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El Salvador Moves to Allow Life Sentences for Minors Convicted of Serious Crimes
Eight years ago, Amelia's mother watched her daughter disappear after being handed over to gang members by a classmate and never come home. She...
Totó la Momposina, the Afro-Colombian Voice Who Gave the World's Stages to Colombia's Caribbean Soul, Has Died at 85Totó la Momposina, the Afro-Colombian Voice Who Gave the World's Stages to Colombia's Caribbean Soul, Has Died at 85
Sonia Bazanta Vides was born into a Colombia still learning what to do with the full complexity of its cultural inheritance, and she spent...
'Man Cereal' Exists and It Says Everything You Need to Know About Where Toxic Masculinity Is Headed Next
The internet's most misogynistic corners have found a surprisingly effective business model, and it involves selling ordinary products to men who have been convinced...
Mexico Approved a Billion Dollar Water Park on Indigenous Maya Land and the Environmental Consequences Could Be Irreversible
Mahahual is a small fishing village on the southern Mexican Caribbean coast of Quintana Roo. Its population sits at roughly 2,600 people and its...
Shakira's Inspiring Acceptance Speech at Premios Juventud 2023 Leaves Audience Feeling Empowered
Spain's tax authority has been ordered to return approximately 60 million euros to Shakira after the Audiencia Nacional ruled that the Colombian singer was...
Maluma Brings His New Album Home to Medellín With a Free Concert That Stopped the City in Its Tracks
Medellín dressed itself in red on Thursday night and showed up by the thousands. The Plaza Botero, one of the most recognizable public spaces...
One in Fifty Children in This Dominican Town Was Born Between Sexes and the Community Had Been Accepting It for Generations
In the small town of Salinas in the Dominican Republic, a child might be raised as a girl for the first decade of their...
Premio Lo Nuestro Celebrates Arcángel’s Legacy as a Reggaeton Trailblazer
The debate over Spain's colonial history and whether it owes Latin America an apology has been running at an unusually high temperature in recent...
Emiliano Aguilar Says His Dad, Pepe Aguilar, Ignored His Messages During His Hardest Years
Emiliano Aguilar has been building his rap career largely on his own terms, without the backing of one of the most powerful musical families...
Kevin González Traveled to Mexico With Terminal Cancer Because Dying Without Seeing His Parents Was Something He Simply Could Not Accept
Kevin González spent the final chapter of his life fighting two battles at once. The 18-year-old U.S. citizen from Chicago, born to Mexican parents,...
Puerto Rican Students Found a Way to Turn Banana Peels Into Biodegradable Plastic and the Island's Landfills May Never Be the Same
A chemistry professor from a small town known for its banana farms and a team of three undergraduate students at the Universidad del Sagrado...
Spirit Airlines Meant Something Different to the Latino Community and This Latina Flight Attendant Is Here to Explain Exactly What That Was
Spirit Airlines ceased all operations on Saturday, May 2, 2026, grounding every flight and ending a 34-year run after the budget carrier failed to...