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Amid Roots Resurgence, Jorge Drexler Brings Candombe & Other Uruguayan Genres Into the Conversation

Lola Méndez — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:49:24 +0000

Having lived in Madrid for nearly three decades, Jorge Drexler returned to the place where his parents met and where he was born to record his new music. Though he visits a few times a year, he felt compelled to reconnect with Uruguay more deeply following his father’s recent death. “Reconnecting with Uruguay meant reconnecting

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Carolina Guerra, Mónica Ramírez & Other Latinas Urge You To Vote

Lola Méndez — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:11:02 +0000

We’ve made it to Election Day, a moment many of us have been waiting to arrive for over four years. The election will determine the course of our democracy for the next four years and many issues that impact Latine communities. Latine voters can decide this presidential election. We represent 32 million eligible voters—the second-largest

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This Is Why Romeo Santos’ Remix To La Ross Maria’s ‘Tu Vas a Tener Que Explicarme’ Is Problematic

Lola Méndez — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:55:08 +0000

Dominican Bachatero Romeo Santos is without a doubt one of the most talented in the game. However, this doesn’t mean we won’t hold him accountable for problematic lyrics. The remix of 17-year-old La Ross Maria’s “Tu Vas a Tener Que Explicarme,” featuring Santos, was 16 at the time the music video was shot. In the

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AOC Clears up Senator Marco Rubio’s Obscure Socialist Claim

Lola Méndez — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 17:04:30 +0000

Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) was quick to correct GOP Senator Marco Rubio after he tweeted an obscure claim on Sunday morning that “not every democrat is a socialist but every socialist is a democrat.” Twitter users snapped back with hilarious, yet frighteningly true parodies such as “not every Trump supporter is a Neo Nazi,

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Día de Los Muertos Celebrations Across the Country Honor Latine COVID-19 Victims

Lola Méndez — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 16:50:26 +0000

Día de los Muertos has been especially sobering this year as at least 36,500 Latine people have died from COVID-19 in the United States, which amounts to one in five COVID-19 deaths being a Latine person. Latin American countries are seeing gigantic death tolls from the virus. Ecuador and Mexico currently rank in the top

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From AOC to Valeria Hinojosa: 5 Latina Environmental Warriors to Follow

Lola Méndez — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:33:09 +0000

Latine people are impacted by environmental racism every day in the States. Climate change’s serious effects including drought, record-breaking heat, and flooding—major issues impacting the 55% of Latine people in the United States who live in Texas, California, and Arizona. Furthermore, almost half of all Latines in the U.S. live in counties that violate pollution

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Here Are 10 Ways To Virtually Celebrate Día de Los Muertos

Lola Méndez — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:29:15 +0000

Across Central and South America, people gather together to honor Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) from November 1st to November 2nd each year. It’s a time where many families in Latin America pay respects at the grave of their dearly departed loved ones or create altars in their homes. In some cultures,

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Día de Los Muertos Demonstrations Will Take Place Around the White House in Honor of Lives Lost To COVID-19

Lola Méndez — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:38:50 +0000

Día de los Muertos is getting political this year in the nation’s capital. Grassroots Latine advocacy group Mijente is taking the Fuera Trump campaign to the White House and Trump International Hotel on November 2 from 5:00-7:30 p.m. (EST) with other immigrant rights organizations. A traditional ofrenda will be carried as demonstrators march down the

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5 Latinas on the Fight for Equitable Paychecks

Lola Méndez — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:32:00 +0000

Latinas are paid 46% less than white men, and had to work all of 2019 plus 10 months of 2020 to catch up with what their white male peers earned in 2019–no matter their field or location. This wage gap creates a healthcare gap which impacts future generations through continuing a vicious cycle of poverty.

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Here Are the Best AOC Quotes From ‘Vanity Fair’ Interview

Lola Méndez — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:04:06 +0000

Our political jefa, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, lent her grace and brilliance to the cover of Vanity Fair for the magazine’s December issue. In the cover story, Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest congresswoman in history, addresses her challenges with the white male bullies of congress and addresses whether she has the ambition to hold the highest office one day.

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