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What Latinx Students Want You to Know About Their Mental Health

"No somos locas."

Debunking Trump's Tough Talk on Immigration During the SOTU

"It's a dystopian society.”

School Integration Pioneer Sylvia Mendez Says the U.S. Is More Segregated Now Than in 1945

The woman who was once a little girl at the heart of a major court case explains how things have changed.

Empress Of's Second Album Us Is Dreamy Perfection

"I want this album to be a mirror that I hold up to the crowd and they see a bit of themselves in it."

Unsung Heroes of Latinx Farmworkers' Labor Movement, from Maria Moreno to Fast Food Boycotters

A history-making union leader, Moreno is one of many key figures from the ongoing movement.

Jovita Idár Was a Radical Muckraking Mexican-American Journalist

"This was not a woman who stayed home to watch the world pass her by.”

Sonia Sotomayor Makes Latinx Law Students Believe in Themselves

"She is creating a domino effect of strong Latinxs."

The 1947 Lawsuit That Helped Desegregate California Schools for Latinx Children

Méndez et al vs. Westminster et al is a history lesson they don't teach you in school.

These Netflix Stars Want Hollywood to Stop Typecasting Latinx Roles

"I don’t have a problem with playing a prostitute. I have a problem if that’s all you think I can play."

The Problematic History of the Word "Hispanic"

"The history of ‘Hispanic’ is intimately tied to the U.S. government."

The United States Government Dehumanizes Latinx People Like Me and My Family

The U.S. government has always made it clear that the American dream is something only available to some, not all.

21 Latinx People Get Real About What Red Lipstick Means to Them

"We're more than just a color on our lips."

Merriam-Webster Just Added “Latinx” to the Dictionary

And “hangry.”

Mollie Tibbetts's Father Said His Daughter Was His Hero and Praised Latinx Iowans in a Powerful Eulogy

"Let’s say what Mollie would say."

This Database Helps Connect Latinx People With Latinx Therapists

Identity Matters.

I Was Born a U.S. Citizen. La Migra Still Struck Terror in My Heart

Government organizations that come after undocumented people have always caused fear in Latinx communities.

We Need Our Latinx Celebrities to Speak Out More Than Ever

Because representation matters.

Gomez Addams Was the First Time I Saw My Own Dad Reflected on the Big Screen

In the '90s, it was quietly revolutionary to let him be Latinx.