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NY Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The complicated history and identity of Latinos in the United States

Race

“Latino” describes nearly a fifth of the US population — and yet, the term only caught on in the 1980s.

Ysabel Turner created an altar in her 2018 exhibit at the New York City Aperture Foundation.

For this Latina artist in New York, goodbye to all that Goya

A group of protesters walk down a street holding a sign

Detention centers are ‘worthy of your disgust’ in their own right, says Jewish Latina activist

Justice
A woman holds open a magazine with an illustration of an astronaut and cat on the cover. The woman's eyes are visible above the pages.

No ordinary saint, St. Sucia is a rebel zine for Latinx feminists

Arts, Culture & Media
A group of Latina women in front of white boards pose for the camera

Latina Rebels turn to memes, humor to rethink media on hot-button issues

Arts, Culture & Media
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A Miami theater group has a change of heart over blackface

Arts, Culture & Media

Afro Latinos in Florida say the existence of the play is a small window into the racism that persists in Latin American communities stateside and abroad.

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