Movies That Shaped Us

Movies That Shaped Us

April 20, 2018
Entertainment
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There are movies that forever shaped us, changed us, and stuck with us. We all have our top 5, but the truth of the matter is that there is a solid list of films every Latino has watched, can relate to, and still swears by. Some movies help us overcome hardship, some remind us of the richness of our culture, some remind us of better days we want to relive.[...]
How Being Bicultural Has Made Me Better

How Being Bicultural Has Made Me Better

April 18, 2018
Culture/Identity
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My grandmother tells me that when I was young, I used to deny being Peruvian and claim to be only American. The family used to consider my claims a cute joke, which I probably misinterpreted as reinforcement. As I got older, however, I severely struggled with identifying my culture- where I came from, where I belonged. For a long time, I battled with myself [...]
Growing Up I Didn't Always Identify As Afro-Latina

Growing Up I Didn't Always Identify As Afro-Latina

April 6, 2018
Culture/Identity
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Now That I Have Found Myself I Have Also Found My Voice. Here lately I have been talking a lot about the Afro-Latina experience. Not just any experience. My experience. Someone from my past asked me when did I become an Afro-Latina? Was that a real question? Did they really expect an answer? We moved to Arkansas when I was in the 5th grade. Throughout[...]
First MAC Selena, now this - Aaliyah For MAC Release Date And We Are Marking Our Calendars

First MAC Selena, now this - Aaliyah For MAC Release Date And We Are Marking Our Calendars

April 3, 2018
Culture/Identity, Self Care/Beauty
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Ready for this...MAC is releasing AaliyahForMAC beauty collection in June of this year. You can lose your shit now!   MAC announced plans of the new Aaliyah beauty collection last year in August 2017. Aaliyaaaaaah... born in Brooklyn, raised in Detroit was a home girl that rose to fame as a triple threat - R&B singer (24 million albums [...]
Invisible No More Is A Book On Police Brutality Every Woman of Color Should Read

Invisible No More Is A Book On Police Brutality Every Woman of Color Should Read

March 31, 2018
Culture/Identity, Politics
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This has been one epic Women's History Month. Among the highlights, the Women's March and more recently,  real-time cause to action formations in protest of gun violence where a majority of participants were women and students. We wanted to end Women's History Month with a recommended thought-provoking read, Invisible No More - Police Violence Against[...]
White Male Terrorists and The Media

White Male Terrorists and The Media

March 22, 2018
Politics
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Throughout the many years of terror attacks, the United States has endured this last decade, the majority of the carnage is at the hands of white males. In the past year, white males have killed more Americans in mass murders more than by any other background. However, in the past decade, we haven’t seen the media represent that accurately. We have seen the [...]
The Fight Against Sexual Harassment on Farms Continues            

The Fight Against Sexual Harassment on Farms Continues            

March 8, 2018
Culture/Identity, Politics
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Earlier this year, the Why We Wear Black movement stirred up awareness and conversation around sexual harassment in Hollywood by bringing it into an elite platform. The ladies, and some gentlemen, of the Golden Globes, took part in the TIME’s Up organized efforts by dressing in all black to protest sexual harassment in the workplace. While they brought aware[...]
Rising Latinx Powerhouse Vocalist Talks With Us About Becoming LOUDA

Rising Latinx Powerhouse Vocalist Talks With Us About Becoming LOUDA

March 1, 2018
BoldLatinas, Culture/Identity, Entertainment
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BoldLatina came across 27 year old Laura "LOUDA" Raquel Camacho on Facebook and instant fandom it was! Louda most recently contributed her singing talents at the Dreamer Fund artivism fundraiser, in San Francisco. Born in Chicago, Illinois to a Puerto Rican mother born in Chicago and Mexican born father from Ciudad de Hidalgo - her parents met at a house par[...]
Self Love As A Process For A Brown Girl

Self Love As A Process For A Brown Girl

February 15, 2018
Culture/Identity
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It’s hard loving yourself when everyone is telling you otherwise. Here’s to a collective effort of trying to love your lonjitas, tú piel morena—just like I’m trying to love mine. I remember flaring up my nose in front of my mom, hoping she would flare her nose back at me as a joke. “Pare de ser eso que se va hinchar la nariz y se va ver feo”, she said. I w[...]
Why It’s Important For POC To Shop With Brands That Represent Us

Why It’s Important For POC To Shop With Brands That Represent Us

February 1, 2018
Culture/Identity
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​Kim Kardashian showed off her latest hairdo: Fulani braids, inspired by Fulani women of East or West African. Except, in traditional Kardashian fashion, Kim robbed African American women of the credit for the style and called them “Bo Derek” braids instead. Bo Derek is a white actress who was seen with the hairstyle in 1978. The issue is that Kim Kardashian[...]
2018 Grammy Predictions

2018 Grammy Predictions

January 25, 2018
Entertainment
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The 60th GRAMMY Awards are upon us, and we, at BoldLatina, are ready to see Luis Fonsi perform, as well as the rest of our Brown and Black people represent on stage. This year, the industry will be sporting white roses to support #TimesUp. Here are our predictions (in green below) for some of the major categories. How accurate are they? Tune in to the sho[...]
Recap of Women's March and the Unapologetic Women of Color/Latinx

Recap of Women's March and the Unapologetic Women of Color/Latinx

January 23, 2018
Culture/Identity
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This year nearly 2 million marchers showed up included Latinx/women of color combined. BoldLatina asked many of you to tag us, #boldlatinasmarch and you showed up for us! The above gallery is a sampling of those who marched with some of the most unapologetic messages geared toward women of color - brown and black women being invisible and intersectional femi[...]
Women's March This Weekend - What You Need To Know

Women's March This Weekend - What You Need To Know

January 18, 2018
Culture/Identity
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Women's March 2018 is upon us, happening this Saturday, January 20th all over the nation. Women and allies in solidarity will rally on the second anniversary of the historic march held last year in our nation's capital, Washington D.C. , a defining, radical event in protest of Trump, it took place the day after Trump took office. Over 4 million people marche[...]
Claudia Sandoval Talks MasterChef Latino, and 2018 Being the Year of the Woman

