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Olivia Monahan Chicana journalist, editor, educator, and organizer in Sacramento whose sole focus is to shed light on stories on our most impacted and marginalized communities, but even more importantly, for those stories to humanize those normally left out. She is an Ida B Wells Investigative Journalism Fellow 2022 Finalist, a member of the Parenting Journalists Society, and has bylines in The Courier, The Sacramento Bee, The Americano, Submerge Magazine among others.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Founding Padre of Broadway

Image: https://www.linmanuel.com/ Once a local New York City sensation for his off-Broadway, Tony Award-winning, hit In The Heights (a musical about growing up in NY’s Washington Heights neighborhood), Lin Manuel Miranda solidified his place in musical theater history by rapping about United States history. Namely rapping about, and as, a founding father. “Alexander Hamilton. My […]

Daddy Yankee’s ‘Gasolina’ Becomes the First Reggaeton Song in the U.S. National Recording Registry

Credit: Nuestro Stories It’s official: Daddy Yankee’s music is forever a part of United States history. The international star’s Spanish 2004 hit “Gasolina” has become the first reggaeton song to be inducted to the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. “For that kid that grew up in Santurce, a song ‘Gasolina’ that originated […]

The Long Game: The Story of the Latino Teens Becoming Golf Champions Will Hit the Big Screen

Credit: Nuestro Stories The true and unique story of Mexican-American teens golfing in the 1950s is about to hit the big screen and bring audiences together, according to its director. Millions will soon know of the obstacles five young golfers had to endure – from not being allowed in their hometown’s “white members’ only” country […]

Que Rico: Feijoada, the National Dish of Brazil

Credit: Nuestro Stories There’s just something magically comforting about a big bowl of frijoles. Whatever kind/color they may be, and with whatever spices you may add, a bowl of beans can suddenly, and simultaneously, warm your spirit and satisfy your hunger. That kind of reverence surely explains why the national dish of Brazil is feijoada: […]

The Life and Times of a Chicana Icon: Judy Baca

Credit: Nuestro Stories The city of Los Angeles remains iconic and distinctly unique thanks to the multitude of colorful and meaningful murals scattered across this city’s vast landscape. And, as Los Angelenos will attest, when it comes to the myriad murals, few have made a larger impact than muralist, professor, and community organizer Judy Baca. […]

Spotlight on Barrier-Breaking Latino Poet Richard Blanco

Credit: Nuestro Stories April is National Poetry Month. And, through their words, collectively, Latino poets have found ways to communicate complex emotions and feelings in a distilled form that is easily digestible, understandable, and relatable. Like history-making poet Richard Blanco. Meet Blanco: he was born in Madrid but migrated to the United States along with […]

What Exactly Did Juan Luis Guerra Mean in His Song ‘Burbujas De Amor’?

The Trailblazing Life of the Latina Public Health Expert and Activist, Helen Rodriguez Trias

Credit: Nuestro Stories Helen Rodriguez Trias was a trailblazer in the field of public health from the moment she stepped foot onto her college campus. She continued to light the torch, placing a spotlight on the desperate need for improvements in the public health sector, with an emphasis placed in regards to equity of care […]