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March 23, 2026
Poesía-Poetry
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Literature-Literatura
Celebrando el día internacional de la poesía
Desde hace unos años a la fecha al 21 de marzo se le conoce como “el día mundial de la......
March 19, 2026
Recipes-Recetas
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Food-Comida
Chicken tinga: versatile staple for making comfort foods on a budget
With oil prices rising due to the Iran war and inflation remaining stubbornly elevated, everything is expected to get more......
March 17, 2026
D.C. Community
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Arts & Humanities Team
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SPEL Stories
Despite curfews and ‘watchful eyes,’ D.C. youth culture adapts and endures
Being a young person in D.C. often means navigating through a land full of rich culture, but having your access......
March 16, 2026
Literature-Literatura
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cuentos cortos
Cada cual elije qué creer – cuento
Un saludo cálido a todos nuestros lectores después de unos días gélidos y oscuros de un tiempo triste. En esta......
March 10, 2026
SPEL Stories
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Hola Cultura
A new semester of SPEL!
A new year marks the start of another semester at SPEL, bringing together fresh faces and returning interns from across......
March 9, 2026
Peru
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Indigenous
El bombín andino, una tradición cultural
Un abrazo a todas las mujeres del mundo y lo mejor en este mes femenino, a pesar de todo. Para......
March 6, 2026
Poesía-Poetry
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Literature-Literatura
Living brava with Violeta Garza
On March 19, we held our first Hola Escritores Charla with Author Violeta Garza. Watch a recording of the event.......
March 4, 2026
Poesía-Poetry
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Boston Team
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SPEL Stories
Amanda Shea is paving the way for BIPOC poets to thrive in the Boston poetry scene
I first met acclaimed Boston poet Amanda Shea at Outspoken Saturdays, a radio program she hosts on WGBH that features......
February 24, 2026
Arte-Art
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Arts & Humanities Team
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SPEL Stories
Baltimore artist Jainson Cedillo paints identity, culture and self-acceptance
Baltimore-based artist Jainson Cedillo, 23, says fully embracing his identity through his artwork has been an evolution. Once mainly producing......
February 23, 2026
Music-Música
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Arts & Humanities Team
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SPEL Stories
Orquesta Manplesa’s salsa para la gente
*Read in English. No es coincidencia que la orquesta de salsa más nueva de D.C., Orquesta Manplesa, comparta su nombre......
February 18, 2026
Murals
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Arts & Humanities Team
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Boston Community
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SPEL Stories
Eastie Rising: for muralist Felipe Ortiz, street art is a way to bridge differences and build community
Felipe Ortiz, a classically trained artist and street muralist, finds inspiration when painting on the street, particularly in his own......
February 16, 2026
Literature-Literatura
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Poesía-Poetry
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Tributos
Rubén Darío – aniversario
Este año se conmemoran 110 años del fallecimiento de Rubén Darío (1867–1916), figura central de la literatura hispanoamericana y máximo......
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February 24, 2026
Arte-Art
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Baltimore artist Jainson Cedillo paints identity, culture and self-acceptance
Baltimore-based artist Jainson Cedillo, 23, says fully embracing his identity through his artwork has been an evolution. Once mainly producing......
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February 18, 2026
Murals
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Arts & Humanities Team
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Boston Community
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SPEL Stories
Eastie Rising: for muralist Felipe Ortiz, street art is a way to bridge differences and build community
Felipe Ortiz, a classically trained artist and street muralist, finds inspiration when painting on the street, particularly in his own......
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February 12, 2026
Recipes-Recetas
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Food-Comida
¡A Comer!: Mesoamerican chocolate truffles for Valentine’s Day
History: Chocolate originated in Mesoamerica Maybe you like chocolate? Did you know that the ancient Aztecs and Mayas considered it......
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February 10, 2026
Music-Música
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Boston Team
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SPEL Stories
Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl: Fighting hate with love – and good music
During Sunday’s much-anticipated Super Bowl halftime show, live, in the center of a stage surrounded by over 70,000 fans and......
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February 9, 2026
Literature-Literatura
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Cultural Events-Eventos
Bilingual book reading of newly translated novel by Alberto Roblest
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February 6, 2026
Literature-Literatura
On friendship, pride and belonging with Alejandro Heredia
It has been one year since Alejandro Heredia introduced the world to “Loca.” This spellbinding debut about intersectionality, enduring friendship......
