Elizabeth Jennings: The Woman Who Led the Desegregation of NY Public Transit
One hundred years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to...
iLe’s “Confrontative” Album Is a Rallying Cry for Puerto Rico
iLe’s latest Grammy-nominated album doesn’t shy away from confrontation. The former Calle 13 singer’s...
Biddy Mason: From Slavery to One of California’s Wealthiest Entrepreneurs
One of early California’s wealthiest self-made entrepreneurs was a Black woman nicknamed Biddy. She...
The Diverse Female Firsts Who Made Oscar History
“Parasite” made history at the 92nd Academy Awards, after becoming the first foreign language...
Hattie McDaniel: America’s First Black Oscar Winner
Hattie McDaniel was the first Black actor to win an Oscar for her supporting...
Why I’m Conflicted About The Super Bowl’s Latinx Halftime Show
This past weekend, friends and families all over the United States gathered around their...
DIY Journey To Fame
Kimberly Douglas has always wanted to be a model, but when she realized she...
The Politics of Home
Having to constantly explain where my accent comes from, since an abrupt move to...
Bayard Rustin: The Openly Gay Black Man Behind MLK’s Civil Rights Movement
Across the country, millions are celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther...
When We Are Dancing, We’re All The Same
We spoke to Bomba Estereo’s Simon Mejia ahead of the band’s performance at the...
Why It’s Time To Retire The Whitewashed Western
The American Western and its cowboy is a myth. In the classic, Hollywood Western—and...
The Problem With Hispanic Heritage Month
I’m tired of celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. And no, I’m not saying we should...
Why Hollywood is Still Failing Latinxs
The first time I watched the movie Selena was one of the first times...
Indigenous Languages Are at Risk of Extinction, but This New York Group Is Doing Something About It
Charlie Uruchima—an Ecuadorean American kid from Hell’s Kitchen—didn’t expect to be accepted into New...
Black Women Aren’t Allowed To Be Introverted
“I don’t think Sequoia likes me,” is something I’ve heard secondhand my entire life,...
A Nightmare Come True: What It’s Like Living in Fear of ICE
On an uncharacteristically hot weekday in September, my stomach growled with hunger as I...