Claudia Sandoval Talks MasterChef Latino, and 2018 Being the Year of the Woman

January 16, 2018
BoldLatinas, Career/Work, Culture/Identity, Entertainment
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The culinary world, often dominated by male figures, is slowly, but surely changing its landscape thanks to outstanding female chefs taking over, one recipe at a time. Claudia Sandoval is one of those mujeres chingonas changing the game. Sandoval was the first ever Latina to win MasterChef, the ruthless cooking competition with Gordon Ramsey. Sandoval was[...]
Butterflies

Butterflies

January 12, 2018
Culture/Identity, Politics
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I’m not the type of person that can talk about butterflies Butterflies roam. Something I know nothing of. I, on the other hand, had to leave home A charity case by people who can’t admit their wrongs Enough to do right I remember, 6 years old when my mother said “Garcia’s a dios nos vamos del desastre” The land of opportunity Was looking like a dre[...]
The Rise Of The Bruja Culture and How It Helps Us Connect To Our Ancestors

The Rise Of The Bruja Culture and How It Helps Us Connect To Our Ancestors

January 9, 2018
Culture/Identity, Self Care/Beauty
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Long before it was deemed the devil’s work, brujeria, or witchcraft was considered a healing agent. In some cases, royal families called onto witches for guidance. There was an understanding that women were natural healers. They were unlicensed doctors, nurses, midwives, counselors, and pharmacists. They were self-taught, knowledgeable in different forms of[...]
How Many of Us Have An 'American' Name?

How Many of Us Have An 'American' Name?

January 4, 2018
Culture/Identity
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Cassandra a writer in Dallas, wrote up something that so many of us can relate to. About our perfectly sounding, perhaps gringo names. Her piece for The Dallas Morning News,  "My Parents Gave Me An 'American' Name..." is contemplative and wrestles with the idea if she should change it, as relatives call her 'Yarelli' contrary to a name she was given, 'Cassan[...]
Love & Hip Hop Miami's Amara La Negra...Is Everything. (period)

Love & Hip Hop Miami's Amara La Negra...Is Everything. (period)

January 3, 2018
Culture/Identity, Entertainment
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First, we here at BoldLatina have been onto Dana Danelys De Los Santos otherwise known as 'Amara La Negra' since she was doing her thing in the urban Latino music space. Watch her 'Asi' music video or the booty shakin' 'Ayy'. Her love for the music business began as a child on Latino television hit shows like Sabado Gigante, at it for most of her 27 years, A[...]
TIME'S UP Makes A Hollywood Power Move Against Sexual Harassment

TIME'S UP Makes A Hollywood Power Move Against Sexual Harassment

January 2, 2018
Politics
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2017 was definitely the year of much needed call outs of sexual harassment and abuse by 'too many high power men' in the Hollywood, media and technology industries, and the reckoning shall continue. It's no secret, that women have been at the forefront of many movements in the past and most recent, the #MeToo and Women's March nearly one year ago in 2017, m[...]
6 Latinas Whose Works Have Inspired Us In 2017

6 Latinas Whose Works Have Inspired Us In 2017

December 28, 2017
BoldLatinas, Career/Work, Culture/Identity, Entertainment, Politics, Self Care/Beauty
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2017 was the year of noise. As we tried to hold on to our sanity, some of us yelled screams of unity, resistance, protection, and rebellion. Those screams were meant to fight off and identify the oppressors, racists and sexual predators alike. With (what seems like) chaos taking over the nation, a sense of panic to do something came from everywhere. We debat[...]
Sangrando para Liberación

Sangrando para Liberación

December 13, 2017
Culture/Identity, Politics, Self Care/Beauty
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They teach us to be scared of those that can invade our bodies, but fail to teach us about our bodies they are trying to invade. I was nine-years-old, walking around Jackson Heights with my mother doing her regular schmegular compras. I remember telling my mom I wanted empanadas while entering a Colombian bakery. I was so excited knowing I was about t[...]
Holiday Gift Guide From Some of Our Favorite Latinx Shops

Holiday Gift Guide From Some of Our Favorite Latinx Shops

December 11, 2017
Culture/Identity, Self Care/Beauty
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The holidays are upon us and with less than two weeks before Christmas (if you celebrate it), lots of people like me are still looking for that perfect gift. Sure, there are others “Holiday Gift Guides” on the interwebz, but at BoldLatina, we made the conscious decision to compile a list of our favorite Latinx businesses. The way we see it, better to sup[...]
Healing After Sexual Assault

Healing After Sexual Assault

December 9, 2017
Culture/Identity, Self Care/Beauty
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Some time ago, in a conversation with a woman, I shared my experience as a survivor of sexual assault. To my surprise she burst into tears and revealed that she too had been assaulted years ago and had never spoken about it to anyone. In her cry, I recognized shame and pain similar to the one I had felt when I could barely begin to process what had happene[...]
Time's Person of The Year - The Latina 'Silence Breakers'

Time's Person of The Year - The Latina 'Silence Breakers'

December 7, 2017
Culture/Identity, Entertainment, Politics
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It's not Trump, that's for sure! Apparently, there had been rumors circulating it would be him...again. Sadly, he was runner up of which Demi Lovato has been trending due to her disapproval. Remember that infamous past Time magazine cover that had us shaking our heads in disapproval? Time has put out several memorable covers in the naming of Person of the Ye[...]
Gordita

Gordita

December 4, 2017
Culture/Identity, Mind, Self Care/Beauty
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‘Little Fat Girl’ Self Love As An Act of Survival Reader Submission by Mase Santos,  The first image of beauty I aspired to was, quite literally, virtual. My dad has always been a fan of most things fantasy-related, and being a young girl I would watch him play online video games like Lord of the Rings as a pastime. I suppose it was a precursor t[...]
Why Net Neutrality Should Matter to You

Why Net Neutrality Should Matter to You

November 27, 2017
Tech
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We are consumers, early adopters, super users of the net and creators Latinx, net neutrality is one of the most important matters and social issues today... Imagine working on a big assignment, a major deal, or building your e-commerce shop when you get hit with a slow download or can't upload an image to your shop, guess what you have to 'upgrade' or tryin[...]
A Step Towards Social Change With Shoes

