Not for Radio’s “Melt”
Photo: Keven Bahena Velazquez Maria Zardoya performs live at The Marias concert in Atlanta in Jul5 2024. As the sun set on a cold December night, a chill in the air made experiencing the natural world near impossible. Instead, I turned my overhead light off, flicked on a warm-toned lamp and sat on my uncomfortably…
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Cultura on Campus
Clothes are more than just the pieces of fabric covering our bare skin. Each piece is intentional. This photoshoot is rooted in my cultural upbringing. I am Mexican-American with roots in the Purépecha community of Michoacán, Mexico. Growing up, I was surrounded by embroidered dresses and pleated skirts, often worn at family gatherings. Yet outside…
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Benito Bowl
In September of last year, the NFL announced that six-time Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny would headline the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show. The moment was historic, marking both the first solo Latine artist to headline the show and the first halftime performance delivered primarily in Spanish. The announcement quickly became a topic…
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Ser Humano
Cada día empiezo a darme cuenta de que somos humanos. Verdaderos humanos. ¿Qué significa ser así…humano? Vino un ex-periodista a mi clase O a lo mejor, un periodista convertido en novelista de fantasía. En una conversación única del periodismo dijo que habrá un momento en el que tu compañero de trabajo va a mostrar lo…
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Our Language Choice
Every class that focuses on Latin Americans opens with a conversation on terms. At least, this is true in my experience. The class is presented with a list of terms—Hispanic, Latino, Latina, Latin@, Latinx, Chicano…the list goes on. Latine was the latest to be introduced. I heard it for the first time when taking a…
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