Race

Twitter Users React to Netflix’s SIEMPRE BRUJA, Critiquing the Show for Following Racist Tropes

Depicting a romance between an enslaved woman and a slaveowner? We got problems.

  • Feb 4, 2019
  • 3:39 PM

On Why Destroying Bigotry in Hispanic Communities Is Mission Critical in 2019

We must build bigger tables and break bread with one another instead of building walls, physical or otherwise.

  • Jan 17, 2019
  • 10:19 AM

Black and Undocumented

Jonathan Jayes-Green discusses the complexities of this population.

  • Dec 18, 2018
  • 11:09 AM

You Can’t Be 25% Dominican

The question “Where are you from?” can be quite confusing for children of immigrants.

  • Dec 14, 2018
  • 3:09 PM

How Non-Black People of Color Perpetuate Racism

What do we do when we hear an individual or a marginalized collective use derogatory terms towards another marginalized community?

  • Dec 3, 2018
  • 10:42 AM

Brett Kavanaugh, #MeToo, Men of Color and the Racial Power Dynamic

I would humbly ask that white women in particular acknowledge the power dynamics that exist between them and men of color, and the full force of racial violence that stands ready behind them.

  • Oct 9, 2018
  • 9:21 AM

Brown and Black Violence in South Los Angeles

The power struggle between both groups occurs daily in countless unreported transactions inside the community.

  • Oct 5, 2018
  • 11:00 AM

A Story About Race and a Colombian Family: Es Complicado

In the eyes of my aunts, my dad had not selected the proper mate.

  • Jul 2, 2018
  • 3:57 PM

When Your 12-Year-Old Son Faces Racism in Little League

“They called us ‘taco boys!’ They said, ‘Ándale, taco boys!’”

  • Apr 30, 2018
  • 8:25 AM

The Movement for Black Lives Honors the Life of Marielle Franco, Stands with Black Freedom Fighters in Brazil

“Black people of Brazil, our bond is one that is deep and ancestral. When you call on us, we will stand ready.”

  • Mar 26, 2018
  • 5:42 PM

22 de marzo: La importancia historiográfica de este día en Puerto Rico

No fue hasta el 22 de marzo de 1873 que finalmente se le concedió el derecho a la libertad a los negros esclavos.

  • Mar 22, 2018
  • 8:46 AM

‘But You’re Not Really Black, Though’

We must build solidarity by being vulnerable and engaging to understand, rather than to respond.

  • Feb 20, 2018
  • 12:46 PM

On Claiming Afro-Latinidad

So what’s liberating about a movement if it reifies old hierarchies of color and class?

  • Feb 6, 2018
  • 1:05 PM

Uncovering Anti-Blackness in Casual Conversation: Young Hollywood’s Words to Amara La Negra

Negative associations that are made with blackness are so deeply rooted and widespread that they are invisible swords inflicting pain on Afro-Latinxs.

  • Jan 9, 2018
  • 9:57 AM

Study Reveals Racial Inequality in Mexico, Disproving Its ‘Race-Blind’ Rhetoric

Our new report reveals that in Mexico darker skin is strongly associated with decreased wealth and less schooling.

  • Jan 1, 2018
  • 12:20 PM

Black Is Beautiful in Ecuador (PODCAST)

Latino Rebels Radio: December 26, 2017

  • Dec 26, 2017
  • 5:01 PM

Driving While Brown

What steps can communities take?

  • Nov 21, 2017
  • 9:36 AM

NYPD ‘Restraint’ and the Mass Detention of Peaceful #EricGarner Protesters

After getting thrown into the back of the police van, the cops begin laughing, mocking protesters, as they drive through the streets of NYC, looking for more bodies to fill our paddy wagon.

  • Dec 11, 2014
  • 4:07 PM

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