Mañana es lunes.

Mañana es martes  y yo aquí reviviendo el domingo en que hablamos por última vez.  Se fue viernes ahora es miércoles;  estoy perdiendo la noción del tiempo.   Mamá me llama para preguntar si estoy bien ,  con un simple,  “claro que si” le ocultó esta tristeza que me carcome por dentro.  Es viernes de…

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Anti-Racism Award Recipient Tanya Duarte On The Importance of Afro-Mexican History

This past Monday, October 21, Afro-Mexican Activist Tanya Duarte was among a group of six recipients who were honored at the Global Anti-Racism Champions Award Ceremony presented by the Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken. The Awards celebrated the recipient’s philanthropic efforts, especially as they pertained to racism, education, and human rights. For Duarte, this…

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The Fisherman’s Daughter

By Carlota Vásquez I met her in wintertime. At least, it was wintertime back home —my friend Joshua’s Instagram was overflowing with pretty pictures of him and his boyfriend in the snow; smiling, hugging, kissing. Meanwhile, I was standing in front of my grandparents’ house in Reterán, a small town on the outskirts of Cartagena….

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