written by Jessica Hoppe For nearly a decade Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez has stood at the forefront of a cultural shift—the reckoning of the colonial project through the veil of Latinidad. Establishing a platform in 2013 via social media, Mojica Rodríguez bucked popular expectations of “Hispanic excellence” and narratives »
Culture shock greeted Nicaraguan American author Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez [https://www.priscadorcas.com/] when she moved from Miami to Nashville several years ago. She came to Music City with a full ride scholarship to Vanderbilt Divinity School, but she did not anticipate how difficult it would be to feel »
BY LORRAINE AVILA [https://www.teenvogue.com/contributor/lorraine-avila]OCTOBER 1, 2021 One thing BIPOC folks are going to do is storytell to survive, to thrive [https://www.teenvogue.com/story/12-radical-latinx-groups-building-powerful-cultural-community-spaces] , to sustain, to rememory [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/aug/08/toni-morrison-rememory-essay]. Despite the ways the publishing »
published SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 AT 10:47AM AM EDT I remember calling my mami from an inflatable mattress in a dingy basement I had just moved into. I remember the self-nurturing and self-assurance I had to do just to dial her number. I was calling my mami to tell her »
For Brown Girls With Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts Is a Love Letter to BIWOC Author Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez’s new book For Brown Girls With Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts is a love letter to BIWOC.POPSUGAR LatinaRaquel Reichard [https://www.popsugar.com/latina/author-prisca-dorcas-mojica-rodr%C3%ADguezs-new-book-is-healing-48491102] Eight »
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender HeartsThe founder of Latina Rebels and a “Latinx Activist You Should Know”(Teen Vogue) arms women of color with the tools and knowledge they need to fi...Seal PressPrisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez [https://www.sealpress.com/titles/prisca-dorcas-mojica-rodriguez/for-brown-girls-with-sharp-edges-and-tender-hearts/9781541674868/] »
Preorder your copy of my book: "For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts" and enter for a chance to win a curated box with products from my favorite Latina-owned beauty brands. All who enter will receive an exclusive reading group guide and a little something extra »
"This marks the third (and hopefully final) announcements issue we’ve done fully remotely. Much has changed in the year since we published our fall 2020 preview, and things nearly unthinkable then are a reality now. Shops and restaurants are open, finding toilet paper isn’t a Navy SEAL– »
I was able to sit down with Mala and Diosa and discuss satanism, my upcoming book, and so many other juicy things. Tune in here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cap%C3%ADtulo-105-on-christianity-satanism-prisca-dorcas/id1290486596?i=1000523992598] . Grateful for all the women and queer folks I have formed friendships with »
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"Nashville-based Nicaraguan writer and speaker Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez is among the most brilliant Latina thinkers of our generation. In For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color [https://www.sealpress.com/titles/prisca-dorcas-mojica-rodriguez/for-brown-girls-with-sharp-edges-and-tender-hearts/9781541674875/] , a forthcoming book inspired by »
