated to Roger Sorensen. Doors open at 7 PM, and tickets…
AUSTIN, Tx.—Do you have a chica at home who has an entrepreneurial spirit? Latinitas invites girls ages 9 through 18 to its annual StartUp Chica conference on Oct. 10 to learn business skills, invent a company or product idea, and work with real, qualified tech mentors. This year, Latinitas invited Co-founder and President of Siete…
If you grew up in the United States, chances are you’re no stranger to Black History Month. The parades and parties, the commercials and commemorations, for many it’s just a fact of life–Every February we celebrate Black History Month! But it wasn’t always like that. Black History Month, at least as we know it now,…
Latino Indie Rock band Vortxz has moved from their hometown, Houston, to Austin, and we spoke with them about what their fans can expect from them after the move. I’ll confess that I had not heard of this band until they were set to be the headliner for one of the University of Houston-Downtown Thursday…
This past weekend the streets surrounding the Texas Capitol were packed full of avid book readers, well-known authors, and established news outlets as the 27th annual Texas Book Festival went on without a hitch. Originally founded in 1995 by Former First Lady and Librarian Laura Bush, the Texas Book Fest was established to help connect…
Originally Published on BoldLatina Part of being a ‘Bold Latina’ is daring to step up and change things, but it really takes boldness to do that in a historically male-dominated industry like gaming. And this is precisely what Cristina Amaya, Judith Barbosa and Elaine Gómez —three of the five co-founders of Latinx in Gaming— are doing. These three women not only run this…
