Be You: Nando Chang

“I want to have a sushi ceviche bar that only plays Hip Hop and all my chefs are dressed up like cholos. I’d like to break down barriers with food.”

Within Reach: Raices Brewing Company

The award winning Raices Brewing Co. is a Latinx owned and operated brewery in Colorado.

Hidden Figuras: Fred Korematsu

In one of the worst Supreme Court decisions ever made, a 23-year-old challenged the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII—and lost.

Photos courtesy of the Fred T. Korematsu Institute and Denshō: The Japanese American Legacy Project.

Point x Point: Kalli Minor

“If I didn’t see her playing tennis, I wouldn’t be here today.”

Hailing from the same neighborhood as Serena Williams, 12-year-old Kalli Minor is training to be even better than her hero.

Within Reach: Snowball

Tanya Menendez, named 30 Under 30 by Forbes, wants to make it easier for the next generation to navigate personal finance and build wealth.

Folkslore: Tequila Toothache

Tequila: a guide to my grandmother’s medicine cabinet.

Be You: Cris Cardenas

“Being trans doesn’t make me less of a Texan.”

Within Reach: Selva Negra

Inspired by their Latinx heritage, Kristen Gonzalez and Sam Romero started their sustainable clothing company Selva Negra to create clothing with a strong sense of feminine identity.

Hidden Figuras: Bartolina Sisa

On September 5th, the anniversary of Bartolina Sisa’s death, we celebrate International Indigenous Women’s Day.

Local Noise: Tropa Magica

Inspired by the East LA punk scene and regional Mexican rhythms, the Pacheco brothers created their own genre—Tropi Punk.

Within Reach: Dos Lunas

This father-daughter duo make Venezuelan-style cheese the same way their father and grandfather, respectively, used to make it in the foothills of the Andes mountains.

Folkslore: Pele’s Curse

This is what happens when you take lava rocks from Hawaii.

Sea of Change: Angela Means

Angela Means, best known as Felicia from Friday, is tackling the food desert in Crenshaw by introducing healthy, affordable options to the neighborhood that made “Bye Felicia.”

Within Reach: Lucid Sight

Using emerging technologies such as Blockchain and Virtual Reality, Octavio Herrera continues his streak as a successful tech entrepreneur with Lucid Sight, a software company that develops virtual reality games.

Hidden Figuras: Mother Mary Lange

Decades before slavery was abolished, a free woman immigrated to the U.S. and opened her home to educate children of color.

Point x Point: Marci the Climber

In a sport lacking Latinx representation, trailblazer Maricela Rosales found her true identity.