Women are twice as likely as men to live with daily anxiety. In the first episode of our new series on mental health, poet Aman K. Batra shares her story through “The Art of Rising.”
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In a small town in Texas, a controversy surrounding the burial of a WWII veteran ignited the Mexican American civil rights movement.
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Vida, a six-part series on Starz written entirely by a group of Latinas, has become a crucial milestone in the push for Latinx representation on television. In the show, sisters Lyn and Emma, played by Melissa Barrera and Mishel Prada, respectively, return to their home on the Eastside of Los Angeles to pick up the pieces after the sudden death of their mother. The show tackles queerness, gentefication, colorism and predatory loans in a subtle yet unapologetic voice.
BESE met the Vida co-stars in Prada’s backyard, where the two opened up family, queerness and the intricacies of playing complex personalities.
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Lilian Martinez was the first of her siblings to be born in the United States. Growing up, she didn’t feel like she quite fit in to either culture. From this intersection of identities, her art was born. The Chicago-raised artist now takes things that resonate from her childhood and mixes them with classical elements to create idyllic worlds that celebrate brown bodies. The artist also runs BFGF, a small business where she sells woven blankets, pillows and towels that she designs digitally. Knowing that not everyone can afford expensive paintings, BFGF is her way of making more accessible art objects that people can integrate into their daily lives. On this episode of BESE Meets, we catch up with the artist at her studio in Los Angeles, CA.
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In this episode of Folkslore, Flor Peralta shares how she used worry dolls to get through the night when her mother left to the States. But was it the mythical dolls, that are said to originate from a Mayan princess with the ability to solve any human problem, or something else that helped Flor to sleep?
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In 1690, an established poet and nun stood up to a notable Bishop for publicly criticizing her intellect as a woman.
These folks are repairing the only barrier reef system in the US by farming coral underwater.
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Hand painting signs is an art form as old as Los Angeles itself.
Meet Javier Matias of Mid City Signs, as he traces his roots in graffiti culture to the last remaining sign graphics class in the world at LA Trade-Tech College—taught by his mentor, the legendary Ralph “Doc” Guthrie.
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For centuries, an Afro-folk magic called Hoodoo was secretly practiced all across the America’s. Today it is still used by certain Hollywood conjurers. In our latest episode of Folkslore, actress Zoe Saldana shares the time she crafted a Hoodoo spell to stop negative energy in its tracks.
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Aura Peralta is a Miami-based soul musician following in the footsteps of the women before her.
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Denise Lopez is a Puerto Rican ceramicist who creates beautiful and minimalist designs. In our last episode of Within Reach, we talk to the owner and founder of D: Ceramics.
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We teamed up with the Audience Awards for our first Pilot Competition—open to all filmmakers—for a chance to win a 6-episode series.
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Did you know the Super Soaker was accidentally created by an engineer at NASA?
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