A Step Towards Social Change With Shoes

November 21, 2017
Self Care/Beauty
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We don't know about you, but the zapatos make the outfit...and can create social impact! We put a lot of thought into the styles and varieties of shoes needed for us, it's no wonder that the US footwear industry is as large as it is, a $29,750,000,000 (yo, that's  a lot of zeros) business with of course, women's shoes taking a 17% share. However, the shoe in[...]
Why Getting Fired Could Be The Best Thing Ever

Why Getting Fired Could Be The Best Thing Ever

November 14, 2017
Career/Work
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Congratulations! Your Job Loss Could Be The Kick In The Pantalones You Needed No es bueno? Or Is it? It’s one of those experiences that makes you feel like an utter utter failure and a lost paycheck away then waiting for that  unemployment check . It’s sure is challenging. It sucks, big time. BUT hear us out.  You just got to get past that REJECTION and [...]
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star For Selena Quintanilla

Hollywood Walk of Fame Star For Selena Quintanilla

November 3, 2017
Culture/Identity, Entertainment
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Los Angeles Declares November 3rd 'Selena Day' It's been  22 years since Selena's passing yet every year her legendary status - La Reina's legacy is upped a level. Last year, MAC Cosmetics launched MAC  Selena and Madame Tussaud's Hollywood museum unveiled a commemorative 'Selena' wax figure. This year, a brass star honoring Selena is being made possible. A[...]
In Honor of Latina Equal Pay Day, Did Your Last Paycheck Piss You Off?

In Honor of Latina Equal Pay Day, Did Your Last Paycheck Piss You Off?

November 2, 2017
Career/Work, Money/Wealth, Politics
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We tweeted for Latina Equal Pay Day #LatinaEqualPayDay or #Trabajadoras Today is a day of acknowledgment and action! November 2 marks Latina Equal Pay Day, which is a day designed to recognize the gap in earnings between Latinas and White men and how far we have come and still need to go. If you did not know, Latinas are the least paid race/ethnicity in the[...]
Change is Good

Change is Good

October 25, 2017
Culture/Identity
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Dear Readers, It's been a little quiet with SupaDaily... that's because we are undergoing ch-ch-ch-changes! Good ones because we want to stick around and we hope you want us to, too! We can tell you do too, thousands of you have subscribed to our email newsletters in the past, on average 60-100 a month and engage with us via social media - GRACIAS! We get p[...]
Twitter And Trump: A Guide to Stay Focused on What Really Matters in the Political Debate

Twitter And Trump: A Guide to Stay Focused on What Really Matters in the Political Debate

October 18, 2017
Politics
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Ding. Ding. “BREAKING NEWS: Trump tweets again…” When is the last time you checked your phone, and it wasn’t a CNN, New York Times, or LA Times notification about Trump’s outrageous tweets? Nowadays it seems like Trump broke the Internet. With Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Caribbean nations in complete devastation from several major hurricanes, and the threa[...]
Amá - A Poem

Amá - A Poem

October 3, 2017
Culture/Identity
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I ask my amá, “Amá porque son mudos?” She looks at me confused. “Que quieres? Que seamos pericos o que?” I say, that’s not what I mean. She looks at me confused as she adds salt to the food. “Que? Porque tu papá esta en la sala y yo acá?” I say, “No es que, nevermind.” She looks at me confused. “Pues tu papá esta haya haciendo sus cosas y yo estoy ha[...]
Ancestors Secretos de la Comida de Tierra

Ancestors Secretos de la Comida de Tierra

October 3, 2017
Culture/Identity, Self Care/Beauty
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There is no stronger connection to your ancestors than eating what they have planted and grown in their past life for you There’s no surprise we do not have whole-foods in the hood. There’s also no surprise I can find a liquor store around my block faster than I can find a veggie burger, or something to eat does not involve “comida de basura” like my dad ca[...]
Google Doodle Celebrates Gloria E. Anzaldúa

Google Doodle Celebrates Gloria E. Anzaldúa

September 26, 2017
Culture/Identity
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An American Chicana Scholar Who Crossed Many Borders, Worlds and Lived Out 'This Place Of Contradictions' "For a writer and scholar Gloria E. Anzaldúa, a border wasn't just a line on the map: it was a state of mind and a viewpoint on life. Born on this date of 1942 in the Rio Grande Valley, Anzaldúa possessed an astounding gift for transforming dividing lin[...]
The Center For Rich Children - How Gentrification Effects Our Care For Our Children

The Center For Rich Children - How Gentrification Effects Our Care For Our Children

September 12, 2017
Culture/Identity
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Lets talk about gentrified daycares. Daycares that are for “exploring” and “sensory” and “gardening.” Set up in low-income neighbors and cost $140 a day. That’s right $140 A DAY! So while some rich white woman’s kids are going to the "Center for Rich Children", mine are stuck in the basement of some church with little windows. Sorry poor kids (includin[...]
Raising Children Is An Act of Resistance In Today's World

Raising Children Is An Act of Resistance In Today's World

August 24, 2017
Culture/Identity
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Raising children is an act of resistance. It is a screaming ode to the white world that there will be more of us brown and black skinned, Latinx running around. That we will not be eliminated, that our languages and traditions will not cease to exist. That we will have children by birth, by adoption, by mixed families, by way of being tias y tios. That we wi[...]
The Hypocrisy of “Freedom of Speech”

The Hypocrisy of “Freedom of Speech”

August 19, 2017
Culture/Identity, Politics
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This country needs to have a serious conversation about the hypocrisy of “Freedom of Speech” Does the right to freedom of speech and assembly truly exist? Do we in fact apply these freedoms and rights equally? What would happen if people of color (POC) were armed with assault rifles and batons, wearing helmets, holding shields, burning torches, chanting the[...]
Machismo Is Very Present, and It’s Killing Us

Machismo Is Very Present, and It’s Killing Us

August 17, 2017
Culture/Identity, Self Care/Beauty
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The blow came twice as hard, launching Elena back through the door frame of her home, into the seasonal hell she dealt with at the hand of her abusive husband. It came like clockwork – at the start of each summer when California agricultural workers were laid off, Elena’s husband would drown his laborless days in a six pack of beer. On really bad days, a bo[...]
A Letter to All

A Letter to All "Abbys” Out There: What Part of Equal and Fairness in Higher Education Don’t You Understand?

