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Breaking Barriers: How Stephanie Beatriz's Rosa Diaz Revolutionized Latinx Representation
"Oh, I auditioned for that show, but I heard they were going ethnic." Imagine sitting at a table with other women in the acting industry and hearing this, knowing you were the "ethnic hire". This was Stephanie Beatriz's reality when she landed the role of Rosa Diaz on Brooklyn Nine-Nine. She recounts this uncomfortable memory on the More Better podcast she co-hosts with Melissa Fumero. Perhaps the woman meant to say, "I'm happy to see more representation on television"—at l
Oct 104 min read


Breaking Free in Two Languages: Alejandro Heredia's Loca Maps the Queer Dominican Journey
Alejandro Heredia offers something far more valuable: the messy, beautiful truth of lives lived between languages, cultures, and identities
Oct 65 min read


Slaying and Staying True: Guillermo De La Cruz’s Queer Chicanx Journey in What We Do in the Shadows
hat We Do in the Shadows offers a refreshing portrayal of queer Chicanx identity: not through heavy-handed drama, but through laughter, horror, and heart.
May 13 min read


Gods, Guts & Glitter: Why The Sunbearer Trials Slays!
There are no white people in The Sunbearer Trials. Period.
Apr 144 min read


Have No Fear, Venture is Here!
The first trans non-binary archaeologist Sloan Cameron AKA Venture (they/them) pops out with their drill and dream!
Dec 5, 20242 min read


Ujjwal Prasai Reviews Here to Stay: Poetry and Prose from the Undocumented Diaspora
Undocumented Writers as beings of this earth, of the countries of their or their parents’ origins, and equally of America
Oct 28, 20245 min read


An Altar of Stories: Rios De La Luz Crafts a Haunting Tapestry of Speculative Fiction
Rios De La Luz's An Altar of Stories to Liminal Saints is speculative fiction that captivates readers and pushes the genre!
Oct 11, 20244 min read


Aunt Lute Press: El Mundo Zurdo’s Call for Collective Solidarity
Aunt Lute Books serves as a case study of what ethical solidarity looks like!
Oct 7, 20244 min read


One Day at a Time: A Momentary Change in the Tide of Latinx Representation
One Day at a Time points to a shift in tide in Latinx representation in popular culture.
Jun 13, 20245 min read


Embracing Diversity: Bodegas, Brownstones, and the Rich Tapestry of Our Latinidades
Interview explores experiences with language barriers, cultural syncretism, “found family,” gentrification, and homophobia
Jun 13, 20249 min read


10 Latinx/ Latine Poets for Pride Month
10 Latinx/ Latine Poets for Pride Month
May 31, 20245 min read


Los Exóticos de la Lucha Libre: Subverted Masculinity in Cassandro
The lyrics of Celia Cruz’s “Yo viviré” rhythmically play out above a brightly lit luchador ring in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico in the beginning...
May 22, 20245 min read


“LatinX Marks the Wound and Space for Collective Healing”
I want to highlight how artists across the U.S. cross ethno-national borders to heal together.
May 22, 20244 min read


Frederick Luis Aldama Talks with Cristina Herrera: Misfits, Sonic Revolutions, Familial Reconciliations, & Craving More Fiction that Misfits Publishing Molds
I wanted Max Rodriguez to hit the hard truths but also, and overwhelmingly, to take readers to places of joy and compassion.
May 5, 20248 min read
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