TikTok is Calling out Latine Cosplayers with the “Ahora Todos Quieren Ser Latinos” Trend
They really trying to be us. Find out more about how the internet is pushing back against Latine cos-players inspired by Bad Bunny's "El Apagón."
Luz Staff's Latest Articles
No, A Post-Roe World Isn’t “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Roe v. Wade being overturned has very real consequences, but comparing our current reality to that of The Handmaid's Tale ignores some of the reproductive horrors that women of color have endured, and still endure to this day.
Jill Biden Compares Latinos to the “Uniqueness” of Breakfast Tacos
We know the bar is low for how politicians from both parties talk about Latinos, but does that mean we accept any old thing just because it's "not that bad?"
‘Lightyear’ Featured a Lesbian Couple: Cue the Manufactured Outrage
The case for more LGBTQ representation, not less and the conversation around Lightyear's lesbian characters.
Fathers and Machismo: Can the Cycle be Broken?
Some of us grew up with our dads fulfilling some very specific roles in our lives: provider, man of the house, and oftentimes, not the person we went to for emotional guidance.
Latina-owned Audio-First Media Startup Launches with Historic $80M Raise
Latina-owned media just got a major upgrade. With the media landscape disproportionately lacking Latinx-owned media, these Latinas are making their mark with their audio-first media company.
Gun Law Reform and Mental Health: the Myth of the “Lone, Deranged Criminal”
Lack of access to mental health resources isn't the only reason mass shootings keep occurring, but "lone, deranged criminals" keep getting the blame.
Video Mental Health with Dior Vargas
The country and the Latino community suffered through yet another terrible tragedy in Uvalde, TX. Latinas especially are used to shouldering a lot - but when is it too much? And can we better learn to recognize when we’re actually struggling?
Mass Shooting in Predominantly Latino Uvalde, Texas, the 212th Mass Shooting in 2022
For the 212th time just this year alone, an 18-year-old who could legally purchase an AR-15-style assault weapon, enters an elementary school and murders 19 kids and 2 adults.