August 15, 2017
Culture/Identity, Education, Politics
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Dear Abby, About a year ago from today I remember reading articles and watching news discussions about you. As a brown girl, I remember thinking, “Who is this white girl complaining about not getting into college?” …So what, one thing doesn’t go the way she wants it to once in her life… I am sorry that you felt discriminated against because of the [...]
The Mujeres Chingonas Taking Over Outside Lands Tenth Anniversary

The Mujeres Chingonas Taking Over Outside Lands Tenth Anniversary

August 8, 2017
Culture/Identity, Entertainment, SF/Bay Area
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This weekend thousands will flock the city by the Bay for the annual Outside Lands Festival. The three-day festival which takes place at Golden Gate Park is celebrating its tenth anniversary, guest appearances, and special surprises are sure to be part of the celebration. With festival season in full swing, the common thematic that looms over is the lack [...]
A Letter to Professional White People

A Letter to Professional White People

August 5, 2017
Culture/Identity
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Dear professional white folx, It’s time we had a discussion because ya’ll think you are off the hook, [for doing that oppressive white folx thing]…Porque puede hablar Español, or you married a Latinx, studied abroad, know a little bit about Frida, whatever makes you a “honorary” Latinx. I know you are not going to like what I have to say. You support our[...]
Attorney General Sessions and Trump White House are Putting Sanctuary Cities at Risk

Attorney General Sessions and Trump White House are Putting Sanctuary Cities at Risk

August 1, 2017
Politics
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Do sanctuary cities “breed crime” and does a disconnect exist with the Fed and police forces?  Thirty-eight years ago, the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Daryl Gates signed off on Special Order 40, which separated the responsibilities of local law enforcement from federal immigration enforcement. The 1979 policy continues to influence how[...]
Losing My Accento

Losing My Accento

July 29, 2017
Culture/Identity
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“Siri, how do I get home?” “You need a loan?” “No. Home.” “Cones? There are no cones within the area, Pay-o-la” “HOME.” “Sorry, I do not understand.” “Forget it.” “Love you too, Pay-o-la” Aside from the fact that Siri can only understand ’Murican, she (or whatever pronoun Siri identifies with) isn’t the only one who has had trouble de[...]
My Mami's Hands

My Mami's Hands

July 26, 2017
Culture/Identity
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I do not live near my mami.  We live a few thousand miles apart, physically, and also billions miles apart politically.  I love mi mami though, and I am always thinking about her.  Today I have been thinking about her hands… Las manos de mi mami brings so many memories.  I can picture her rubbing the tops of her hands, with lotion.  I can see her running [...]
What “Men are Trash” Really Means

What “Men are Trash” Really Means

July 22, 2017
Culture/Identity
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Before you think I am offending you by stating, “men are trash”, let me explain why that is an issue. In the United States, we are brought into a patriarchal society, meaning a society that is “dominated, identified and centered by men” which involves oppressing women and folks that do not fall into the spectrum of being considered the “norm”. Patriarchal [...]
The Hits and Misses of Netflix's GLOW

The Hits and Misses of Netflix's GLOW

July 21, 2017
Entertainment
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You will either love or hate GLOW I have to admit that I enjoyed it, but with some reservations. GLOW is the new Netflix original based loosely on the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling TV series which ran from 1986 to 1989. The Netflix show co-created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, and executive produced by Orange Is the New Black, Jenji Kohan takes us on a[...]
A Goodbye Letter to NYC

A Goodbye Letter to NYC

July 18, 2017
Culture/Identity, Politics
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Dear NYC, I feel as if I have lost. I ride the J train home to Bushwick. The grey seats peel underneath my thighs, water trickles from the rusted metal roof. I watch as young white women scroll through their smart phones with Whole Foods bags tucked between their feet. An Italian family points to the MTA map with Canon cameras swinging from their necks. A[...]
The 'Texas' State of Birth Control

The 'Texas' State of Birth Control

July 18, 2017
Politics, Self Care/Beauty, Sex
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A Birth Control “Solution” That Deepens Texas’ Contraceptive Problem A new app now offers home delivery for some of Texas’ most isolated areas, but the state’s refusal to adhere to women’s needs is far more detrimental. The Lone Star State has made quite a name for itself when it comes to barring women from their reproductive rights: from attempting to o[...]
To My Mother Con Amor: The Woman I Will Never Grow To Be

To My Mother Con Amor: The Woman I Will Never Grow To Be

July 6, 2017
Culture/Identity, Relationships Sex, Self Care/Beauty
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It was at the age of eight when I realized who was to be my greatest adversary in life: mi mamá. Má. Amá. Madre. Jefa. Those were your names – aloud, anyway. Never Mamá. Ever. Surrendering to the term when in your presence was a synonym of defeat, of weakness: a recognition of my wholehearted alliance with a woman who's very presence put my hairs on ed[...]
Gaslighting by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez

Gaslighting by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez

June 30, 2017
Culture/Identity, Self Care/Beauty
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I think the most important thing that I have learned from graduate school, was that I learned to name those things that had been used against me my entire life.  The ability to name ones oppression is powerful for our individual liberations because for years I thought I was being “too dramatic,” “too critical,” “too strong willed for a girl,” “too harsh,” “t[...]
Becoming the Morena Story Teller Warrior

Becoming the Morena Story Teller Warrior

June 27, 2017
Culture/Identity
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Brown girls tend to not notice themselves and what they are capable of. We become almost invisible because of the lack of representation. Sometimes, we need to remind ourselves of our ancestors’ power of resilience, become storytellers, and recreate history. When I was younger, I thought I couldn’t be a princess because there wasn’t a Latina princess in sig[...]
The Collective Power of Gay Pride and Immigrants

The Collective Power of Gay Pride and Immigrants

June 21, 2017
Culture/Identity, Politics
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June is an important month for two groups currently facing scrutiny under the Trump administration; the LGBTQ and Immigrant communities. While the majority of Americans in the USA are eager to kick-off their Summer plans, others make plans to continue resisting the rhetoric of the current Administration. This weekend, cities across the country will hol[...]
There's So Much More To The Song

There's So Much More To The Song "Despacito"

