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July 1, 2024
Music-Música
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Nadia Larcher: raíces andinas en el Folklife
Nadia Larcher: Tinya Raíz, Folklife Festival del Smithsonian...
June 25, 2024
Murals
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Community
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Society & Culture Team
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Without action, the Unity Mural will be demolished in 2025
Leer en español. While the nation’s capital may be known for historical monuments made from bronze and stone, the District’s......
June 24, 2024
Poesía-Poetry
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DC Poets
Americalandia -poema de actualidad
Americalandia poema del poeta local Fernando Gudiel...
June 18, 2024
Arte-Art
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Arts & Humanities Team
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SPEL Stories
Ink, water and wonder: the artistic explorations of Irene Pantelis
Local artist Irene Pantelis has a keen sense of exploration driven by her rich cultural background. Pantelis grew up in......
June 17, 2024
Poesía-Poetry
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Literature-Literatura
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Maraton Poesia
Concluyó el trigésimo primer acto poético
XXXI Maratón de Poesía 2024 - nota informativa...
June 11, 2024
Music-Música
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Arts & Humanities Team
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SPEL Stories
Local musician Javi Vera on self-production and promotion
The internet has revolutionized how we consume music, defining new generations of artists. Before the internet, there was limited diversity......
June 4, 2024
Community
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Society & Culture Team
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SPEL Stories
Canek Aguirre, Alexandria’s first Latino City Council member, seeks a third term
Canek Aguirre stands out as the first Latino ever elected to Alexandria City Council. By his own estimate, he is......
June 3, 2024
Literature-Literatura
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Book Review
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cuentos cortos
Animalia, cuentos de Julio Cortázar, reseña
Reseña del libro: Animalia, Julio Cortázar...
May 28, 2024
Teatro-DC
El retorno de Evita en GALA
*This story was originally published by the Washington City Paper on May 23, 2024. Read the English version on their website. Música,......
May 23, 2024
Community
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Environmental Justice
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Hola Cultura
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Society & Culture Team
This week on “The Climate Divide,” how community organizations are becoming climate resilient
As climate change brings more extreme heat and intense storms, some cities around the United States are opening resilience hubs......
May 21, 2024
Documentary
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Arts & Humanities Team
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SPEL Stories
Documentary uses art to explore the making of D.C.’s Salvadorian community
Quique Avilés, a Salvadorian American poet and artist, arrived in the U.S. from El Salvador at age 15 and witnessed......
May 20, 2024
Community
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Environmental Justice
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Society & Culture Team
Cómo un grupo de latinas lucha por un aire más limpio
Cómo un grupo de latinas lucha por un aire más limpio...
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January 16, 2024
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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......
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January 9, 2024
Arte-Art
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Hola Cultura
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SPEL Stories
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......
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December 27, 2023
Hola Cultura
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.......
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December 19, 2023
Hola Cultura
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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December 18, 2023
Felices Fiestas
Fiestas de fin de año y buenos deseos
Fiestas de fin de año y buenos deseos...
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December 14, 2023
Hola Cultura
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Environmental Justice
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Society & Culture Team
This week on “The Climate Divide,” how one D.C. neighborhood is striving towards environmental justice
The season finale of “The Climate Divide” reports on the controversy surrounding a chemical plant in Ivy City that’s been......
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December 12, 2023
Hola Cultura
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SPEL Stories
End of the SPEL 2023 fall semester
What do our SPEL interns and fellows think about their time at Hola Cultura this fall? Nearly all (88.9%) say......
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December 7, 2023
Hola Cultura
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Environmental Justice
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Society & Culture Team
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SPEL Stories
This week on “The Climate Divide,” the state of climate action in D.C.
This week’s episode of “The Climate Divide” delves into what the D.C. government is doing to protect residents from climate......
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December 5, 2023
Arts & Humanities Team
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Hola Cultura
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SPEL Stories
In this month’s episode of “Artistas in the Capital,” representation: one puzzle piece at a time
How do you pass down culture? Cook food? Make crafts? Read stories? Two Washington area Latina moms found a fun......
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November 30, 2023
Environmental Justice
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Hola Cultura
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Society & Culture Team
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SPEL Stories
This week on “The Climate Divide,” we discuss Kingman Park’s history of contamination and the local activism that led to constructing D.C.’s Northeast Boundary Tunnel
On this week’s episode of “The Climate Divide,” host Marcelo Jauregui-Volpe speaks with Kingman Park activist Frazer Walton Jr. and......
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November 23, 2023
Environmental Justice
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Hola Cultura
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Society & Culture Team
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SPEL Stories
This week on “The Climate Divide,” we speak with the co-founder of Defensores de la Cuenca
On this week’s episode of “The Climate Divide,” host Marcelo Jauregui-Volpe speaks to Abel Olivo, executive director and co-founder of......
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November 21, 2023
Dance-Baile
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Arts & Humanities Team
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SPEL Stories
Magdalena’s life journey with the beauty of flamenco
The sounds of feet hitting the ground break the silence in the room. At first, it seems impulsive, but then......
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July 10, 2023
Literature-Literatura
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cuentos cortos
La cara al fuego – microrelato
Cuento Corto - microrelato de Álvaro Sánchez...
LEER MÁS
July 3, 2023
DC-Photos
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Featured Photo
Simetría Citadina | City Symmetry III
Collage de fotos: Simetría Citadina | City Symmetry 3...
LEER MÁS
June 26, 2023
Diversity
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Entrevistas
Preservando la historia de la comunidad LGBTQIA+
José Gutiérrez, entrevista en torno a la comunidad LGBTQIA+...
LEER MÁS
June 5, 2023
Literature-Literatura
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cuentos cortos
Artificialidad Inteligente
Inteligencia Artificial, cuento corto. Literatura de anticipación...
LEER MÁS
May 29, 2023
Teatro-DC
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Tributos
Hugo Medrano: In memoriam
Hugo Medrano: in memoriam...
LEER MÁS
May 8, 2023
Arte-Art
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Tributos
Alfredo Arreguín – Adiós maestro
La comunidad artística está de luto ya que el día 24 de abril del presente año dejó de existir uno...
LEER MÁS
April 24, 2023
Environment
Día de la Tierra: un llamado urgente de vida
Día de la Tierra 2023, marcha en Washington DC...
LEER MÁS
April 17, 2023
Environment
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Music-Música
Concierto Amazonia: homenaje al agua
Concierto Amazonia, festival River-Run. Kennedy Center...
LEER MÁS
April 10, 2023
Literature-Literatura
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Reseñas
Ariel Dorfman: Poemas desde “El Otro Lado”
Reseña del libro: ¨Palabras desde el otro lado de la muerte" de Ariel Dorfman...
LEER MÁS
April 3, 2023
Cultural Events-Eventos
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Books
Feria del libro de arte
“Feria del Libro de Arte en la Capital” que se llevó a cabo en el North Hall del Eastern Market...
LEER MÁS
March 27, 2023
Featured Photo
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DC-Photos
Reflexiones en torno al tiempo II
Reflexiones en torno al tiempo 2, collage de fotos...
LEER MÁS
March 20, 2023
Cultural Events-Eventos
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Afro-Latino Culture
Margarita “Tata” Cepeda: la Bomba
Margarita “Tata” Cepeda, La bomba. The National Museum of the American Latino...
LEER MÁS