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September 26, 2023
Music-Música
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Arts & Humanities Team
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SPEL Stories
Jorge Anaya: An Inspirational Musician
Music has been a constant presence in the life of guitar-playing singer-songwriter Jorge Anaya. His father was also a musician.......
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September 25, 2023
Arte-Art
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Tributos
Fernando Botero (1932-2023)
Obituario, Fernando Botero (1932-2023)...
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September 19, 2023
Community
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Afro-LatinX Experience Team
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SPEL Stories
In D.C., a new space to bring together professionals of Dominican heritage
The Dominican community, one of the first Latin American diasporas to settle in Washington, D.C., maintains a visible and enduring......
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September 18, 2023
Latinos
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Hispanic Month
El mes de la hispanidad
El mes de la hispanidad 2023...
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September 12, 2023
Arte-Art
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Arts & Humanities Team
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SPEL Stories
D.C. artist Stephanie Mercedes’ creative response to gun violence
Mass shootings are in the news so much these days, and so are the angry public debates over whether the......
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September 11, 2023
LEER DC
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Literature-Literatura
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Reseñas
El cojo y el Loco- reseña
Reseña, Leer DC: Jaime Bailey, El cojo y el Loco, Ed. Alfaguara 2009...
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September 5, 2023
Dance-Baile
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Arts & Humanities Team
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Hola Cultura
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SPEL Stories
In this month’s episode, choreographer Gabriel Mata discusses dance and self-expression
The United States is the country with the most immigrants in the world, with 45.3 million immigrants as of 2021.......
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September 4, 2023
Environmental Justice
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Community
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Society & Culture Team
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SPEL Stories
Una carta desde Oakland: La falta de árboles en los barrios de bajos ingresos contribuye a la desigualdad
*Read in English OAKLAND, California – El roble es el símbolo de esta ciudad. Pero no todos los barrios de......
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September 1, 2023
Environmental Justice
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Community
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Society & Culture Team
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SPEL Stories
Letter from Oakland: Lack of trees in low income neighborhoods fuel inequality
*Leer en español OAKLAND, California – The oak tree is this city’s symbol, but not all areas of Oakland have......
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August 29, 2023
Hola Cultura
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SPEL Stories
¡Mejora tus habilidades en la sesión de otoño de SPEL!
*Read in English about how to sign up for the fall semester of SPEL! Recruitment for high school and college......
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August 28, 2023
Environmental Justice
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Community
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Society & Culture Team
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SPEL Stories
¿Cómo es vender comida en la calle bajo el calor extremo de D.C.?
*Read in English Cientos de jóvenes, niños y personas mayores caminan a diario la milla y media entre el Columbia......
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August 25, 2023
Environmental Justice
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Community
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Society & Culture Team
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SPEL Stories
What’s it like to sell food on the street in D.C.’s extreme heat?
*Leer en español Every day, hundreds of young people, children and seniors walk the one and a half miles between......
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February 16, 2022
artesanía
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Arts & Humanities Team
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Indigenous
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Society & Culture Team
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SPEL Stories
Where big fashion houses see dollar signs, indigenous artisans plumb priceless connections to nature and heritage
Araceli Calixto's embroidery, passed down by generations of Mexican indigenous artisans, are so famous that even the fashion houses Louis...
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January 17, 2022
B&BLM
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Human Rights
Celebremos a Martin Luther King en las calles
El día de hoy se celebra el aniversario de uno de los hombres más importantes en la historia del siglo......
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January 13, 2022
Afro-Latino Culture
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Afro-LatinX Experience Team
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SPEL Stories
A conversation with Manuel Mendez on immigration, Afro Latinidad and colorism
Manuel Mendez is the president and chair of the D.C. Afro Latino Caucus, a local organization that focuses on Afro......
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January 3, 2022
Hola Cultura
Bienvenido AÑO NUEVO – Welcome New Year 2022
Graffiti on Adams Morgan...
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December 30, 2021
Hola Cultura
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SPEL Stories
Hola Cultura’s best English-language stories of 2021
Hola Cultura published 77 stories this year, including 30 stories by our S.P.E.L. storytelling program that brings together young people......
