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October 2, 2023
Teatro-DC
“Baño de Luna” aborda la tentación, el celibato y el drama
*This story was originally published by the Washington City Paper on Friday, September 27, 2023. Read the English version on their website.......
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.......
September 25, 2023
Arte-Art
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Tributos
Fernando Botero (1932-2023)
Obituario, Fernando Botero (1932-2023)...
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......
September 18, 2023
Latinos
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Hispanic Month
El mes de la hispanidad
El mes de la hispanidad 2023...
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......
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...
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.......
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......
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......
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......
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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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 27, 2021
film review
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Festivals-Festivales
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Film-Video-TV
Latin American Film Festival – “1991”
Film Review, AFI...
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September 20, 2021
Hispanic Month
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Travel Log
“Mexican Philly”
En un viaje en auto a la ciudad de Philadelphia disfrutamos de una pequeña inmersión cultural y gastronómica en el...
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August 12, 2021
COVID-19
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COVID-19 & Community Team
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SPEL Stories
What you should know about COVID-19 variants: An interview with Johns Hopkins epidemiologist William Checkley
As countries race to vaccinate their populations, variants of the COVID-19 virus have popped up around the world. The virus......
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August 6, 2021
SPEL Stories
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Book Review
“We Were Always Here: A Mexican American’s Odyssey,” by Ricardo Chavira: A Review and Interview with the Author
On a six-week boyhood trip deep into Mexico, Ricardo Chavira was at first hesitant. He was unaware of Mexico, of......
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July 29, 2021
SPEL Stories
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Environmental Justice Team
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Health
How to Stay Healthy During the Months of Extreme Heat
The summer months can be a fun time of year with kids out of school and the pools and beaches......
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July 22, 2021
Arte-Art
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COVID-19
ARTidotes: How one artist used art to get through COVID-19
*Part of our series interviewing artists about how they have adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic The world of fine art......
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July 12, 2021
Book Review
Book Review: “American Orphan”
Fast paced and filled with irony and dark humor, “American Orphan” tells the story of Orlando Lucero, nicknamed ghost boy...
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July 8, 2021
COVID-19 & Community Team
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Music-Música
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SPEL Stories
Music in COVID Times: An interview with Lilo González
“Music has been a survival thing for me since I was little,” says local musician Lilo González, who purchased his......
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May 17, 2021
Dreamers Team
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Immigration
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SPEL Stories
Con nueva legislación de inmigración pendiente, ¿cómo pueden los inmigrantes del área de Washington acceder asesoramiento legal gratuito?
Mientras dudas y preocupaciones envuelven a la comunidad respecto a las propuestas de ley de inmigración y políticas de los......
LEER MÁS
May 10, 2021
COVID-19
Imágenes de hoy: Distanciamiento
Acostumbrados a la muchedumbre, al ruido, al guateque y al estar cerca uno de otro –pues los humanos somos seres......
LEER MÁS
May 3, 2021
Teatro-DC
La tía Julia y el escribidor en GALA
Basada en la novela homónima del premio nobel Mario Vargas Llosa, esta obra de teatro finalmente puede verse en escena......
LEER MÁS
April 26, 2021
COVID-19
Imágenes de hoy – delivery
El repartidor o el que entrega a domicilio. La persona que lleva a nuestra casa la comida china, la pizza...
LEER MÁS
April 19, 2021
COVID-19
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COVID-19 & Community Team
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SPEL Stories
Lo que necesitas saber antes de recibir tu vacuna contra el COVID-19
Ahora que todos los adultos son eligibles para recibir la vacuna contra el COVID-19 en Washington, D.C., Maryland y Virginia......
LEER MÁS
April 12, 2021
Exhibitions
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Photography
Documentando encrucijadas
“Documentar encrucijadas: el coronavirus en comunidades minoritarias pobres” es el testimonio visual de la actualidad de la que aún no...
LEER MÁS
April 5, 2021
Community
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Indigenous
Arte de Semana Santa
Dentro de las festividades de Easter en DC dos colectivos de artistas tradicionales elaboraron, a pesar de las restricciones de......
LEER MÁS
March 29, 2021
Arte-Art
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Exhibitions
“Estamos bien” reseña
el show en el Museo del Barrio no trata tanto de responder que bien a lo mal que nos ha...
LEER MÁS
March 22, 2021
Health
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Exhibitions
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Food-Comida
Los remedios de la abuelita
Todavía en el mes de las mujeres y aprovechando la exhibición RECLAMATION: Recipes, Remedies, and Rituals en el National Museum......
LEER MÁS
March 15, 2021
Food-Comida
Desde una huertita en un quinto piso
No soy del campo y nunca sembré una rosa para mi amor platónico de la preparatoria. Citadino de toda la......
LEER MÁS
March 8, 2021
Bolivia
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Festivals-Festivales
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Film-Video-TV
WILLAKUYQUNATA AWASPA (tejiendo relatos)
Para unirnos a las celebraciones del día de la mujer en sus diferentes formas que habrá el día de hoy,......
LEER MÁS
March 1, 2021
Literature-Literatura
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Tributos
El aleteo de un pájaro
En memoria al poeta y editor Lawrence Ferlinghetti, para quien “el nido de un Pájaro era un lugar muy existencial”...
LEER MÁS