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Luciana Alvarado Ends Olympic Routine With Tribute To BLM Movement

Toni Gonzales — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:49:38 +0000

Costa Rican Athlete Luciana Alvarado’s Olympic floor routine was historic for two reasons. First, Luciana is the first gymnast to qualify for the Olympics from Costa Rica. Then, Alvarado paid tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement at the conclusion of her performance. This performance was the first of its kind on an international stage

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Julissa Calderon Writes Powerful Oprah Mag Op-Ed on Latinos & Black Lives Matter

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:44:12 +0000

“Many Latinos are Black, and we cannot continue to deny our Blackness.” For actress Julissa Calderon, that’s a key fact that needs to be made central in all discussions of the Black Lives Matter movement’s intersection with the Latinx community. Allyship from Latinos needs to come from the acknowledgment that many Dominicans, Mexicans, Colombians, Brazilians

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Hundreds of Artists and Organizations Sign Letter to Repeal NYC’s Law 50-A

Julyssa Lopez — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 22:23:11 +0000

Both houses of the New York State Legislature passed a bill to repeal New York Civil Rights Law section 50-A—which keeps police disciplinary records from the public—as hundreds of artists and art organizations signed an open letter urging Governor Cuomo to commit to repealing the statute. The letter includes signatures from actors and musicians, including

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Karol G’s Problematic Rollercoaster Ride to a #BLM Statement

Eduardo Cepeda — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 21:28:17 +0000

With worldwide protests in reaction to the systemic oppression of Black people, and the recent manslaughter of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, many artists around the world are using their platforms to voice support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement and protesters on the ground who are making their voices heard. And although there’s

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Latinx and Spanish Artists Show #BLM Support on Social Media

Jhoni Jackson — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:39:02 +0000

Protests throughout the U.S. hit an intensity peak last night, with D.C. fires prompting the White House to go dark as Trump fled to an underground bunker. The fight for justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and the many other unarmed Black Americans who’ve died at the hands of police is simultaneously a fight to

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