Dear Latina Sisters: Will You Name and Disrupt Anti-Blackness?
WirePhoto by Clarke Sanders on Unsplash Denise Padín Collazo, Yes! Magazine Originally written for the April edition of Yes! Magazine…
“Being Latinx in Hollywood” is now a FREE downloadable e-book!
MoniqueCarmen Miranda and Cesar Romero in a press image for Week-end in Havana (20th Century Fox). I'm so excited to share my 2017 longform article, "Being Latinx in Hollywood," as a brand new e-book! It's…
Chamillionaire makes headlines for showcasing Black-Latinx solidarity
(Chamillionaire in July 2008. (CC) Brian Solis, www.briansolis.com and bub.blicio.us.) I’m sure a lot of you out there are like,…
Twitter drags Young Hollywood for colorist and racist comments towards “Love and Hip Hop Miami” star Amara La Negra
I'm not a watcher of any of the Love and Hip Hop franchise, but I had to take a moment out of…
American Girl introduces its 2018 Girl of the Year–a young aspiring astronaut!
American Girl was such a big part of my life growing up, and little did I know that American Girl…
Starz and NBC go full-throttle on diversity in new TV commitment and development deals
NBC and Starz have given TV fans tons of be excited about in the coming months. Check out the list…
Being Latinx in Hollywood: Media creators talk representation
Latinx representation in Hollywood is something that seems to be suspiciously under the radar, even though it’s highly important, as…
Melissa Villaseñor and the Importance of Latinx Intersectionality
FIRST IMPRESSIONS -- Season:1 -- Pictured: Melissa Villasenor -- (Photo by: Joseph Viles/USA Network) We just got finished praising Melissa Villaseñor…
#DifferenceMakers: Janel Martinez’s “Ain’t I Latina” Reps for Afro-Latinas Left Out of the Conversation
There is not enough focus on the people who live at the intersections of cultures and ethnicities. The Afro-Latina identity…
