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"Tangled Garden" by artist and interpreter Marisela Rumberg

La artista e intérprete Marisela Rumberg encuentra similitudes en sus dos carreras

*Read in English. En “Tangled Garden” de Marisela Rumberg, imágenes en blanco y negro de enredaderas de flores y símbolos......
"Apply now for a fall SPEL internship!" on a fall leaves background

Last call to join SPEL’s fall session!

The Storytelling Program for Experiential Learning (SPEL) begins a new academic year on Sept. 17. Recruitment has begun for high......
“Araña”, Cristina Cordova. Puerto Rico

Artesania en la Renwick Gallery

Estamos en pleno verano y con el cambio climático, es difícil disfrutar hacer algo afuera ya que, si no es......
View of D.C. from Trinidad Neighborhood (photo courtesy of Ted Eytan via Flickr)

This week on “The Climate Divide,” what tree equity could mean for the District

If you want to see how tree cover varies throughout the District, travel from the lush upper northwest, the whitest......
José Luis Borges 2

Recordando a Borges 

Nacido un 24 de agosto, pero de 1890, José Luis Borges sigue siendo un enigma, pero también un escritor para......
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......
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Brenda Richardson, coordinator for the Anacostia Parks & Community Collaborative (APACC)

This week on “The Climate Divide,” we speak with the coordinator for the Anacostia Parks & Community Collaborative

On this week’s episode of “The Climate Divide,” host Marcelo Jauregui-Volpe speaks to Brenda Richardson, the coordinator for the Anacostia......
“Litany of Saints” by Diana Rojas (Courtesy of Arte Público Press)

Diana Rojas’ first book explores the “migrant existential identity crisis”

When Diana Rojas is asked where she is from, she jokes that she is from Connecticut, New Jersey AND Costa......

This week on “The Climate Divide,” how the District is doing at creating healthy homes

This week on “The Climate Divide,” we visit the first Healthy Homes Fair, where local residents had the opportunity to......
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......
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Ilustración de Álvaro Sánchez . Hombre A

Violencia espectáculo – cuento

Cuento corto de Álvaro Sánchez...
Corazon flechado

Doce años de trabajo constante y apoyo a la cultura del DMV

Editorial: Doce años de trabajo constante y apoyo a la cultura del DMV...
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)...
maiz

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...