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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Spanglish y la era nueva de representación in the media | Stop Scrolling

Madison Forrest April 5, 2024
Spanglish representation breaks this mold of Spanish and English as separate entities that only coexist to define the other and enlightens this common way of speaking that Americans prefer and comfortably use with no binary presumptions. 
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: The equal-opportunity fighting game

Nick Speranza March 1, 2022
The fighting game community, or FGC, has been called the most racially diverse community in video games, and offers a large amount of opportunities to Black creators, talent and players. 
Johanna Calderón-Dakin speaks Thursday during the virtual event It’s Our Time: Changing the Narrative of Latinx in Media. Boston University’s College of Communication hosted the webinar to discuss underrepresentation and accountability of the Latinx community in the media. COURTESY OF BU COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION

COM hosts Latinx professionals to discuss underrepresentation of the community in media

Gabriela A. Lopez Gomes November 2, 2021
The College of Communication graduates discussed diversity for Latinx groups.
Boston District 5 City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo

At City Hall, Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations conclude with honors luncheon

Samuele Petruccelli October 18, 2021
Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston ended with a virtual luncheon to honor distinguished residents.
Sophia Flissler / DFP Staff

I Call Foul Play: Another 2008-like housing crisis is not as far off as we think

Luca Becker September 23, 2021
Whatever the government chooses to do about this housing crisis, one fact is clear. The last thing America can do is ignore it.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Minority Report: Democrats should fear Chris Christie

Lincoln Son Currie September 16, 2021
Before you laugh off Chris Christie, know he may prove to be Republicans’ best chance and Democrats’ worst nightmare.
"In the Heights" cast members

Stars talk long-awaited ‘In the Heights’ blockbuster

Lily Kepner June 3, 2021
At the roundtable, the stars spoke about their personal connections to the characters and the film, and the universality of the story.
“Selena: The Series,” a Netflix-original that follows the life of late Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla, debuted on Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Selena’ aims for sincerity, ends up overdone and cliché

David Simon December 7, 2020

“Selena: The Series” focuses on the life of the late Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla — played by Christian Serratos — and her rise to fame. Tinged with late-’80s and early-’90s aesthetics,...

Bini Ollivier-Yamin

Canceled: Eva Longoria’s statement reveals anti-Blackness in white Latinx communities

Bini Ollivier-Yamin December 3, 2020
To truly be anti-racist, we must cancel and dismantle the toxic structures that prevent us from seeing how we perpetuate anti-Blackness and are complicit in our country’s corrupt and violent systems.
Boston University’s School of Social Work hosted a virtual panel on Nov. 17 to discuss health care equity in the United States and the responsibility of the Biden administration to tackle disparities in health care. CONNOR ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Social workers discuss health care inequalities on ‘vulnerable populations’ post-election

Connor Allen November 24, 2020
Boston University’s School of Social Work held a panel discussion Nov. 17 on health care equity in the United States and the steps that should be taken during the next four years.
The self-guided audio tour proposed by high school student Sophia Thomas to accompany the Boston Latin Quarter Art Walk. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston’s Latin Quarter showcases art celebrating culture of Jamaica Plain

Ashley Soebroto October 14, 2020
To commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month, a virtual art walk is highlighting 11 different Latino art pieces in the cultural district.
La Gente, a virtual networking group created by Depaul University professor Regina Garcia, aims to feature and connect Latinx tech and production workers. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Latinx theater collective calls to be seen

Jonas Hayes October 13, 2020
As more theaters and playwrights across the country have begun to acknowledge racism in the arts, one Facebook group wants to be part of the solution.
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