Culture and Community
M. Tony Peralta has created a lifestyle brand around Latinx pop art and quotidian urban culture. His visibility has grown with greater acceptance of Afro-Latinx representation in mainstream imagery. Born in Washington Heights/Inwood, Peralta launched the Peralta Project, a mixed-media series of art and design works that includes apparel, posters, and homeware.
By Nazlee Arbee Advancements in technology and social media are contributing towards increased accessibility…
By Yesica Balderrama Hispanic Heritage Month began in 1968 under President Lyndon B. Johnson’s…
By Lindsey Danis For National Coming Out Day, Bold Culture interviewed several people about the…
By Andrea Gomez In mainstream media, Latinx women are seen as disposable, passive, and two-dimensional.…
September 15th is the start Hispanic Heritage Month which is meant to celebrate and recognize…
By Luisana Rodriguez 2010, age 9, was the first time I was urged to…
Growing up in a Mexican-American family, I learned what passion looked and sounded like…
Individuals that experience multiply marginalization require intersectionality-minded support, both in and out of the workplace. The Latinx umbrella is not monolithic, similar to how the trans/non-binary umbrella is not monolithic. Naming the binary systems to which we adhere historically as a means to value and uplift the space found between and outside.
While stats around suicide in diverse communities are definitely sobering, we wanted to shed some light on some mental health influencers and accounts who are working hard to make a difference on mental health stigma and suicide prevention. Together, we can all help each other feel supported, loved and valued.