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February 2, 2026
Cultural Events-Eventos
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Literature-Literatura
Book party this Friday celebrating new novel by Alberto Roblest
*Leer en español. Alberto Roblest’s recently translated novel, “A Necklace of Ears,” was first published in Spanish a few years......
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January 28, 2026
Boston Community
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Hola Cultura
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Oral Histories
Across generations, East Boston tells its story
Tide Talks began with a simple goal: to listen to East Boston residents as they navigate a neighborhood facing rising......
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January 22, 2026
Recipes-Recetas
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Food-Comida
¡A Comer!: Warming up January with sopa de plátano
Welcome to our new recipe column, ¡A comer!. Each month, we will share a new recipe that celebrates Latine cuisine......
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January 20, 2026
Teatro-DC
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Arts & Humanities Team
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D.C. Community
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SPEL Stories
Paso Nuevo director speaks on the GALA youth theater program
For more than three decades, the Paso Nuevo Youth Program has worked with Latine teens in Washington, D.C., helping them......
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January 14, 2026
Boston Community
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Hola Cultura
Sharing East Boston histories on January 24
Join Hola Cultura for a community conversation featuring East Boston residents who’ve participated in our Tide Talks Oral History Project.......
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January 13, 2026
Hola Cultura
Hola Cultura is looking for spring 2026 interns
Are you a high schooler, college student or young adult interested in topics centered in Latine art, identity, social/environmental justice,......
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January 12, 2026
Activism
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D.C. History
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Human Rights
Botones e historia
Dicen que la historia tiene diferentes formas de contarse y decirse, una es por supuesto la historia escrita en los......
LEER MÁS
December 29, 2025
Hola Cultura
Best read of 2025
Out of everything we published in 2025, these stories attracted the largest number of views. Before ringing in the new......
LEER MÁS
December 8, 2025
Entrevistas
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Literature-Literatura
Liliana Valenzuela y el arte de la traducción
Liliana Valenzuela nació en la Ciudad de México, y por azares del destino cuando tenía veintitantos años emigró a Estados......
LEER MÁS
November 24, 2025
Ensayo
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Education
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Writing
Un mundo sin escritura manuscrita
El escribir es una de las funciones del lenguaje, quizá una de las más importantes. La práctica de la escritura......
LEER MÁS
November 17, 2025
film review
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Mexico
Chicuarotes- filme reseña
Hay filmes que no pasan de moda, ya por su temática, su estética, su tono, o la realidad que retratan,......
LEER MÁS
November 3, 2025
Literature-Literatura
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Poesía-Poetry
Yo, el de la isla -poemas
Un caluroso y solidario abrazo para todos nuestros amigos del Caribe y sus países que sufrieron el impacto del huracán......
LEER MÁS
October 20, 2025
Poesía-Poetry
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Literature-Literatura
La supermujer – poemas
Felicidades a todos los protestadores por su participación, su buen comportamiento y su sentido de solidaridad. Un acto histórico, un......
LEER MÁS
October 13, 2025
Poesía-Poetry
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Literature-Literatura
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Maraton Poesia
Naufragio-poema
El sábado cuatro de octubre se celebró el XXXII Maratón Internacional de Poesía del Teatro de la Luna, con 20......
LEER MÁS
October 6, 2025
Exhibitions
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Arte-Art
400 mujeres artistas del DMV
Algo verdaderamente hermoso está sucediendo en el área del DMV. El artista, curador y bloguero Florencio Lennox Campello, a quien......
LEER MÁS
September 22, 2025
Hispanic Month
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Exhibitions
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Latinidad
Identidad: mes de la herencia hispana
Como cada septiembre nos encontramos celebrando el mes de la herencia hispana, aunque este año con un poco de miedo......
LEER MÁS
September 8, 2025
Reseñas
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Bibliotecas
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Literature-Literatura
Nocturno de Chile- Bolaño, reseña
“Leamos todos”: reseñas de libros que se pueden encontrar en las Bibliotecas Públicas al alcance de todos. “Nocturno de Chile”......
LEER MÁS
August 18, 2025
Reseñas
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film review
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Latinos
Realidad acercándose a la distopia
Hijos de hombres (Children of Men) es una película de Alfonso Cuarón que en su momento pasó un tanto desapercibida......
LEER MÁS