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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. 
Karol Agualimpia (left, from Colombia) dances with Thiffany Catary (right, from Venezuela) at the celebration. TAYLOR COESTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Latinx Heritage Month celebration kicks off at City Hall

Andrew Burke-Stevenson September 24, 2023
The City of Boston celebrated the beginning Latinx Heritage Month with a party featuring live music, food and Latinx resources on Sept. 19 at City Hall Plaza.
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.
"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.
gael garcia bernal in mozart in the jungle on amazon prime video

‘Mozart in the Jungle’: the hidden gem of Amazon Prime Video

Emma Sánchez April 13, 2021
This show is the perfect gateway into the “rockstar” world of classical music.
newbury street stores in boston

White Massachusetts residents more than twice as likely to own a business than Black, Latinx residents

Anna Stjernquist March 31, 2021
Less than half a percent of Boston’s 2014-2019 contract spending went to Black-owned business.
demonstrators at a stop asian hate protest in boston common

Activists rally against racists attacks on Asian Americans

Madison Mercado March 15, 2021
The protest joined a growing list of rallies across the country. Spectators and protesters gathered around the Parkman Bandstand painting cardboard signs with messages such as “Stop Asian Hate” and “I am not a virus.”
mckinley middle school in boston

Pandemic brings unique challenges for ESL students, families

Isabella Abraham March 11, 2021
In public school private ESL programs and public English classes, both adult and K-12 ESL students are struggling with their education. Younger students in particular have difficulties adjusting to the in-home learning environment.
City Councilor At-Large and Mayoral Candidate Michelle Wu. Wu said Saturday she would address public health crises in Boston by assisting underserved, isolated communities if elected. SOPHIE PARK/ DFP FILE

Michelle Wu emphasizes cooperation, intersectionality in press conference

Julia Ermi February 8, 2021
Wu said Boston’s “siloed” communities are the cause of underlying gaps in government support when it comes to housing shortages, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
2,600 Massachusetts students with disabilities became eligible to receive free and reduced-price meals and qualify for Pandemic-EBT benefits this month. COURTESY OF HENRY KELLNER VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Massachusetts expands free, reduced lunch benefits for BPS students

Tanisha Bhat February 8, 2021
The extension of benefits comes almost a year after the outbreak of COVID-19, which forced many schools to transition to hybrid and remote learning — a change that has been uniquely impactful to students who relied on subsidized lunches to eat.
Boston University Professor Ibram X. Kendi discussed anti-racism in policymaking with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley in a Facebook Live event Thursday. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

BU’s Ibram X. Kendi, Representatives examine racial disparities in health, environment

Emily Stevenson February 5, 2021
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Ibram X. Kendi, director and founder of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, and Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Cali., hosted a Facebook Live event to discuss antiracist policymaking Thursday evening.
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