Just as the title suggests, this past weekend Latinitas, in partnership with AT&T and Human-I-T, gave away over a hundred laptops for free. The event was inspired by Latinitas longstanding promise to empower students through technology, as these laptops are seen as a true necessity. A way to bridge the digital divide, connecting students with…
Let the romance flourish this Valentine’s Day as you prepare to celebrate. For those lovely couples out there looking for some cozy date night ideas, we have compiled a few options for you to look over. From more intimate settings to enjoying the arts, think about traditional or innovative ways to celebrate love and romance….
¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest’s Winner Victorya Cintra’s latest short film, Tea For Two, imagines a not-so-distant future where American women have been reduced to dutiful housewives. They roam around in their colorful yet confining dresses, forced to serve the men in their lives. Forced to make themselves smaller and forced to exist in a…
It was a pleasure to have recently spoken with Cinthya Flores, founder of Utz Threads, a Bay Area based business with partners in Guatemala. I first discovered Utz Threads on an online listicle offered by California.Com. From there, I became immersed in Flores’s company site, where readers can find a lovely array of hand-woven accessories,…
Looking for summer activities to get involved with? Camp Latinitas is offering exciting and rewarding Day Camps starting June 26th through July 28th. This is an amazing opportunity for young girls and nonbinary students aged 9-14 to engage and network with others while taking part in educational activities stemming from media, health, fashion, business, and…
This past weekend the streets surrounding the Texas Capitol were packed full of avid book readers, well-known authors, and established news outlets at the 27th annual Texas Book Festival. Originally founded in 1995 by Former First Lady and Librarian Laura Bush, the Texas Book Festival was established to help connect authors and readers as well…
Austin is once again preparing for one of its most transformative annual events as South by Southwest (SXSW) approaches. What began in 1987 as a regional music festival has evolved into a globally recognized convergence of technology, film, music, education, and culture. Each spring, thousands of creatives, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, artists, and innovators travel to Austin,…
South By Southwest has been an Austin staple since its inception in 1987. What started as a simple idea to unite the creatives within one city has grown into a global phenomenon. One that features a full-scale music festival, a Hollywood-worthy film festival, along with conferences, panels, and exhibitions (oh my). SXSW is quite the…
Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway stopped by the University of Texas’s Bass Concert Hall this past February while on their North American tour, and I had the privilege of being in attendance. The Broadway version of Aladdin premiered in 2011, with music from Alan Menken and a book by Chad Beguelin. Since its premiere, the show…
