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Our Silence Was Never Ours to Begin With

In this installment of BoldLatina’s Community Essay series, author, award-winning filmmaker, and keynote speaker Denise Soler Cox whom we previously interviewed about language and Latino cultural identity in “Being Latino Enough” reflects on the rape case that has shaken the nation.

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Barbie and Ken's 2026 Día de Muertos Dolls Are Here, and a Latina Designed Them

Barbie and Ken's 2026 Día de Muertos Dolls Are Here, and a Latina Designed Them

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Shein Says Selena's Face Isn't Its Problem. That Argument Should Worry Every Latina Who Owns One.

Shein Says Selena's Face Isn't Its Problem. That Argument Should Worry Every Latina Who Owns One.

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Latino Conservation Week 2026 Just Wrapped — Here's How Latino Families Can Still Get Outside

Latino Conservation Week 2026 Just Wrapped — Here's How Latino Families Can Still Get Outside

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Chelo Alonso Built a Career As A ShowGirl on Her Own Terms, Then Walked Away

Chelo Alonso Built a Career As A ShowGirl on Her Own Terms, Then Walked Away

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Yma Sumac: The Peruvian Singer With a Five-Octave Voice

Yma Sumac: The Peruvian Singer With a Five-Octave Voice

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5 Films and Resources That Center Latino and Immigrant Stories of 9/11

5 Films and Resources That Center Latino and Immigrant Stories of 9/11

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Gloria Steinem Has Died at 92. Dolores Huerta Is the One Who Set Her On Fire.

Gloria Steinem Has Died at 92. Dolores Huerta Is the One Who Set Her On Fire.

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Latina Composers and Conductors You Should Know: 4 Women Shaping Film, TV, and Concert Music

Latina Composers and Conductors You Should Know: 4 Women Shaping Film, TV, and Concert Music

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Our Silence Was Never Ours to Begin With

Our Silence Was Never Ours to Begin With

In this installment of BoldLatina’s Community Essay series, author, award-winning filmmaker, and keynote speaker Denise Soler Cox whom we previously interviewed about language and Latino cultural identity in “Being Latino Enough” reflects on the rape case that has shaken the nation.

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Barbie and Ken's 2026 Día de Muertos Dolls Are Here, and a Latina Designed Them

Barbie and Ken's 2026 Día de Muertos Dolls Are Here, and a Latina Designed Them

Mattel's newest Día de Muertos collection arrives with red satin, sugar-skull masks, and embroidery pulled from Mexican pottery.

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Shein Says Selena's Face Isn't Its Problem. That Argument Should Worry Every Latina Who Owns One.

Shein Says Selena's Face Isn't Its Problem. That Argument Should Worry Every Latina Who Owns One.

Selena Quintanilla’s estate is suing Shein over allegedly unauthorized merchandise bearing her image, raising questions about who profits from a woman’s likeness; what the case could mean for Latina creators.

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Latino Conservation Week 2026 Just Wrapped — Here's How Latino Families Can Still Get Outside

Latino Conservation Week 2026 Just Wrapped — Here's How Latino Families Can Still Get Outside

This year's Latino Conservation Week just wrapped, but the movement and the Virtual Race, isn't over. Here's how your familia can still join in.

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Chelo Alonso Built a Career As A ShowGirl on Her Own Terms, Then Walked Away

Chelo Alonso Built a Career As A ShowGirl on Her Own Terms, Then Walked Away

Europe wanted to sell her as spectacle but Afro-Latina actress and dancer Chelo Alonso who became a star in Europe, took the career, built a life, and left when she was ready.

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Who Actually Created Hispanic Heritage Month? The Law, Explained

Who Actually Created Hispanic Heritage Month? The Law, Explained

Hispanic Heritage Month started as a week in 1968. Here's the law, and the president, that made it a month twenty years later.

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Yma Sumac: The Peruvian Singer With a Five-Octave Voice

Yma Sumac: The Peruvian Singer With a Five-Octave Voice

Born on September 13, 1922, Yma Sumac became a global music icon with a voice spanning approximately four to five octaves. In our '100 BoldLatinas' series we honor the Peruvian singer who brought Andean influences to international stages and broke barriers for Latinas.

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5 Films and Resources That Center Latino and Immigrant Stories of 9/11

5 Films and Resources That Center Latino and Immigrant Stories of 9/11

Five films, interviews and resources that restore Latino and immigrant experiences to the story of September 11.

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Gloria Steinem Has Died at 92. Dolores Huerta Is the One Who Set Her On Fire.

Gloria Steinem Has Died at 92. Dolores Huerta Is the One Who Set Her On Fire.

The feminist movement's most famous face spent fifty years working alongside Latina organizers, most notable Dolores Huerta. Dolores said the learning went the other direction.

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Latina Composers and Conductors You Should Know: 4 Women Shaping Film, TV, and Concert Music

Latina Composers and Conductors You Should Know: 4 Women Shaping Film, TV, and Concert Music

Women remain underrepresented in composition, and the gap is widest in film scoring. These four Latinas didn't wait for the invitation — they scored the Disney film, founded the orchestra, and took the Pulitzer.

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