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Jul 29, 2026

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2 min read

Coffee Hopes / Café con esperanza

Episode 5 of AMERICAN COLONY

Juan Diego Ramírez

The Parenting Shift Latino Families Are Navigating

Jul 27, 2026

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4 min read

The Parenting Shift Latino Families Are Navigating

The pause between the trigger and the response is where generational change actually happens

Chris Bustos

Jul 24, 2026

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4 min read

The Work Isn’t Finished

This is the moment to lean in and build institutions that outlast us all

Sonia V. Díaz

Jul 22, 2026

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2 min read

La Chacón

Episode 4 of AMERICAN COLONY

Raquel Reichard, +1

How Chelsea’s World Cup Watch Parties Became the City’s Exposure Engine

Jul 20, 2026

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5 min read

How Chelsea’s World Cup Watch Parties Became the City’s Exposure Engine

With the tournament over, city officials hope the crowds it drew to Latino-owned businesses leave a lasting mark

Rosanna Marinelli

The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships, and Frightened a Trillionaire

Jul 19, 2026

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5 min read

The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships, and Frightened a Trillionaire

Or why Elon Musk cannot stop progress in film representation

Felix R. Sánchez

A New Poll About Statehood for Puerto Rico Is Out

Jul 17, 2026

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3 min read

A New Poll About Statehood for Puerto Rico Is Out

68% of Hispanic voters and 71% of Puerto Ricans back statehood, according to a survey commissioned by a pro-statehood group

Julio Ricardo Varela

Never Felt Freer / Más libres que nunca

Jul 15, 2026

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2 min read

Never Felt Freer / Más libres que nunca

Episode 3 of AMERICAN COLONY

Alana Schreiber

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