June 8, 2017
Culture/Identity, Entertainment
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Unless you have been living under a rock, you know how the song "Despacito" has completely taken over radio airwaves, digital platforms, and articles written praising the song. Sure, I can get into it and discuss what a moron Justin Bieber is for mocking the Spanish language, even though he “sings” in the remix version of the song, but Ricardo Mondolfi, a[...]
Romanticizing Our Suffering

Romanticizing Our Suffering

June 1, 2017
Education
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Here at BoldLatina, we continue to be proud of the Latinx who have graduated and of those, soon-to-be-graduates (days away) the graduation season is not over yet! These journeys of higher learning accomplishments have been documented right here on our platform, check it! From one of our earliest published pieces, The Academy Changes You: Brown Girl Edition b[...]
Gringa Tears: The Not-So-Silent Dictator

Gringa Tears: The Not-So-Silent Dictator

May 30, 2017
Culture/Identity, Politics
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Men ain’t shit.  This is not news, this is not something that I even focus my work on, but follow people like Mala and Zahira on social media to get a vast and comprehensive critique on men’s ain’t-shit behaviors.  I am a girls girl, for survival.  I walk into rooms and I flock towards women, hoping that no matter the horizontal violence that women do to one[...]
My Education Is The Explosion Of My Mother’s Dream Deferred

My Education Is The Explosion Of My Mother’s Dream Deferred

May 29, 2017
Culture/Identity, Education
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I come from places where enduring inequalities is the norm. I’ve seen my mother come home exhausted after a long day of work struggling to keep her body from collapsing. I’ve seen her massage her arthritis affected hands describing the way her supervisors screamed “faster! faster!” to her and the rest of her coworkers, most of whom were undocumented Mexican [...]
10 Places To Volunteer During Trump’s Administration

10 Places To Volunteer During Trump’s Administration

May 16, 2017
Politics
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Support your local community by volunteering at these nonprofits The first 100 days of Trump’s administration have aggressively threatened human rights. Even then, Trump went as far as to say, “No administration has accomplished more in the first 90 days.” (Um, #AlternativeFacts) Trump has threatened women’s rights, has continued to spread bigotry and r[...]
To The Child I Will Never Birth

To The Child I Will Never Birth

May 13, 2017
Culture/Identity, Self Care/Beauty
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Mother’s Day is a beautiful day to pay particular respects to our mamis.  Mother’s Day in Nicaragua is on May 30th and it is the day that my mami used to call my abuela and gush to her about how much she had learned from her and how grateful she was of her. However, Mother’s Day for me has forever been marked as a day when I mourn the child I will never b[...]
The 'New' Single Mujer

The 'New' Single Mujer

May 11, 2017
Culture/Identity
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Y el novio? Te vas a quedar para vestir santos, le voy a rezar a San Antonio para que te encuentre un buen novio. Phrases commonly heard in Latinx households when addressing the elephant in the room, the single gal of the family. In this day and age there is still a stigma surrounding being single once you have reached a certain age. I hear it from my mom[...]
Letter To The First Generation

Letter To The First Generation

May 9, 2017
Education
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For some, this is just a piece of paper. For us, this is more than that and we are all so proud of you. This is a dedication to my hard-core Latina kicking ass women. Dear Fuerte First-Generation Brown Mujer, Throughout these college years, you became stronger, your voice got a lot louder, and you became the chingona that you once knew at a younger [...]
The Future Tech Worker Is You, For Real

The Future Tech Worker Is You, For Real

April 28, 2017
Career/Work, Tech
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Less than one percent of Latinas are in computing...let that sink in a bit. "1%" There is no question that if you were to step onto the grandiose 'campuses' of Facebook, Google, Twitter and other notables in the news lately, UBER anyone?, you will not see 'diversity' front and center or 'brown folks' in the higher ups in the hierarchy. In fact, many o[...]
Race Trumps Economics: The Caucacity of Liberal America

Race Trumps Economics: The Caucacity of Liberal America

April 27, 2017
Politics
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Caucacity: The audacity of white people’s belief that they’re right even against contrary evidence. If I had a dollar for every time a White Liberal tried to convince me that Trump's win was not rooted in this kind of "White Supremacy’s last stand" racist mentality, I'd have that Beyoncé money. Caucacity in Liberal America runs deep, over the last few mon[...]
Donald Trump: The Real Deporter-In-Chief

Donald Trump: The Real Deporter-In-Chief

April 25, 2017
Politics
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Juan Manuel Montes, a 23-year-old from Calexico, California is the latest victim of the mass deportation agenda that Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions currently have going on. Montes’ case is not isolated, The Washington Post reports that since Trump took office, arrests of undocumented immigrants rose 32.6 percent. What stands out from Montes’ case and subs[...]
Erasure of Mental Disabilities in Latinx Households

Erasure of Mental Disabilities in Latinx Households

April 20, 2017
Self Care/Beauty
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Constantly Being Stuck In A World Where You Are Told Anxiety And Depression Is Not Meant For You   You are not going to therapy, "eso es para gringos”, my parents would tell me, as I would push back the tears I was too scared to let run down my face. At the age of 14, I did not know the definition of depression nor knew people that had depression in my Lati[...]
Making It by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez

Making It by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez

April 13, 2017
Culture/Identity, Education
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I was never THAT kid who was encouraged to go to college.  I was never that kid that was smarter than everyone else, that kid that shined, that kid that professors believed in.  I just wasn’t.  By the time I was almost 9 years old, I knew I was dumb by society’s standards.  I did not learn to read when everyone else did, so when I was still an 8 year old in [...]
The Get Down Part II - Is This The End?

The Get Down Part II - Is This The End?

