Black and Latina mothers who lived in hardship before were hit the hardest with the pandemic. For many, issues just compounded, unable to make ends meet and having to simultaneously care for their families at home due to Covid-19. Both the pandemic’s economic and health effects have been noted
Books are great. Non-fiction books can teach you about the world, and the people in it. Fiction can do the same through made-up stories, while also transporting you to completely different worlds and realities. In a time when we are spending more time apart, books are the perfect way to
Photo: Film Daily Growing up as a Colombian-American in San Francisco, I didn’t see too many other people from my South American nation. Sure, there was a community, but it was tiny in comparison to the larger Mexican, Nicaraguan, Salvadorian and other Latin American communities that no doubt helped
We Latinxs have been in a close relationship with the Earth since the days of our Indigenous ancestors. We have lived on the planet, grown and eaten its food, and used to give back to it as much as we benefited from it. It’s sad how much things have
November is Native American Heritage Month, but we are interested in highlighting and sharing the narratives of Amerindians every day of the year. Part of learning about these aboriginal cultures is to read their truths. But, not surprisingly, Indigenous authors (like all POC authors) are severely underrepresented in publishing. According
It’s rare to come across Latinx-owned farms in California, as we reported in a previous BoldLatina Spotlight. Even more rare are cannabis ‘hemp’ farms owned by Latinx! So when we came across Latina-owned cannabis farm named ‘Ranchera Familia’, we jumped at the opportunity to learn more! Our ongoing Latinas
Beauty products should enhance the world and its inhabitants, not damage them. According to Zero Waste Europe, “Over 4000 chemicals are potentially present in plastic packaging,” and every year, the cosmetics industry is responsible for introducing over 120 billion units of this packaging into the environment (this is not to
Shakira made viral news announcing her new project, helping climate change efforts.
Food is central to Latinx culture. We pass down these recipes and eating habits, from generation to generation. While this food has traditionally been whole and healthy, things like additives, preservatives, a dependence on animal fats, and the Westernization of our diet has led to unhealthy outcomes. Latinx vegans have
Over the years, the response to social justice and equity for Black, Latinx, Indigenous and other people of color had heightened in the United States. This era of change and reorganization presents all social justice activists with a unique challenges but it must not solely be on their shoulders to
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