In my time, I’ve been fortunate to speak in numerous spaces about my experiences as a Black Latinx male educator who teaches in Washington Heights. With those stories, people across the country extrapolate tales from my classroom, connecting to elements of me that span more than a decade of teaching over a thousand students, mostly under-served and marginalized. I’ve spoken ... Read More »
I truly believe that no one gets married to end up divorced and yet we see such high rates of divorce without understanding the context nor the deep-rooted shame that comes with it. I am a child of divorce. I’ve seen the end of my parents’ relationship and as much as I hated to admit it when I was a ... Read More »
On the plane ride to Portland, the first leg, HOU to SEA, I am seated by a woman with a 13-month-old boy – he sleeps, his strawberry blond cheeks puffed with air – he breathes. She says she will not arrive in Alaska until 7 a.m. He is impressive – sleeps almost the whole way to Seattle. He is tiny ... Read More »
Dear Shame, Dear Doubt, Dear Regret, Dear Second Guessing, Dear Sadness, Dear Grief, Dear Misery, Dear Loneliness, Dear Rejection, Dear Anxiety, Dear Depression, Dear Not Taking Chances: You will not win. I have already won. I am alive. The victory is in my heartbeat. This body has survived. Despite however many triumphs, the trauma of being stopped and frisked is ... Read More »
You can’t half-ass this vulnerability shit. You are either all the way in or all the way out. Sinverguenza Back before Facebook and Instagram replaced our basic needs for water and sleep, I was voted “Member of the Month” on the social networking site, MiGente.com. A popularity contest at best, and a hook-up site at worst, I chose my ... Read More »
Our founder, Wendy Angulo has joined the ALSO Us Program from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America as one of its experts. The program is designed to help raise awareness of the challenges young people face when a family member is diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive degeneration of nerve cells that ... Read More »
Mi Gente Happy Sunday! After a quick break today we drop the last episode of Trailblazers: Meet The Creatives featuring Illfamed, Chilean-Peruvian emcee, storyteller, and poet who attended the Business of Art Workshop and while juggling family and her creative work has stay focused and determined to complete her album: Sangre, Corazon y Rimas, Today, exclusively in this interview she shared ... Read More »
Mi Gente! Welcome to Episode 8 of Trailblazers: Meet The Creatives. Today we feature Community Organizer, Storyteller, and founder of YesSoyLatina organization Lucy Orejuela. I met Lucy about two years ago at a vision board workshop hosted by Proud to Be Latina, and we connected immediately. Since then, Lucy and I have supported each other’s dream and projects. This past ... Read More »
Mi Gente! Welcome to Episode 7 of Trailblazers: Meet The Creatives series. Today, we share the story of Sebastian, a rapper from Queens, New York, known by his stage name Visionolic. Sebastian, took a leap of faith a few years ago while working as a stockbroker. He has been writing lyrics and recording songs since the age of 10 but ... Read More »
Mi Gente! Welcome Back to a new episode of Trailblazers: Meet The Creative series! Today, we talk with author Nicole Thomas who joined my workshop this past November alongside her daughter Mariah (episode 1). Tell us about yourself, who are you and what do you do. I am a Learning and Development professional, writer and workshop facilitator. I am the ... Read More »
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