Letter to My Racist Grandma
A letter to my Honduran grandma, who I love so much but who has some pretty messed up views about Black people and Mexicans.
My Black Plátano-Eating Ass
About being a Black Latino, the rift between the Black and Latino communities, and my mini battle with Twitter trolls.
What to Watch in June (2022)
While some of my June recommendations may have been produced and distributed by such corporate entities as Netflix and HBO Max, they share one thing in common: they are all made of stars—Bardem, Banderas, Cruz, García, Estefan, J.Lo.
Book Review: ‘Things to Pack on the Way to Everywhere’
For author Grisel Yolanda Acosta, as an Afro-Latina in the U.S., she has always embodied this idea of punk: that which doesn’t conform to the strictures and norms dictated by American society, nor to those expectations of what it means to be Latinx and Black.
Monsieur Periné’s ‘Nuestra Canción’ Becomes Everyone’s Favorite Song
The song “Nuestra Canción” by Colombian band Monsieur Periné has become a TikTok and social media sensation. Sandra Treviño talks to lead vocalist Catalina García and Santiago Prieto about their newfound fame, their new single “Volverte a Ver,” and what’s to come.
Book Review: Wild Tongues Can’t be Tamed: 15 Voices From the Latinx Diaspora’
It is from a germinal line about silencing those who resist stereotypes and restrictions placed on identity that Black Honduran author and founder of the Bronx is Reading, Saraciea J. Fennell, builds this remarkable anthology.
Pigs Eat Beans
Acosta got soured on the law the same way most brown people do, by seeing how ugly it is.
Film Review: Brazil’s ‘Memory House’
João Paulo Miranda Maria’s feature debut is the latest Brazilian film about that country’s racist, colonialist and xenophobic legacy
