Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Puerto Rican American Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulled off a stunning political upsets in American politics by defeating 10-term incumbent Joseph Crowley.
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Emma Gonzalez: No Words
Emma Gonzalez’s powerful six minutes of silence speech at the Washington D.C. March For Our Lives rally.
Cafe Integral
Cafe Integral aims to bring exceptional Nicaraguan coffees to the forefront of American coffee culture. That’s why the cafe only sources Nicaraguan coffee.
Farley Aguilar
Farley Aguilar is a painter born in Nicaragua and now living in Miami. His current work was recently on view at Lyles & King in New York City.
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Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino
Along with legendary jarana player Zenen Zeferino, son jarocho pioneers Radio Jarocho have a new project, An Exploration of Son Jarocho’s Past and Present.
LAMC 2017
LAMC – the Eighteenth annual Latin Alternative Music Conference took over New York City last week from July 11th to 15th.
Bodega Bites NYC
Bodega Bites is a Taco Tuesday event series with the intent is to shine a light on bodega owners across the U.S. who are known for their tacos.
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Miramar
Miramar captures the poetry of Puerto Rican bolero music for a modern audience. The band’s first release “Dedication to Sylvia Rexach” is out now on Barbes Records. Check it out.
Martin Ramirez on a stamp
Mexican-American artist Martín Ramírez (1895–1963) has been honored by the United States Postal Service. The agency released a set of 5 commemorative “Martin Ramirez” Forever stamps featuring the art of this twentieth century master.