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Turquoise mural covering the entire side of a building, with a pattern of waves along the bottom, and a brown textile with the Spanish words Viva la Vida! in the center.

In the First City Named for George Washington, a North Carolina Community Celebrates Its Latino Heritage

While artistically stunning, the creation of the new “Viva la Vida” mural follows a multiyear initiative of Washington, working with community leaders and the Latino community, to create a more inclusive, welcoming city through the arts.

This illustration shows Lady Liberty over the states that had adopted suffrage, in white.

A Glimpse Into New Mexico’s Suffrage Movement

More than one hundred years ago, women across New Mexico mobilized to fight for the right to vote. Today, we highlight this noteworthy activism in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month.

Bowls of citrus fruits including lemons, limes, and oranges, are arranged on a striped, bright green table cloth. Behind the bowls are jars filled with various superfoods including Goji berries.

La Cultura Cura: How Latinos Are Reclaiming Their Ancestral Diets

Whole Foods certainly didn't invent chia seeds.

Elexia Alleyne. Photo courtesy of the artist

Coming of Age in Poetry: An Interview with Elexia Alleyne

Growing up in D.C.’s barrio, Elexia remembers a vibrant, tight-knit Dominican community.

(Photo courtesy of Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles)

The Quarter-Century Reign of Mariachi Reyna

Far from a “girl band” or pop novelty, the group’s success is a hard-earned triumph of gender justice.

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