Andrea Navedo’s Memoir “Our Otherness Is Our Strength” Offers Advice With A Bronx Twist

With her stylish outfits, golden heart, and trademark Nuyorican sass, Andrea Navedo’s charm was palpable from the moment she graced the screen as Xiomara Villanueva in the CW’s hit show Jane The Virgin. For years, as I made my way through college, my mom and I would huddle around the TV in our cramped Brooklyn…

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A Latina Bruja shares her Journey with Ancestral Wisdom to Promote Healing

The word Brujeria or witchcraft may spark disbelief or fear in others. It has gained a negative connotation throughout history, some may argue for good reason. Or if you have been watching Latinx shows, such as “Siempre Bruja,” you might have seen Brujeria through the window of magical realism. Yet, there is one bruja who…

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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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Artist and Fashion Designer Bárbara Miñarro on Creating “Breakfast Friend” And Being a Latina Entrepreneur

Every day after school Bárbara would head to her grandmother’s studio and watch her as she handmade dresses. While Bárbara was never formally taught how to sew, she learned through observation, and as her skills sharpened so did her love of design, “I remember for my first communion, I designed my own little dress. I…

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