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Bad Bunny headlining Super Bowl. LX. and the conversation around him reveals why Latino representation in American culture still matters.
In the early hours of January 3, 2026, explosions woke residents across Caracas and nearby states, plunging Venezuela into uncertainty. As official media stayed silent, citizens turned to WhatsApp and social platforms. Through firsthand accounts, this story captures the fear that followed.
As Indigenous migrants from Mexico and Central America build lives in the U.S., demand for Mayan language interpretation is rising. When systems assume all Latinos speak Spanish, people fall through the cracks. Here’s what’s changing and why it matters.
While global leaders debate policy, Latina scientists are building solutions now—rooted in community needs and environmental reality. From nopal-based bioplastics to shrimp-shell filtration and smart agriculture sensors, these innovators show what climate progress looks like on the ground.
“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future.” - Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol The holiday season is upon us! If we had to choose the quintessential Christmas story, our minds might
These eight trailblazing Latina immigrants show that America doesn’t just benefit from immigrants, America becomes stronger because of them.
Across the U.S. and Latin America, fewer Latinas see marriage as the default. Economics, informal work and education gaps are reshaping relationships. Singleness and cohabitation aren’t failure, they’re strategic choices rooted in freedom and stability.
Two pregnant women, two bodies in the San Francisco Bay but only one became a national obsession. Hulu’s Murder Has Two Faces finally puts Evelyn Hernández’s name beside Laci Peterson’s. As a Latina editor and founder of BoldLatina, I see more than true crime; I see a reckoning...
After decades of silence, Maya Achí women won historic convictions in 2022 and 2025 even as some never lived to hear the verdict. Their fight shows justice can be delayed, but it doesn’t expire.
Before Karol G, Becky G, there was Selena. Netflix’s new documentary Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy dives into the Quintanilla archive with unseen footage and intimate interviews, showing how a young Mexican-American singer from Texas reshaped Tejano and global Latin pop.
Mexican women who are artists-activists formed Las Nombramos Bordando to embroider the names of femicide victims. Their beautiful quilts turn delicate craft into a forceful memorial and a demand for justice.