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Somos Latinx
How Brazilian Women Challenged Slavery and Patriarchy Through Food
Beatriz Miranda
Jul 24, 2024
Somos Latinx
Natasha Kline Got Death Threats for Telling Her Story In Disney’s
Primos
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Cristina Escobar
Jul 23, 2024
Somos Latinx
Lou Pearlman Targeted Latino Youth In His Boy Band Scams
Nicole Froio
Jul 23, 2024
Hot Girl Somos
How “Calladita Te Ves Más Bonita” Silences Latinas
I have always been a talkative person. I regularly got “talks too much” on my report card all throughout school. It’s something I can joke about now,
by
Zameena Mejia
Somos Latinx
Behind The Movement to Get More Afro-Latines in Office
Existing at the intersection of Blackness and Latinidad, Afro-Latines’ absence in public offices across the United States is two-fold. As they belong to
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
As a Latina, Women’s Retreats Felt Unwelcoming. But This One Taug...
I’ve never been on a girls’ trip. As a first-generation Latina from New York, my teens and 20s mostly consisted of family trips to my parents’ homela
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Zameena Mejia
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Somos Latinx
As a Kid, I Hated Sending Clothes Back Home — Now It’s My W...
In 2003, before I had an iPod, my uncle gave me a CD player for Christmas. With this heavenly gift, I could escape my parents’ screaming matches as I sou
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Natalie Arroyo Ca...
Somos Latinx
Black & Brown Women Are The Driving Force Of This 800-People Isla...
With a population of just 800, Little Corn Island is a hidden gem in the Caribbean, and it holds an inspiring secret: Women keep it going. Hailing from div
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Victoria Leandra
Somos Latinx
Why Autistic Latinas Often Get a Late Diagnosis
Sara Mendez, 23, started to think she might be autistic after one-too-many jokes from her then-boyfriend who attributed her insect collection and love for
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Sofia Viera
Somos Latinx
I Took Up Folklórico As An Adult & It Saved My Mental Health
“Cinco, seis, siete, ocho. Metatarso. Dos a la izquierda. Tres a la derecha.” These are the only words occupying my brain on Wednesday and Friday e
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Stephanie Montes
Somos Latinx
As Tourism Booms in Latin America, Sexual Harassment Against Lati...
On a Friday night in 2023, Monique Brasil, a 37-year-old Black community organizer, entered a swanky club in the Brazilian city of São Paulo for a lively
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Christina Noriega
Somos Latinx
Palestinian-Chilean Artist Elyanna Won’t Stop Advocating fo...
“Seeing everything that has been happening in all of these universities in the U.S., I just want to say how proud I am to see our generation speak their
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Brenda Barrientos
Dedicated Feature
The 7 Must-See Titles You Should Stream On Max Right Now
When it comes to the Latine experience, the entertainment industry has only ever operated in one way: to underrepresent us on-screen and behind the scenes,
by
Brenda Barrientos
Somos Latinx
Peru Lists Transgender Identities As “Mental Health Problem...
Weeks before the start of Pride month, when many companies and politicians choose to court the LGBTQ community, Peru was making headlines for the opposite:
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Bianca Padró Ocasio
Somos Latinx
Hit Man’s
Adria Arjona Is Stepping Into the Leading ...
Good people may do bad things, but that doesn’t make them bad people. Or does it? That’s the philosophical crux at the center of the movie Hit Man, now
by
Mekita Rivas
Somos Latinx
Mexico Elects Claudia Sheinbaum Its First Woman President — But S...
On June 2, 2024, Claudia Sheinbaum, the candidate of the governing Morena party and a former Head of Government of Mexico City, made history becoming Mexic
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Bárbara González
Somos Latinx
Mon Laferte Is Ever-Evolving. Her Autopoiética Tour Encourages Yo...
Mon Laferte is in the dressing room of the McAllen Performing Arts Center in McAllen, Texas, when she logs into the video call. When we speak, she is relax
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Why Are Latinas So Overrepresented In The Foster Care System?
At 8, Child Protective Services removed Elvira Laguna from her mother’s house and placed her in a foster care home in Pasadena, California, with around 6
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Nicole Froio
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Somos Latinx
After Grief, I Quit Traveling. But This Trip to Mexico Reminded M...
I used to love traveling. With my best friends by my side, I was nearly swept away by the Reynisfjara waves in Iceland, spun like a princess outside of the
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Raquel Reichard
Latinx
Where Are The Latinas in Sports? Allow Drafted to Show You
Growing up as a queer Latina in Southern California, Karina Martinez found comfort in playing sports in high school. Martinez, who came out as queer at 16,
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Yes, My Mom Died By Suicide. No, She Wasn’t Being Selfish
I sat on top of a table overlooking my high school track field, which at one point was my happy place, but things were different now. Twenty-five minutes i
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Jovita Trujillo
Somos Latinx
What Max’s
Turtles All the Way Down
Gets Right (& Wr...
Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced) can’t stand her own thoughts about bacteria and germs anymore. Despite doing therapy for her diagnosis of obsessive-compulsiv
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
How Ryan Castro’s Barrio Pride (& Nickname) Inspired His First Album
It’s late April and one of the first 80-degree days in New York City, the ideal weather to be meeting someone born and raised in “La Ciudad de la E
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Ashley Garcia Lez...
Somos Latinx
Jay Wheeler Doesn’t Want You to Feel Alone. So He Made
Música ...
A futuristic mélange of sonic vignettes about love, loss, and heartbreak permeates Jay Wheeler’s latest offering, Música Buena, Para Días Malos. Throu
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Richy Rosario
Manicurated
As A Latina, Nail Care Is More Than Self-Care
I was 11 when my 20-year-old sister drove me to my first nail appointment. Until then, I had observed for years my mother and my two older sisters visit th
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Patty Serrato-Cas...
Manicurated
Latine Culture’s Most Overlooked Art Form Is At Our Fingertips
While images of la Virgen de Guadalupe, el Sagrado Corazón, and the festive, rainbow-bright colors so often associated with Latin America have indeed grac
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Jessica Chia
Manicurated
From Chongas to Cholas, Acrylic Nails Have Long Been Central to L...
For much of my life, I have found myself sitting in a salon chair every two weeks, getting my nails clipped, my cuticles nipped, my acrylics filled, and my
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Raquel Reichard
Somos Latinx
Why Are So Many Puerto Rico Public Schools In Disrepair?
On the week of February 5, several stalls in the bathrooms at public high school Luis Felipe Crespo in Camuy, Puerto Rico, had padlocks on them for no appa
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Valeria Ricciulli
Somos Latinx
Colombian Singer Elsa y Elmar’s “Spiritual Pop”...
Before you meet Elsa y Elmar, it’s understandable if you assume you’ll encounter a musical duo or perhaps a gender-switching artist. But Elsa y Elmar i
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Nicole Froio
My Era
I’m In My Gorpcore Era. Here’s How I Achieve The Look & Lifestyle
I vividly remember my first trip to a national park. I was 23 visiting the Grand Canyon and Zion National Park for the first time. For the occasion, I boug
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Evelynn Escobar
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