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December 28, 2021
COVID-19
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COVID-19 & Community Team
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SPEL Stories
Will STAY DC program be enough to stop expected surge in evictions?
Will STAY DC Program Be Enough to Stop Expected Surge in Evictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Advocates fear those who...
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December 27, 2021
Hola Cultura
LO MEJOR EN ESPAÑOL DE HOLA CULTURA EN 2021
Lo mejor de 2021...
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December 24, 2021
SPEL Stories
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Arts & Humanities Team
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Performance
Child singer needed for new opera set at the border
Images of scared children locked behind chain-link fencing at the border, crying for their parents has spurred the new zarzuela...
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December 23, 2021
Literature-Literatura
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cuentos cortos
Interview with HC’s Alberto Roblest about his new book
Hola Cultura interviews its founder Alberto Roblest about “Against the Wall,” his new collection of short stories published by Arte...
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November 18, 2021
Museums
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Arts & Humanities Team
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SPEL Stories
How to become a volunteer at the first Latino art gallery on the National Mall
n the Molina Family Latino Gallery opens next May, it will need volunteers to lead tours and educational programs, which...
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October 28, 2021
Arts & Humanities Team
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DÍa de los Muertos
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SPEL Stories
Day of the Dead events abound this weekend and beyond
Leer abajo en español It’s that time of year when death and celebration go hand in hand, otherwise known as......
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October 7, 2021
Arts & Humanities Team
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Festivals-Festivales
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Film-Video-TV
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SPEL Stories
Top picks for the Latin American Film Festival
Every fall the Latin American Film Festival at the AFI Silver cinema in Silver Spring casts the limelight on celluloid......
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September 13, 2021
Poesía-Poetry
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Literature-Literatura
Poemas de Maratón
Poemas del maraton de poesia en Washington DC...
LEER MÁS
September 6, 2021
LEER DC
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Literature-Literatura
El último en morir
Xavier Velasco nos deleita con esta novela publicada el año pasado. El último en morir...
LEER MÁS
August 30, 2021
Environmental Justice
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Environmental Justice Team
Investigative Series: D.C.’s heat islands / Serie: islas de calor en D.C.
Explore the maps: If you live or work in D.C., type your address in the box above and see if......
LEER MÁS
August 16, 2021
Muralism
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Murals
Obra maestra de grandes proporciones
Después de cuatro años de planificación logística y mucha papelería de por medio, el monumental mural creado entre junio y......
LEER MÁS
August 9, 2021
LEER DC
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Literature-Literatura
Lady Masacre, reseña
De nuestra gustada sección: LEER DC, desde la cual promovemos la lectura entre la comunidad latina de Washington a través......
LEER MÁS
August 2, 2021
COVID-19 & Community Team
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SPEL Stories
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Teatro-DC
La Luna en épocas de pandemia
Los artistas han encontrado formas nuevas y creativas de hacer frente a la pandemia mundial, al tiempo que mantienen la......
LEER MÁS
July 26, 2021
Arte-Art
Catarsis – exhibición
Las obras en esta muestra son parecidas en ese sentido: algunas piezas semejan sueños que se llevan a cabo en...
LEER MÁS
July 19, 2021
cuentos cortos
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Literature-Literatura
Micro Relatos: Mañana muerta de domingo
Guatemalteco de origen, su obra gráfica y sus relatos están inspirados en la cosmogonía maya de la muerte y el......
LEER MÁS
July 5, 2021
History
El Retorno a Aztlán
Con motivo de la exhibición virtual de esta pieza clave del arte chicano, entrevistamos al maestro Alfredo Arreguin, autor de......
LEER MÁS
June 28, 2021
Arte-Art
Lo invisible en dólares
La obra de arte que no existe. La escultura invisible...
LEER MÁS
June 21, 2021
Arte-Art
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Exhibitions
Arte Latino Now – exhibición nacional
proyecto del Centro de Estudios Latinos de Queens University of Charlotte en conjunto con los departamentos de Lenguas Mundiales y...
LEER MÁS
June 14, 2021
Teatro-DC
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Dance-Baile
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Music-Música
Tango, nostalgia
Un tour de nostalgia con las protagonistas de la era oro del Tango y sus postrimerías. “Ella es Tango” es......
LEER MÁS