By Dana Garibaldi AUSTIN, Tx—At this year’s Texas Tribune Festival, investigative reporter Jean Guerrero and law professor Cristina Rodríguez discussed the current and controversial immigration policies of the Trump administration, policies which have affected thousands of members of the Latinx community including the attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Including what seems…
SXSW is a lot of things; a film festival, a major conference, a great way to explore a big city, but perhaps the biggest aspect of SX is its exceptional live music. Being that I’d never attended, I was a little intimidated by the insane amount of artists available on their roster. I didn’t know…
It is nothing short of eerie and terrifying to see the snowballing of political unrest occurring simultaneously in two Latin American countries: Peru and Brazil. Together, we can look at the latest happenings in these two countries, how matters became so violent and chaotic, and what these events bode for the future of democracy in…
Almost one year ago, Latinitas was invited to attend the Enrichment Conference presented by IBM. The daylong empowerment summit for young women ages 14 to 23 years old, was held on Nov. 11, 2017, and was hosted by the PowHERful Foundation. The Foundation was started by Latina journalist Soledad O’Brien and her husband, Brad Raymond….
By Marisol Acuña Dr. Ana Ponce is currently the executive director at Great Public Schools Now, where she works closely with community leaders and organizations to improve the public school system. Dr. Ponce worked as the CEO of Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, a network of six charter schools. With Los Angeles having the largest public…
Get your cheese on with world-renowned cheesemaker Gayo Azul and Chef George Duran! Gayo Azul and Duran have teamed up to create some incredible and delicious recipes for Hispanic Heritage Month. The cheese itself dates back to the 1950s and is known as “Hispanic Cheese with a Dutch Influence,” while freshly made from cow’s milk,…
This article was written as part of Latinitas Magazine Workshop, find out more information here. Do you ever wonder who was the first Latina woman to go to space–and if you have not, do you know it was Ellen Ochoa who was the first Latina woman to go to space? Ellen was a little girl…
Por: Indira Zaldivar La inspiradora historia de la jueza del condado Harris Lina Hidalgo resalta que pedir ayuda, es también un símbolo de fortaleza. Al ser diagnosticada con depresión clínica en julio y recibir tratamiento por dos meses, Hidalgo regresó más lista que nunca para abogar por sus constituyentes y la importancia de la salud…
Puerto Rican pride was in full display Saturday night at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena. Rauw Alejandro, the fresh-faced reggaeton singer/songwriter, launched his world tour Cosa Nuestra in the Pacific Northwest on April 5th and gave fans a spectacular production easily comparable to an elaborate vintage-styled Broadway show. With a mob-inspired aesthetic reminiscent of the 1920s…
