Story: Fighting Sexism en la Cocina I have been one to readily reject the idea of learning how to cook. I grew up in a household where women cooked, and that is all they were to do. They were
Feature: 10 Self-Employed Women Share What They Do Every Day For Work-Life Balance Striking the right balance between work, relationships, and personal time is an ongoing and ever-changing process for most of us. We all feel stuck at times when it comes to maintaining a healthy
Feature: Nicaraguan Escritoras Whose Works You Won’t Be Able To Put Down Latina Rebels founder and all-around fierce Latina Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez is one of the most vocal and prominent feminist Latina writers today. She’s been featured on HuffPost, Guerrilla Feminism, Latina magazine,
Feature: Interview with the Cerebronas I was recently interviewed by one of my favorite podcasts! "On this episode, Yvette and Cynthia interview Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez-- the founder of LatinaRebels. They discuss the current Nicaraguan political crisis and
Story: My Reflections on the Young Lords and Why They Matter More Than Ever The first time I heard about the Young Lords, I was in graduate school. I was entirely too grown to be hearing about what seemed like an important part of my Latinx history
Story: Creepy Uncle (TW: Sexual Assault) I have been put off by the various references to that “creepy” uncle, within Latinx communities. I know I am projecting, but the word creepy as a female in my early thirties only
Story: Lipstick Have you ever watched those films back when people went to war, and they would smear paint on their faces? I have. Growing up, I have seen indigenous communities be depicted as wearing
Story: Dear Woke Brown Girl You are eternal. You are neither here nor there, but everywhere. You carry the hood in your veins and academia in your heart. You have not forgotten where you come from, but have
Story: I Am Not Better Than Mi Mami I am the first in the my family to do a lot of things, like go to college and get a graduate degree. And all my accolades began to go to my head.
Feature: Bustle Must Follow Latinx Edition Bustle’s Must Follow series highlights the game-changing voices we're excited to follow on social media. And in honor of Latinx Heritage Month, we've compiled a special list of women and nonbinary individuals
Story: Mi Futuro Esposo And What Mi Mami Wanted For Me I think a lot about what it meant to grow up idealizing my future husband. Recently, I sat with a friend and we spoke about how similar our childhoods were. We are both
NEWS: Book! I participated in an anthology: Nevertheless, We Persisted "A powerful collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, including Senator Amy Klobuchar, actress Alia Shawkat, actor Maulik Pancholy,
NEWS: New Project: Podcast, “Spiked Tea Time” I started a podcast with some friends, and would love to have you all tune in! An ordained reverend, a member of the kink community, and a Latina Rebel talk sex, politics, mental
Story: The Church Robbed Me of My Childhood I grew up going to church ALL the time. My birth story ends with my mami going to church from the hospital wearing her still bloodied maternity dress to worship. I was raised