By @Katbaggins Nothing has brought me more joy than being able to witness more Central American stories and individuals be uplifted in the last couple of years especially Salvadoran and Salvadoran-Americans. Some of my favorite Salvi’s doing the damn thing are: Felix Quintana, a multidisciplinary artist, photographer, educator and activist, Maggie Carranza creator of the…
By @Katbaggins This next person does not need an introduction you know her as Diosa Femme from the popular podcast Locatora Radio! I met Diosa at a work event over a year ago that she was tabling. My first impression of her was how approachable and kind she was and I knew right then and…
By @Katbaggins I owe a lot of my success to my high school teachers who over time have become family. They always went above and beyond for my classmates and I. Senior year, they were answering my calls late at night helping me fill out my FAFSA application and reviewing my personal statements and recommending/presenting…
By @Katbaggins I am super intrigued by the idea of adopting a plant-based lifestyle someday. I would call myself an on and off again Vegan, I’ll do it for a month get bored and go back to eating animal products. But for the month I am vegan I feel great – energy is up and…
It’s Friday the 13th, and there is a Fullmoon! Growing up, I never really understood the association of this day with witches and evil. I wrote a compilation of various bodies knowledge I’ve picked up on my way. Mostly verbal and some written. So check it, I am about to drop some decolonial knowledge on yo ass.
Alright y’all. I wrote this blog to serve as a resource/guide for people looking to take a beautiful nature trip on a budget. I loved my journey along Highway 395, and I hope one day to see more black and brown faces in these white-dominated spaces.
The issue of colorism and anti-Blackness in the Latinx community is often dismissed or ignored.
Hood Digest put out a call and our community showed up big time. A huge thank you to CARECEN, Patria Coffee and all of you who responded. Thanks to your generous support, we raised $4,900 for families affected by the volcano.
I answered. I couldn’t understand anything she was saying. She was frantically screaming and crying. The only thing I could make out was, “I.C.E took dad, I.C.E took dad!”
April 29th: The people became fed up. The city went up in flames. Four days it didn’t let up. Tension grew thick. Awaiting the verdict. Four white officers. Acquitted of hatred.
Hood Digest is partnering with Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) to explore the topic of mass incarceration.
Embracing my Blackness and my Central American culture is a crucial part of who I am as an Afro-Latina.
My parents never spoke [poorly] about Black people. But my aunt’s and uncles always had something negative to say.
We’ve prepared our own list of questions that we recommend asking the candidates vying for LAUSD Superintendent.
This piece is about tensions between my Central American fam and our Mexican brothers and sisters.
Did you know that the war on cannabis or “Marijuana” was started – after the Mexican Revolution – by a racist gringo who was prejudiced towards Mexican immigrants?
600,000 people have been killed by guns in America since 1999: The year Dr. Dre released The Chronic 2001.
Did y’all watch Congressmember Karen Bass lay it down quite flat for U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions?
Ask yourself the following: how the fuck are kids supposed to go to school with no electricity? How are doctors supposed to perform surgery when the only source of light is from cell phones?
Our communities deserve this: not because we are exceptional young achievers or “good” immigrants, but because we are humans, who want to survive, who want to work, and who want to live without fear.