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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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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......
Collage Migracion 4

Migrantes: respeto y dignidad

La migración es un tema difícil de abordar y los políticos abusan culpando a los migrantes de todos los males…......
María Elena Montero birding as she canoes along in the sunset

Birder & writer María Elena Montero inspired by D.C. environment & Afro-Latina heritage

María Elena Montero credits her interest in birdwatching to her Dominican father, who used to tell her the names of......
Johnny Canales

¡Llévatelo! – Adiós a Johnny Canales

Adiós a Johnny Canales...
Marjuan Canady at the Broadway premiere of the Wiz, a Broadway show she is co-producing

From Broadway to D.C. youth development, Marjuan Canady is doing it all

Marjuan Canady is a woman of many titles. Canady is a writer, director, literary advocate, entrepreneur, performer, mother and Tony......
Cascada de conciencia, instalación ecológica de Irene Zundel

Cascada de conciencia- instalación pro ambientalista

Cascada de conciencia, instalación ecológica. Irene Zundel...
Yoana Reyes-Zapata, organizational communications fellow, interviews Chioma Ukaobasi, editorial intern on the Arts & Humanities team

SPEL storytellers start the 2024 summer session

As the summer unfolds, we are thrilled to welcome a large, new cohort of enthusiastic interns to our team of......
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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......
Wrap up presentation during the 2024 Naturally Latinos Conference

Naturally Latinos Conference provides a needed space to discuss climate change

U.S. Latinos, compared to non-Latinos, consistently express more concern about climate change and other environmental problems when asked by opinion......
Dr. Tanya Katerí Hernández holding a copy of her book “Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality”

In tomorrow’s episode of “Artistas,” author Tanya Katerí Hernández discusses the “Latino racial innocence cloak”

On this episode of “Artistas in the Capital,” we explore discrimination, racial bias and social justice with Dr. Tanya Katerí......
Screenshot from the first SPEL meeting of the 2024 spring semester

SPEL starts a new year!

After the long, cold holiday season, our SPEL team is warmed up and ready to begin the 2024 spring semester!......
Rebecca Lemos Otero

HumanitiesDC’s first Latina executive director wants all Washingtonians to feel seen and heard

Growing up in a family that valued activism, Rebecca Lemos Otero learned from an early age how to make a......
SPEL interns Estrellita Soto and Joycelin Salmeron, who wrote this story, with their art teacher José Cuevas

Capital City art teacher José Cuevas passes on “intuition and transferable skills”

José Cuevas says it was love and the desire for a change in scenery that prompted him to follow his......
César Maxit, Agentinian-American street artist and activist

In the next episode of “Artistas in the Capital,” César Maxit discusses creating art for social good

Throughout history, social justice activists have found many ways to spread their message: organize protests, hand out fliers, or more......
Norma Sorto and Marcelo Jauregui-Volpe mc'ing during our fall 2023 fundraiser

Hola Cultura wraps up a successful 2023!

Since Hola Cultura began as an arts project in 2011, it’s been a surprising and beautiful journey with important milestones.......
Our Best Read Stories of 2023

Our best read stories of 2023

As we approach the end of 2023, Hola Cultura is looking back at our most viewed stories this year...
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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...
Mural: Washington Amordazado. 2

Vandalismo Corporativo

Mural: Washington Amordazado, vandalismo corporativo...
Daniel Alarcón “El rey siempre está por encima del pueblo”, Alfaguara 2010

“El rey siempre está por encima del pueblo”

RESEÑA: Daniel Alarcón “El rey siempre está por encima del pueblo”, Alfaguara 2010...
Hombre mariposa, collage, Álvaro Sánchez 2

La cara al fuego – microrelato

Cuento Corto - microrelato de Álvaro Sánchez...
Collage de Simetría Citadina | City Symmetry 3

Simetría Citadina | City Symmetry  III

Collage de fotos: Simetría Citadina | City Symmetry 3...
José Gutiérrez, entrevista

Preservando la historia de la comunidad LGBTQIA+

José Gutiérrez, entrevista en torno a la comunidad LGBTQIA+...
Inteligencia Artificial 2

Artificialidad Inteligente

Inteligencia Artificial, cuento corto. Literatura de anticipación...

Hugo Medrano: In memoriam

Hugo Medrano: in memoriam...
Peces, Alfredo Arregin

Alfredo Arreguín – Adiós maestro

La comunidad artística está de luto ya que el día 24 de abril del presente año dejó de existir uno...
Día de la Tierra 2023

Día de la Tierra: un llamado urgente de vida

Día de la Tierra 2023, marcha en Washington DC...
Concierto Amazonia, festival RiverRun. Kennedy Center.

Concierto Amazonia: homenaje al agua

Concierto Amazonia, festival River-Run. Kennedy Center...