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Kim Kardashian showed off her latest hairdo: Fulani braids, inspired by Fulani women of East or West African. Except, in traditional Kardashian fashion, Kim robbed African American women of the credit for the style and called them “Bo Derek” braids instead. Bo Derek is a white actress who was seen
Originally published on EducatedLatina.com Did you know that an Oreo is not just Milk’s Favorite Cookie? According to UrbanDictionary.com, an Oreo is also… Oreo A racist slur and schoolyard name based on racist stereotypes wrongly assuming that intelligence, articulateness, dapperness, and manners are traits of whites and
Long before it was deemed the devil’s work, brujeria, or witchcraft was considered a healing agent. In some cases, royal families called onto witches for guidance. There was an understanding that women were natural healers. They were unlicensed doctors, nurses, midwives, counselors, and pharmacists. They were self-taught, knowledgeable
Cassandra a writer in Dallas, wrote up something that so many of us can relate to. About our perfectly sounding, perhaps gringo names. Her piece for The Dallas Morning News, “My Parents Gave Me An ‘American’ Name…” is contemplative and wrestles with the idea if she should change it, as
Reader Submission by Rocio L. You would never expect a single woman, a ‘childless’ single woman to go see Disney/Pixar’s ‘Coco‘. A look around the theater, it was apparent…families. Lots of familia vibes. As a woman in Hollywood, a Latina working in the industry, I had to
Some time ago, in a conversation with a woman, I shared my experience as a survivor of sexual assault. To my surprise, she burst into tears and revealed that she too had been assaulted years ago and had never spoken about it to anyone. In her cry, I recognized shame
We are consumers, early adopters, super users of the net and creators Latinx, net neutrality is one of the most important matters and social issues today… Imagine working on a big assignment, a major deal, or building your e-commerce shop when you get hit with a slow download or
An American Chicana Scholar Who Crossed Many Borders, Worlds and Lived Out ‘This Place Of Contradictions’ “For a writer and scholar Gloria E. Anzaldúa, a border wasn’t just a line on the map: it was a state of mind and a viewpoint on life. Born on this date of
Lets talk about gentrified daycares. Daycares that are for “exploring” and “sensory” and “gardening.” Set up in low-income neighbors and cost $140 a day. That’s right $140 A DAY! So while some rich white woman’s kids are going to the “Center for Rich Children”, mine are stuck
Raising children is an act of resistance. It is a screaming ode to the white world that there will be more of us brown and black skinned, Latinx running around. That we will not be eliminated, that our languages and traditions will not cease to exist. That we will have
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