Amid a pandemic, healthcare workers across the United States faced physical and emotional risks and hardships that left them vulnerable to infection, mental health strain, and death. These are some of their stories.
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Niki Franco Roots For A Better World
A self-described forever student, Niki Franco is a Community Organizer at Power U Cntr for Social Change, a Political Educator at FemPower Miami, and the host of the podcast Getting to the Root of It with Venus Roots and a monthly book club.
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What Would Arianna Davis Do?
Oprah Mag’s Digital Director talks writing her first book, her career in the magazine industry, and her Latina and Black identities.
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Rita Indiana and the End of the World
In Mandinga Times, “La montra” ponders what got us in the mess we’re in.
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Samuel Olivares, Progressivism, and the Power of Style
The massive progressive movement in the United States of the last two years elected more than just Congresspeople. This queer Puerto Rican activist is leading the fight in Brooklyn, New York.
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Suzy Exposito On How To Be A Tropi Goth
“I’m someone who isn’t bullied easily,” Exposito says. “I think that comes from my mindset of, ‘Oh you think I’m scary? Wait until I scare you more.’”
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Helga París-Morales Takes Center Stage
The Puerto Rican dancer on systemic changes to diversify ballet and what makeup means to her.
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Babba C. Rivera’s Journey As A Swedish Latina
The award-winning marketer and founder of by.babba talks growing up in Sweden, championing female empowerment, and her alter ego Loretita.
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The Frias Sisters Bet On Their Cultural IQ To Create Luna Magic Beauty
Mabel and Shaira Frías explain how growing up in a botánica inspired their business.
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How Lynnette Marrero Is Shaping Mixology In A Dress
The Puerto Rican mixologist talks bartending in dresses, her favorite Broadway shows, and why NARS lipsticks are her favorites.
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