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Looking up at the canopy of a leafy green tree

This week on “The Climate Divide,” why the D.C. region’s tree canopy is at a turning point

In today’s episode of “The Climate Divide,” we focus on the region’s tree canopy and what needs to happen now......
Future Forebears: Latine Art Dialogue Series

Announcing our latest arts project!

Applications now open for Future Forebears, a new artist talk series Future Forebears seeks to amplify the voices of contemporary......
Detalle de escribir con tintero

Se van desolando mis esquinas-poema

Con su lengua insaciable la muerte trunca a los seres y sus sueños. Hoy debí despedirme de otro amigo quien......
Gas manhole cover on a sidewalk in D.C.

This week on “The Climate Divide,” we examine the competing visions of D.C.’s energy future

Yellow spray paint marks cover the streets and sidewalks of the District, identifying the more than 1,000 miles of gas......
SPEL interns and fellows in the D.C. area visited the "¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States" exhibition at the National Museum of American History

SPEL interns wrap up another semester of community arts and storytelling

“Bye!” “¡Adiós!!” “¡Nos vemos!” “¡Que les vaya bien!” “¡Ciao!” This is how Hola Cultura’s summer SPEL program came to an......
Trabajos del reino, Yuri Herrera, 2

Los trabajos del reino-reseña

De nuestra gustada sección: LEER DC, desde la cual promovemos la lectura entre la comunidad latina de Washington a través......
Screenshot of HeatRisk map of the greater Washington DC area during August 2024 heat wave

This week on “The Climate Divide,” we explore new ways to warn about the dangers of extreme heat 

Anyone who has lived through a Washington summer knows just how “sticky” the District’s sultry warmer months can get. Today......
Latest news graphic

New project, new funding: organizational news from Hola Cultura

It has been a busy summer at Hola Cultura! Besides advancing new stories and a fourth season of our acclaimed......
El gabinete de las curiosidades de Guillermo del Toro 3

El gabinete de las curiosidades de Guillermo del Toro

La serie “El gabinete de las curiosidades” es una antología de pequeñas historias extrañas, ocho filmes de una hora producidos......
The Climate Divide, Season 4 cover art

“The Climate Divide” season four explores the decisions that will define the District’s climate future

As a historically hot summer continues in the District, “The Climate Divide” is back to cover the important choices our......
Award-winning trio Gilsons performs at the Black Cat in D.C.

Gilsons fans flocked to the Black Cat for the Brazilian band’s first D.C. performance

Brazilians and lovers of Brazilian music packed into the Mainstage concert room at the Black Cat earlier this month to......
Latine inside of a speech bubble

Journey into inclusivity: Hola Cultura adopts the term “Latine”

How does culture affect language? Language does not define people, but rather people define language, which we can see in......
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Corazón Folklórico DC group photo

In tomorrow’s episode of “Artistas in the Capital,” Alejandro Góngora’s journey with Corazón Folklórico DC

Originally from San Diego, California, Alejandro Góngora’s inspiration for establishing the nonprofit dance company Corazón Folklórico came from moving to......
Ofrenda for Día de los Muertos

Get the cempasúchil! Time to celebrate Día de los Muertos in the DMV!

Across all cultures, death and loss are handled very differently with a multitude of special traditions. Día de los Muertos,......
Graphic representing climate change in Puerto Rico related to hurricanes

Letter from Puerto Rico: Power outages worsen islanders’ climate change challenges

ARROYO, Puerto Rico – After a summer when temperatures soared here and around the globe, renown chef and food impresario......
SPEL interns and fellows tabling at an Earth Day event during the 2023 spring semester

SPEL storytellers start fall 2023 session

From Washington, D.C. to California, nearly two dozen interns and fellows — returning and new — have kicked off our......
Painter Julio Valdez (photo by Samuel Morgan Photography)

Painter Julio Valdez on making art for the times we live in in the next episode of “Artistas in the Capital”

Latin American countries have their own cultures – different kinds of music, dances, accents, art, and history. However, they share......
Musician Jorge Anaya

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.......
From left to right, the founding members of the Dominican Professional Association are Hendres Kelly, president; Oliany Mende, co-outreach director; Kayla Thomas, event coordinator; Camille Sanchez, vice-president; Robinson Mateo, social media director; Devin Rivera Ozuna, spokesperson); Cynthia Ramirez, executive assistant; and Johanna Figueroa, co-outreach director.

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......
Stephanie Mercedes melting a weapon in "Never in Image" (photo by Amir Pourman)

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......
Gabriel Mata (photo by Bill Cameron)

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.......
Oak Tree (photo by Tim Daw, courtesy of the City of Oakland)

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......
María Gabriela vendiendo tamales en Columbia Heights / María Gabriela selling tamales in Columbia Heights (Foto por/photo by Ana Ugarte)

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......
Zoom interview with Rebbeca Lemos Otero, Executive Director of HumanitiesDC

Level up your skills in SPEL’s fall session!

*Leer en español Join us this fall for our next semester of the Storytelling Program for Experiential Learning (SPEL)! Hola......
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Dr. Cornel West & Arturo O’Farrill

No me hagas el otro: jazz moderno con un tinte latino

Resena del evento Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, with Dr. Cornel West. Terrace Theater, The Kennedy...
Adelita

Las mujeres de la revolución

“Las soldaderas” es un texto visual en torno a la reivindicación del papel de la mujer mexicana durante la Revolución...
Collage

Surrealismo: poesía, pintura, sueño

El surrealismo es quizá uno de los primeros movimientos artísticos de índole global que pega muy fuerte en Latinoamérica para...
Cine Ontario Adios

El Ontario: antes y después

El cine Ontario en Washington DC, El Ontario: antes y después...
Instituto Cultural de México en DC

100 años de México en la avenida 16th

Mes de la herencia Hispana URBAN CONSTELLATION Exhibición fotográfica con motivo de la celebración del bicentenario de la Independencia de......
Poesia

Poemas de Maratón

Poemas del maraton de poesia en Washington DC...
Man riding a black and red motorcycle

El último en morir

Xavier Velasco nos deleita con esta novela publicada el año pasado. El último en morir...
Map of DC showing where the heat islands are located and areas without much tree canopy

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......
Pan American Unity Mural

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......
Lady Masacre

Lady Masacre, reseña

De nuestra gustada sección: LEER DC, desde la cual promovemos la lectura entre la comunidad latina de Washington a través......
Teatro de la Luna logo

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......
Catarsis painting screenshot

Catarsis – exhibición

Las obras en esta muestra son parecidas en ese sentido: algunas piezas semejan sueños que se llevan a cabo en...