“Dance and celebration, in marginalized cultures is a way of rebellion and of strength,” said Jamaica Itule-Simmons. “It’s religion, it’s tradition, it’s identity, it’s people’s lives and how they relate to each other and how they interact with each other.” Itule-Simmons is the executive director of CubaCaribe, a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, whose
High school can feel really lonely. Though you would think that more people would result in more potential friends, it can be challenging to find community and solidarity in the vast sea of students that is Berkeley High School.
Mariana Pajón Mariana Pajón, a BMX rider, is arguably the greatest Colombian athlete of all time. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was selected to be the flag bearer for her country, and went on to win Colombia’s only gold medal of the games.
A Recipe for Rice and Beansby Anna Pelegrino My people are the sizzle of garlic frying Loud, intense, and full of flavor Yelling at each other from another room In intertwining phrases of English and Portuguese The oil spits as you stir my people are that wooden spoon, When tia asks you to taste for
About four out of every 100 speaking roles in Hollywood’s top grossing films between 2007 and 2018 went to Latinx people. Because almost one in five Americans are Latinx, this number is jarringly unrepresentative.
