The U.S. government is separating immigrant kids from their parents – legally. This is following the Trump administration’s announcement that they would be prosecuting anyone who crossed the border illegally. As immigrant parents crossed the border to escape political turmoil, high rates of violent crimes, poverty, and low-wages
Self-identifying Latinas in tech make up only 1% of the technology workforce at large technology corporations like Google, Facebook, Twitter, to name a few. That is a diversity stat, we have to change. This is why organizations like Latinas in Tech are imperative to the diversity and inclusion conversation.
When I read about the murder of Claudia Patricia Gómez González, I felt a chilling mix of anger and numbness. A young woman seeking a better life, killed by our government. Nothing new. But somehow this story caught the media’s attention. So what are we going to do with
It’s hard loving yourself when everyone is telling you otherwise. Here’s to a collective effort of trying to love your lonjitas, tú piel morena—just like I’m trying to love mine. I remember flaring up my nose in front of my mom, hoping she would flare her
Mamá, I know that I put my life in constant danger when I go out to raise my voice. I want you to understand why I consider myself an activist, why we as a generation, are part of the fight and why I must continue fighting para nuestra gente. Mami,
For communities of color, ‘weed’ IS a business. It is also becoming more of a ‘business’ as we witness more wealthy, white males dominate the industry with venture capital/institutional money – while people of color serve time for their role in the cannabis industry – before it was considered legal. State
Two black men walked into a Philadelphia Starbucks store, sat down to have a conversation while waiting for a friend, without an order of coffee. Some time later, they were handcuffed and walked out by local police. National protests erupted mainly staged at Starbucks locations. The Starbucks Philadelphia store manager
It’s been ours to begin with, the great outdoors… from playa to montanas. Plain and simple, underrepresented groups, Black and Latinx have not been visibly represented in the general outdoor industry from commercial advertising to national events. More Black, Latinx and other people of color are reclaiming our visibility
Latinas are vulnerable to developing eating disorders because of our cultural mores, our oppressed social conditions and generational violence. I checked into rehab for my eating disorder and it was an incredibly white-centered experience. Treatment models MUST acknowledge Latinas and us as Latina, must empower ourselves to demand treatment.
There are movies that forever shaped us, changed us, and part of the ‘American story’, that are our lives. We all have our top 5, but the truth of the matter is that there is a solid list of films every Latino has watched, can relate to, and still swears
Get weekly inspiration for living well delivered straight to your inbox.