Art of the Week: The Cloaking Series Reframes History — Uncovering Truth with Joiri Minaya
Statue of Christopher Columbus behind the Bayfront Park Amphitheatre in Miami, cloaked in Joiri Minaya’s anticolonial fabrics. Credit: Zachary Balber, courtesy of the artist. By Noelia Almanzar, Alliance Intern from …
What to Watch: Former migrant worker turned astronaut José Hernández on becoming an environmentalist
“The moral of the story is it doesn’t matter where you started, it matters where you point yourself towards and where you end up,” José Hernández tells the LA Times. …
Song of the Week: Maná’s ¿Dónde Jugarán Los Niños? combines powerful music with message — Listen and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Maná is on the North American leg of their México Lindo Y Querido tour, including dates in the US. Credit: Andy Kellen By Saul Myhre, Alliance Intern from the University …
What to Watch: Puerto Rican-American Elizabeth Yeampierre’s rousing call to confront environmental racism
By Olivia Salzwedel, Alliance Intern from University of Minnesota Morris ’22 “If we can’t breathe, we can’t fight for justice. There isn’t anything more fundamental than the right to breathe,” …
Inspiration: Mexican American activist Jovita Idar
By Isabella Deza, Alliance Intern from George Mason University Long before it was considered acceptable for a woman, much less a Mexican American woman, to speak up, Jovita Idar courageously …