"In the Heights" was made to be bigger than just a film. It was created to resemble a dynamic community. That being said, it’s a piece of why representation matters. In the Heights was centered around the concept of visibility. But not for all Latinos. While it...
Before George Floyd turned into a hashtag, he was somebody’s father. “I want to touch the world,” Jonathan Veal recalls Floyd saying. In Floyd’s youth, he received an athletic scholarship and is remembered for his sense of humor, compassion and tall physique. After...
Latinos accost for a bulk of COVID-19 deaths and are at the highest risk, with only 37% reporting they would receive the shot, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Yet, we are one of the most hesitant groups to be vaccinated. But why? From family members to...
After nearly 4 years of living in a sanctuary at a Maplewood Church, Alex Garcia walked out on Wednesday, Feb. 24 without the fear of deportation. Following the Trump administration’s denial in 2017 of his appeal to stay in the country, a crowd around the church was...
As Congresswoman AOC has said, “there’s no unity without accountability.” Following a Pro-Trump rally on Jan. 6, it quickly became a deadly riot at the Capitol. It was a terrifying act with rioters waving confederate flags and invading government property. On a...
"I'm sorry. That's the only words that I can say that completely capture how I feel now and how I felt that day," Brandon said, according to the Associated Press. On December 10, Brandon Bernard was lethally executed for a double murder-robbery he was a part of in...
The rushing vivacious wave engulfs me underneath its surf I thrash my limbs submerged helplessly trying to reach for the waters palm and push my weight up My lips meet the surface and feel the flowering flame of oxygen trickle down my lungs Yet again the tyranny...
Dear future president, On September 29, Americans sat gaping at their TV screens. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, beat around the bush and told the Proud Boys to “Stand back and stand by.” Undoubtedly, the President’s refusal to denounce white...
While the Black Lives Matter protests continue to fire around the world, some people — mostly conservatives — have found two new slogans to contradict the message of the BLM movement — "all lives matter" and "blue lives matter." However, before delving into the...
Ugly. Fat. Curvy. Skinny. Boxy. The labels are endless. Among teenage girls in the 21st century, the ideal yet unrealistic body type is toned, skinny, a bit curvy, tall and white. A vague, race-centric body type that has been placed on a pedestal by society to gaze at...
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