Singer Ashley Acosta Speaks Passion For Music, Mexican Roots, And Future Goals

At 19 years old, popular singer Ashley Acosta has made a name for herself with her powerful and versatile vocal abilities. She has mastered singing in English and Spanish, and is known for her multiple appearances on Spanish-language television networks where she’s competed in a variety of musical competitions. Born and raised in Houston, Texas,…

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Reppin’ La Patria for Hispanic Heritage Month

By Samantha Paradiso AUSTIN, Tx.—The Latinx and Hispanic community have faced much discrimination in the U.S., from the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots to inhumane conditions in detention centers. In América Latina, it’s not much different, there’s femicide in Mexico, the subway protests of Chile, protests in Panama for constitutional reform, Puerto Rico’s protests for Ricardo…

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Texas Tribune Festival Day 1 and 2 Recap: Hunger Pangs, Hillary Clinton, and so much more!

The Texas Tribune held their twelfth annual Texas Tribune Festival in downtown Austin from September 22nd to the 24th, a three-day celebration of politics, panels, and pandemonium as speakers from differing partisan sides shared their opinions on a variety of topics and fields. While the festival is obviously a state event, the panels provided covered…

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All Your Fears, My Fear

By Jessica Enriquez I’m afraid of You You, and the man who lingers in the highway the hands that reach to tear, scrape  skin and flesh  with nails like claws  not buds sprouting from the grass barely wet in morning rain    I’m afraid of You You, and the worms that climb the bed their…

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Family, Love, and Celebrating Latinx Heritage in Annette Chavez Macias’ Novel, “Big Chicas Don’t Cry”

It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, and one of the best ways to celebrate and honor Hispanic and Latino/x heritage is by reading Annette Chavez Macias’ novel, “Big Chicas Don’t Cry.” Published on September first, Macias’ brand new book is a beautiful piece of literary work centered around family, friendship, love and cherishing one’s Latinx roots.  Readers…

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I Like To Gossip

I have, for as long as I can remember, liked gossip. The way words can be whispered—promised, hidden, unpredictable—trickling in from you to me, or me to you.  Words about boys, mostly. Girls, too, of course. Strangers, sometimes. Teachers, always. Friends, rarely. Family. Family friends. Family enemies. (Exes.) This is something that’s widely frowned upon,…

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