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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......
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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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Interdisciplinary artist Stephanie Mercedes in "Never in Our Image," a gun transformation opera (photo by Amir Pourman)

In “Artistas,” Stephanie Mercedes on transforming mourning into power and change

According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 132 mass shootings in 2024 alone as of April 30. One......
Cover art for season 3 of "The Climate Divide: How to Get a Just Transition"

“The Climate Divide” season three aims to highlight community resiliency

Since its launch two years ago, “The Climate Divide” has revealed the different environmental injustices affecting residents across the District.......
Artist and Interpreter Marisela Rumberg

Artist and interpreter Marisela Rumberg finds common threads in her two careers

*Leer en español. In Marisela Rumberg’s “Tangled Garden,” black and white images of flowering vines and geometric symbols curve and......
EcoMadres’ Luz Drada and Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar celebrating the two-year anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with Senators at the Capitol in D.C. (photo by Jose Luis Magana)

How a group of Latinas is advocating for cleaner air

*Leer en español. When Montgomery County school bus driver Carmen Cortez first took the wheel of an electric bus in......
Banned books display (photo by John Merriman, courtesy of Blue Mountains Library flickr.com/photos/blue_mountains_library/53282929182)

Virginia librarians are pushing back against book bans

In recent years, there have been increasing battles in several parts of the country over what books children are permitted......
Samuel Miranda - Artistas in the Capital

In “Artistas” this month, Samuel Miranda on how to ensure a picture lasts forever

Every artist holds their own inspiration and motivational stories. Each story leads to creation, and these pieces tell vast and......
"In Movement I" by artist Nando Alvarez

How Nando Álvarez uses art for social justice

*Leer en español. Since Nando Álvarez reached adulthood, art has been a constant presence in the life of the Ecuadorian-born......
Left to right: Lori Montenegro, Melinda Machado, Marilys Llanos at the exhibition “¡De última hora!: Latinas Report Breaking News”

Interview with curators of “¡De última hora!: Latinas Report Breaking News”

*Leer en español. Did you know women have worked as reporters and writers at U.S. Spanish-language newspapers dating back as......
Screenshot of 2024 spring SPEL meeting

Be part of Hola Cultura’s SPEL summer session!

Are you a high school student looking to sharpen your writing skills and college readiness? Are you a college student......
Nameless 34 (front) by artist Marta Pérez-García

In “Artistas” tomorrow, Marta Pérez-García on giving a voice to victims through art

How can we uplift marginalized voices? Some may go to protests or post on social media. In Marta Pérez-García’s case,......
Bus stop on 16th St NW in D.C.'s Adams Morgan neighborhood (photo by HC staff)

Miles Morales: The impact and evolution of a Marvel Afro Latino phenomenon

*Leer en español. Despite their popularity with audiences, African American and Latino superheroes have been seen yet underutilized. But one......
Scene from "This Is Me…Now: A Love Story" starring Jennifer Lopez (courtesy of Amazon Prime)

Review: J-Lo’s new musical film is an ode to self-love

Whether you know her as Jennifer Lopez, J-Lo or “Jenny from the Block,” you’d have to be living under a......
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Love, hope & Art, Hospital Nacional del Niño

El amor, la esperanza y el arte: exhibición

Exhibicion Love, hope & Art, Hospital Nacional del Niño...
Flamenco,oil on canvas by Fernando Botero

Fernando Botero  (1932-2023)

Obituario, Fernando Botero (1932-2023)...
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El mes de la hispanidad

El mes de la hispanidad 2023...
Jaime Bailey, El cojo y el Loco.

El cojo y el Loco- reseña

Reseña, Leer DC: Jaime Bailey, El cojo y el Loco, Ed. Alfaguara 2009...
Emily's fruit stand in Oakland (photo by Lily Herrick)

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......
Zoom interview with Abel Lopez, Associate Producing Director at GALA Hispanic Theatre

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

¿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......
Fotos de la serie antes y después # 4

Antes y después

Fotos de la serie antes y después # 4...
Sixto Rodríguez cu

Fallece astro musical desconocido

Tributo a Sixto Rodríguez...
Celia Cruz en moneda conmemorativa

Celia Cruz en moneda conmemorativa

Celia Cruz en moneda conmemorativa...