April 13, 2017
Entertainment
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SPOILERS, SPOILERS AHEAD, STOP READING IF YOU ARE NOT ALL CAUGHT UP! WATCH Netflix's Part I, first! 😃 Now that the warning is out of the way let us talk about The Get Down Part II. The story picks up about a year later, The Get Down Brothers are still hustling to book gigs, while Mylene and the Soul Madonna's (mostly Mylene) are having much more success [...]
'Brown Girls' Web Series Comes To The Rescue

'Brown Girls' Web Series Comes To The Rescue

March 30, 2017
Culture/Identity, Entertainment
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When Insecure debuted on HBO, women of color everywhere rejoiced, finally, a show that represented us. Was this terrific new series enough to fill the huge void in a TV world heavily dominated by white females? Noooo. We need a lot more shows before there is equal representation. The Chicago-based web series Brown Girls is doing a terrific job at helping [...]
The Justice Fighting Bicycle Brigade: Ovarian Pyscos

The Justice Fighting Bicycle Brigade: Ovarian Pyscos

March 27, 2017
Culture/Identity
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Since 2010, the 'Ovas' as they like to call themselves, have been fixing bikes, fixing each others bikes and having deep sisterhood conversations we can only imagine must be woke AF. They are not misfits of society, hard lives, yes, many of them gone through traumas, victims or survivors. Like the 'freedom riders' of the early civil rights movement, these mu[...]
Multifaceted Diego Luna Is Woke AF

Multifaceted Diego Luna Is Woke AF

March 23, 2017
Entertainment
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Mexican actor Diego Luna has been featured in numerous articles, most of them talking about his looks, and the success of the movie Rogue One, but there is a lot more to Luna than how handsome he is, and his starring role in the Star Wars franchise. Long before this coveted role, Diego Luna had already starred in several English language films, Vampires: [...]
The Aesthetics And Meaning of Hoop Earrings

The Aesthetics And Meaning of Hoop Earrings

March 16, 2017
Culture/Identity, Self Care/Beauty
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Through multiple hours of constantly scrolling through Tumblr, flipping through Teen Magazines, and watching white girls dye their hair pink—I desired to be white. I would look down at my brown skin and feel ashamed, feel ugly, and even condemn my mother for it. I was not always like this; I grew up wearing Colombian jeans, super glossy lip-gloss, and my gol[...]
Latina Entrepreneurship On The Rise

Latina Entrepreneurship On The Rise

March 14, 2017
Career/Work
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Originally covered by LA WEEKLY's Dennis Romero A new report from Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) found that Latinas are bringing it when it comes to innovation and the building of businesses in the state of California. Is this a response to the wage gap? After all, nationally Latinas earn 43 cents to a white man's dollar - the lowest on [...]
Owning Your Sexuality

Owning Your Sexuality

March 10, 2017
Culture/Identity, Relationships Sex, Sex
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I’ve walked the walk of shame. I’ve carried my high heels thrown over my shoulder, in the same dress from the night before. I’ve strolled home with my thong tucked away in my pocket after a wild night of sex. I’ve been annotated into the club, a few too many times to count. The club where men walk prideful, long strides back to their rooms while I’m told to [...]
Dear White Woman By Amy Quichiz

Dear White Woman By Amy Quichiz

March 2, 2017
Culture/Identity
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Dear white woman, You say you love me, But do you love the brown me? Do you see my curves, The way they write multiple letters, in a language that you do not understand. Do you wish to understand? The way I perk my lips to give kisses, to brown skin that has been scarred way too many times for us to even remember how we go them. Do you love those [...]
Being High Maintenance Means...

Being High Maintenance Means...

March 2, 2017
Culture/Identity, Relationships Sex, Self Care/Beauty
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For the brown girls who have been called high maintenance, like you’re a car that needs care, like you’re a coffeemaker that is stuck on pour, like you’re a lavadora that won’t wash clothes.  For the brown girls who have a very clear idea of how we want to be treated, and are called: demanding, like a cat when it is starving, or a baby when it needs a change[...]
Has There Been Progress at the Oscars?

Has There Been Progress at the Oscars?

February 21, 2017
Culture/Identity, Entertainment
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The lack of diversity in TV and film, especially during awards season has been a hot topic of conversation for several years now. It received particular notoriety two years ago when #OscarsSoWhite (a hashtag started by activist April Reign) began trending on Twitter. There was outrage on social media over the Academy members decision to nominate an entire gr[...]
The Quest for Love in 'Everybody Loves Somebody'

The Quest for Love in 'Everybody Loves Somebody'

February 16, 2017
Entertainment
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When done right, a rom-com can become a staple on any given movie night. Movies like The Wedding Planner, Pretty Woman, When Harry Met Sally and many others continue to be relevant years after their original theatrical release. Everybody Loves Somebody tells the story of Clara Barron, a gal like many of us. She has a successful career as an OB-GYN in L.A[...]
A Love Letter to McNair Scholars

A Love Letter to McNair Scholars

February 9, 2017
Culture/Identity, Education
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Cornell McNair Research Scholars in Solidarity with Dr. Tiffany Martinez: A ♥ Letter to McNair Scholars “This morning, my professor handed me back a paper (a literature review) in front of my entire class and exclaimed “this is not your language.” On the top of the page they wrote in blue ink: “Please go back and indicate where you cut and paste.” The per[...]
Netflix and Cool...Diversity

Netflix and Cool...Diversity

February 8, 2017
Culture/Identity, Entertainment
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Diversity in TV and movies, and in award ceremonies, this is the quintessential issue that gains constant attention whenever a new TV show or movie is released. Do they reflect the ever-changing spectrum of communities across the United States? During awards season is when it is most noticeable that there is lots of ground to cover when it comes to div[...]
Leave It Up To Us To Inspire and Innovate!

Leave It Up To Us To Inspire and Innovate!

February 1, 2017
Self Care/Beauty
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Beauty is a big part of the Latina experience. We grew up watching our abuelitas, moms, tias, sisters and primas get dolled up. We couldn’t wait to be old enough to wear makeup. Getting glammed up is an art form for us, where we can express ourselves everyday. Here we have a curated collection of great beauty products either inspired by-- or created by--Lati[...]
A Letter To the 'Rich Minimalists' by Amanda Tello

A Letter To the 'Rich Minimalists' by Amanda Tello

January 27, 2017
Culture/Identity, Money/Wealth
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To the Rich Minimalist from a Poor one, I hear you speak to how liberating minimalism is. How you gave up your six figures a year job, sold all of your possessions, moved into a small living space and now you feel free. I squirm uncomfortably in my seat when I hear you repeatedly speak on liberation from consumerism, on freedom from long hour workdays. [...]
Women's March Recap - SupaDaily

