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Intervenxions is an online publication of TLP that features original writings, criticism, and interviews exploring contemporary Latinx Art, Politics, & Culture.
Translocas: The Politics of Puerto Rican Drag and Trans Performance [Review]
A reflection on drag and transgender performance as an artistic practice, a form of entertainment, a catalyst for community growth, and a mechanism of self-expression.
“For All of Us”: An Interview with Philly-based Cultural Organizer Marángeli Mejía-Rabell
Ahead of the Philly Latino Film Festival’s 10th edition, festival director Marangeli Mejía Rabell discusses her community-centered work as a cultural organizer and producer in Philadelphia.
COVID-19 Vaccine: Remedy for Mistrust
A Latinx community nurse reflects on the vaccine hesitancy within Latinx communities and communities of color, as well the historical and present-day implications of harm caused by the US medical system.
An Hour With Pioneering Journalist & ‘The Takeaway’ Host Tanzina Vega
With May marking three years since she first sat in The Takeaway’s host chair, Vega discusses charting the race beat in mainstream media, mothering as a solo parent during the pandemic, sage advice on excelling in journalism, and more.
Writing The Mother Wound: A Mother’s Day Anthology
While Mother's Day is touted as a time to honor a venerated mother figure especially in Latinx culture, this mini anthology offers different perspectives on motherhood from Vanessa Mártir’s Writing the Mother Wound workshop.
US Empire, Puerto Rico, and the Roots of American Youth Literature and Culture [REVIEW]
Very few monographs are presently available on the study of Latinx children’s literature. Side by Side is likely the first, and only one, with a focus on Puerto Rican youth literature and culture, both from the island and its diaspora.
‘La Treintena’ 2021: 30 Books & Chapbooks of Latinx Poetry
Featuring 10 microreviews of upcoming poetry titles and a complete list of 30 forthcoming publications to check out as National Poetry Month comes to a close.
NEGRO/A/X: Visibilizing Our Aesthetics in Puerto Rico’s Corredor Afro
The new Corredor Afro in Loíza, Puerto Rico presents a groundbreaking exhibition featuring the artwork of Black Puerto Rican artists.
Exhibition Reviews
Book Reviews
Politics
Arts & Community
Queer Studies
Film & TV
Afro-Latinx Studies
Alford’s clarity about the relevance of Blackness to Latinx identity serves as a balm for feeling invisible to raceless Latina authors.
The ‘NEGRITA’ doc uses the racial descriptor as an entry point to discuss the lasting effects of colonialism in Latin America, the Caribbean, and its diasporas
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