Women's March Recap - SupaDaily

January 25, 2017
Politics
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500,000 in Washington DC, 750,000 in Los Angeles, roughly 100,000 in San Francisco and 60,000 in Oakland (other outlets reported as many as 100,000.) The enormous number of participants of the Women’s March does not lie. American women--Queer, Brown, Black, White, Muslim, Christian--their partners, and even their children marched together to denounce Donald [...]
Mujeres March For America

Mujeres March For America

January 17, 2017
Cities, Culture/Identity, Politics
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This Saturday, January 21, 2017 will mark a historic time across the nation. The Women's March will bring out hundreds of thousands of women, possibly over indexing pass the million mark. Women of all ages, backgrounds and ethnic, religious origins will march in solidarity and in the spirit of democracy to combat the mounting toxic sexism, patriarchy, rape c[...]
The Creepy Uncle By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez

The Creepy Uncle By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez

January 5, 2017
Culture/Identity
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I have been put off by the various references to that “creepy” uncle, within Latinx communities.  I know I am projecting, but the word creepy as a female in my early thirties only has one connotation, and it invokes fear with sexual undertones.  When I call a man creepy, I mean he does not understand the concept of consent, he does not seem to care that I am[...]
Positive Action for Latinx

Positive Action for Latinx

January 4, 2017
Culture/Identity, Self Care/Beauty
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We got 365 days. 365 days! Hands up 🙌🏻  for massive transformation in 2017. Through the years, I have taken quantum leaps into becoming more self aware, fixing those blind spots and 'decolonizing' the mind...the diet is next ;) For instance, I thought the creators of feminism were the 'Spice Girls' (a 'girl' band, you don't have to worry about) back in th[...]
The SupaDaily Latinx Gift Guide

The SupaDaily Latinx Gift Guide

December 20, 2016
Culture/Identity, SHOP SD
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Don’t just talk about supporting the Latinx community--BE about it! All of the items in our rad holiday gift guide are from Latinx-owned business, and are fabulous items you would want to buy regardless of who made them. The ultimate win-win situation.   Lil’ Libros, $9.99 each It’s never too early to expose children to cultura Latina. Lil’[...]
Karina Luna: Actress, Comedian...And Chingona

Karina Luna: Actress, Comedian...And Chingona

December 9, 2016
BoldLatinas, Career/Work, Culture/Identity, Entertainment
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A few months ago we got the news that SNL had casted its first Latina lead, Melissa Villaseñor. But Melissa is not the only outstanding Latinx comedian. She is part of a group of comediantes chingonas that have been hustling in the competitive world of entertainment. We recently had the opportunity to chat with Karina Luna (Karina Got Jokes), who you [...]
Students of Color In Elite Institutions

Students of Color In Elite Institutions

December 6, 2016
Culture/Identity, Education
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Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez, Contributing Writer When you enter spaces meant for the elites, when you enter spaces meant for that small percentage of the population, when you enter spaces spaces that have almost exclusively been dominated and ran by white people YOU begin to change.  When you enter institutions meant to serve white people, they only kn[...]
Vanity Fair's Salute To S.T.E.M Stars

Vanity Fair's Salute To S.T.E.M Stars

December 1, 2016
Entertainment, Tech
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We look forward to watching HIDDEN FIGURES, in theatres on January 6, 2017 starring a trio of actors/artists - Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson "Cookie"), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe.) Not only is this the true story of three brilliant Black female mathmaticians, but a story of historic value - the kind that should be[...]
Not Cultural Brownness

Not Cultural Brownness

November 22, 2016
Culture/Identity
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Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez, Contributing Writer Latinidad is an ethnicity, it is a name given to people from an ancestral line that is traced to the Caribbean and/or Latin America. It is a descriptor, a check in a box; it is something that is not up for debate, you’re either Latinx or you're not. I have met one too many Latinx who has been tol[...]
5 Old School Latina Style Icons To Praise

5 Old School Latina Style Icons To Praise

November 17, 2016
Self Care/Beauty
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  Dolores del Rio In the 1920s and ’30s, Mexican-born actress Dolores del Rio was an icon. Marlene Dietrich even called the first major Latina crossover star “the most beautiful woman to ever set foot in Hollywood.” While other actresses were sporting cupid bow-shaped lips and thin brows, del Rio was already ahead of the curve bold brows and stru[...]
Undocumented, Educated and Unafraid

Undocumented, Educated and Unafraid

November 15, 2016
Culture/Identity, Education, Politics
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  As I am learning to find my voice as a young adult, I have found myself passionate about helping my community succeed and empowering them to not give up. All of the interns, including myself, had similar stories. A story of overcoming struggles, stereotypes and pursing higher education while being a DACA student or an undocumented student. The [...]
Today We Mourn, Tomorrow We Fight

Today We Mourn, Tomorrow We Fight

November 10, 2016
Culture/Identity
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by Azucena Rasilla @ChroniclesofAzu “When do we have to leave before we get kicked out…” those were the words that my Abuelita uttered mere minutes after CNN announced that Trump had secured way above the 270 electoral votes needed to become the next President. Sitting in her wheelchair, and through her impaired speech (she is recovering from two strok[...]
The Hustle: Sweet Llamita Founder - Brenda Castillo

The Hustle: Sweet Llamita Founder - Brenda Castillo

November 3, 2016
Career/Work
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We are Heros. 'Supa' Heros. (punto) Our journeys. Our amazing stories. Navigating between worlds. Makers, creators, trendistas, entrepreneurs, corporate rebels, rebels with a cause, provocateurs...our amigas and your amigas. Over at our amiga Modern Latina, unique, premium greeting cards caught our eye and since we are all about showcasing Latinx entrep[...]
#Hence Is A Thing

#Hence Is A Thing

November 1, 2016
Culture/Identity
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Here, at SupaDaily we were absolutely appalled (<---yes, it's a 'scholarly' word, we use) to learn that a fellow woman of color was disrespected and falsely called out for plagiarism because a word, a word - 'HENCE' did not sound like a word she would say?! Tiffany Corin Martínez, a college senior at Suffolk University, had an experience in a classroom th[...]
The Power of Your Vote

The Power of Your Vote

October 27, 2016
Culture/Identity, Politics
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by Azucena Rasilla @ChroniclesofAzu By the time you read this, the election will be TODAY. The phrases that resonate in your head go from “You’re a nasty woman!” “Build The Wall!” “Make America Great Again.” To more empowering like “When they go low, we go high!” “Don’t Boo, Vote!” “America Is Already Great.” Election 2016 will go down in hist[...]
Guilty of being Colombian...

Guilty of being Colombian...

October 18, 2016
Culture/Identity, Travel
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I was really excited to write about Phoenix for SupaDaily. The fry bread was off the hook, I went to great little stores, the vibe was great, and I had zero Arpaio-ish moments of discrimination. I had just wrapped up a great trip with my mother, where we visited my Titi (aunt) and Tito (uncle) and their adorable Tai (Shih Tzu). I felt restored. However, as I[...]
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October 6, 2016
Culture/Identity
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Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez Contributing Writer This is for those moments of dissonance.  This is for those moments that you cannot name what bugged you about someone’s statement, but you know it was not right.  This is for those moments that leave you silent, when you’re that person who never shuts up.  This is for those moments when you are lef[...]
What To Do (WTD) This Weekend: Miami > 10/7-10/9

What To Do (WTD) This Weekend: Miami > 10/7-10/9

October 6, 2016
Cities, Miami
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Stay In-The-Know On What Goes On Around Miami/South Florida What: 01 & III Points Virtual Reality Lounge Weekend Where: 219 Northwest 20th Street #104 - FREE When: Friday, October 7- Sunday - October 9 The 01 VR lounge will provide the opportunity to explore the beauty of virtual reality. Enhance the art and music experience by lettin[...]
The Latinx Warrior Smoothie

The Latinx Warrior Smoothie

October 4, 2016
Culture/Identity, Self Care/Beauty
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Wellness + Self-Care contributor, Tamaya Garcia, Founder, Spanglish Vegan Kitchen  Shifting Food Culture for Latino Families. I Share Life + Home Cooked Plant Based Dishes Using Healthy Latino-Centric Ingredients. All Vegan! I’m feeling really good about 39! I think it has a lot to do with my own acceptance and realization of all the great things[...]
Get Your Buzz On...

Get Your Buzz On...

September 27, 2016
Self Care/Beauty
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Looking for energy in all the wrong places? Today, we are working harder and faster more than ever! And getting very little sleep on top of that. So our mornings feel like a drag, that is until you get that fix...and come afternoon, almost every day, you find yourself in the same drag, it’s 3pm, you can barely keep your eyes open to finish the last 2 hour[...]
The Everlasting Legacy of Selena

The Everlasting Legacy of Selena

September 22, 2016
Culture/Identity, Entertainment
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by Azucena Rasilla @ChroniclesofAzu It has been twenty-one years since Selena Quintanilla; the beloved Tejano singer died, and the influence of her music, style, and overall celebrity status remain relevant today. Selena was known for wearing her staple cherry red lipstick at every public appearance, and when it was not cherry red, it was a dark p[...]
6 Ways To Self-Brand Authentic TU

6 Ways To Self-Brand Authentic TU

September 20, 2016
Career/Work
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by Anali Martinez @TheNuevaLatina Giiiiiirl! You are going to get that job! Nowadays, creating your personal brand is so important in getting a job, changing careers, and just being noticed in general. With the rise of social media and LinkedIn we are faced with SO MANY ways to market ourselves that it can get craaaaazy out there. 1. Define Your[...]
When Your Childhood Differs

When Your Childhood Differs

September 15, 2016
Culture/Identity
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Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez Contributing Writer I was recently talking to a friend, he is an immigrant and from Mexico and he said something that I resounded with my being so intensely that I went home and had some wine and let that ruminate a bit before I came to this conclusion: immigrant working poor Latinx children do not get to have traditi[...]
Bring On The Latina Comedians

Bring On The Latina Comedians

September 13, 2016
Culture/Identity, Entertainment
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with Azucena Rasilla @ChroniclesofAzu September 12, 2016, will go down in comedy history as the day that “Saturday Night Live” (“SNL”) woke up from a 41-year old long lasting nap. The day when they realized that the lack of diversity in the cast cost them viewership. The folks over at SNL finally came to their senses on just how crucial it was to have[...]
Graffiti For And By The Ladies

Graffiti For And By The Ladies

September 2, 2016
Culture/Identity
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Here at SupaDaily, we have been following a film project giving women graffiti artists or street art activists visibility. Years ago, we wondered, "Where are the 'female' artists?" especially here in the San Francisco/Bay Area, tech companies were hiring plenty of male graffiti artists to plaster tech company walls with works in exchange for company shares/s[...]
Netflix's The Get Down - A Story of Music, Love and Survival

Netflix's The Get Down - A Story of Music, Love and Survival

August 16, 2016
Entertainment
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Netflix has been on the forefront of original programming for some years now, and it is no surprise that the media giant is set to spend six billion dollars in original programming this year alone. It is also known for the diverse programming with series like Orange Is The New Black, Narcos, Club De Cuervos, Master Of None, and now The Get Down, whose first [...]
Oh, White American Tourists...

Oh, White American Tourists...

August 11, 2016
Culture/Identity, Travel
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  Dear [American] white people traveling to Latin America and the Caribbean, I think too often trips are booked to “exotic” locations without any real understanding of what those trips mean to people living in these countries and how damaging it has all actually be to the communities.  So if you are going to be traveling, for any given reason, to [...]
When God Was Not Enough

When God Was Not Enough

June 30, 2016
Culture/Identity
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When I Found Out I Thought God Was White, And A Man, I Lost Interest. ~ Alice Walker By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, Founder @LatinaRebels In my early twenties I lost my first pregnancy. I was a young bride, and trying to become this thing that was scripted onto my body without my consent: a mom. With that in mind, after my first miscarriag[...]
Brown And Black Podcasts You Should Listen To

Brown And Black Podcasts You Should Listen To

January 26, 2016
Entertainment, Tech
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As the old saying goes, "don't just watch, but listen too". So listen and listen good - to your fellow Brown and Black! Here we list a few recommended podcasts, we can appreciate!   TAMARINDO Just the name alone embodies a fun, Latin vibe! Los Angeles based hosts, Luis Octavio and Brenda Gonzalez bring on the 'woke' convos from police brutality to[...]