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Festival Afrolatino de Washington DC, en Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park

More Than Trees: How One D.C. Program Is Investing in Parks and People

This story is part of Hola Cultura’s investigative series “The Shade Gap.” The series is supported with funds from SpotlightDC......
Washington D.C.'s RFK Stadium has long sat empty and unused.

In Another Giveaway to the Commander’s Billionaire Owner, the D.C. Council Is Set To Waive $1 Million in Fines to Chop Down Irreplaceable Heritage Trees

This story is part of Hola Cultura’s investigative series “The Shade Gap.” The series is supported with funds from SpotlightDC......
June Laska and Ash Femme of Flesh for Fantasy

Latine artists in the alternative and emo scene

In the 1980s, emo music emerged as a genre rooted in the punk, rock and hardcore music scenes in Washington,......
Diego, Mary and Jeronimo, our oral history team, at Spectical Island

The SPEL summer session wraps up with new stories and good vibes!

This summer, our team of Storytelling Program for Experiential Learning (SPEL) interns and fellows has been working hard to bring......
Rebecca Renard-Wilson placed a conservation easement on her family's home in Anacostia to preserve the lush quarter-acre lot

As Development Revs Up in Southeast, One Anacostia Native Is Protecting Her Family’s Land and the Trees That Make It Home

This story is part of Hola Cultura’s investigative series “The Shade Gap.” The series is supported with funds from Spotlight......
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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......
Yelena Rodriguez preforms at the Boston Music Awards in Dec 2024

Yelena Rodriguez aims to motivate others through inspirational music

Award-winning singer-songwriter and Latin Grammy member Yelena Rodriguez had already been crowned Latin Artist of the Year at the Boston......
Insect platter that includes chapulines (grasshoppers), chicatanas (flying leaf-cutter ants) and escamoles (ant larvae)

A new crunch: How restaurants nationwide are adding insects to the menu, honoring Mexican traditions

Once the initial shock of eight tiny legs passes, what’s left is a taco packed with crunch and tang. Covered......
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Eddie Palmieri, adiós maestro

El gran rumbero del piano nos ha dejado con su recuerdo, partió el 6 de agosto a la edad de......
Our Boston team’s recreation of the 1979 photo shows how Boston’s skyline has changed

Then/Now: A changing East Boston waterfront

“I just think, like that looks like what everyone perceives as a simpler time, before everything got away from us.......
Former “My Culture, Mi Gente” mural in D.C.

Before and After: Remembering a neighborhood mural

How time flies and comes back around! Today we fondly remember the D.C. street mural, “My Culture, Mi Gente,” resurfacing......
Cropped cover of the "The Grand Paloma Resort” by Cleyvis Natera

Cleyvis Natera on community, labor and love

Set against the backdrop of the luxury tourist industry in the Dominican Republic, “The Grand Paloma Resort,” Cleyvis Natera’s much-anticipated......
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Elizabeth Gearin with Absalom “Ab” Jordan, chair of the community group, Friends of Oxon Run Park

Elizabeth Gearin Tackles the Unexplored Consequences of Greener Cities

In previous reporting, Hola Cultura’s podcast “The Climate Divide” has shared insights from experts who express growing concern over the......
Cover of The Sons of El Rey by Alex Espinoza

“The Sons of El Rey” and the masks we hide behind

As Ernesto Vega, a legendary Mexican luchador, waits on his deathbed for his final breath, he has no choice but......
Catholic University is the top deforester in D.C. since 2020, largely due to the removal of more than 300 trees to make way for the installation of a massive solar farm on its campus. Credit: Darrow Montgomery/file

The Shade Gap: How Development Is Taking a Toll on D.C.’s Tree Canopy, Putting Human Health At Risk

This story is part of Hola Cultura’s investigative series “The Shade Gap,” supported by Spotlight DC and a seed grant......
SPEL interns and fellows engage in a weekly session during the 2025 spring semester

The SPEL team wraps up the spring 2025 semester!

¡Hasta luego (see you later)! As we approach the beginning of summer, we have just said goodbye to Hola Cultura’s......
Exteriors of D.C. restaurants Grill From Ipanema (left) and Mama Chepa Cocina Latina (right)

How tariffs are affecting Latin American restaurants in the District

Each week, Alcy De Souza treks across the Potomac River to the Restaurant Depot in Alexandria to restock on wholesale......
Jahir Munoz (left) and Saul Alegria (right) at their high school graduations

An unclear future: undocumented students share their story

Jahir Muñoz and Saul Alegria have a lot in common. The pair are both seniors at the University of Delaware,......
Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice by Anna Lapera

Book review: Anna Lapera’s ‘Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice’

“Mom, you have to read this book!” Usually, I’m the one pushing my favorite young reader books onto my 10-year-old......
Group of the participating artists and moderators at the ArteVoces Celebration & Panel Discussion

ArteVoces event recap

We’re still feeling the love from last Wednesday — thank you to our 6 incredible artists who shared their stories,......
Choke: Sucede hasta en las mejores familias 2

Choke: teatro de reflexión en GALA

Choke es la nueva producción del teatro GALA que se luce esta vez con una pieza de temática contemporánea. La......
Hand holding a copy of Women Surrounded by Water by Patricia Coral

Patricia Coral on hybridity and memoirs in “Women Surrounded by Water”

“Women Surrounded by Water,” a 2024 memoir filled with poetry, photographs and narrative, snaps you out of your reading comfort......
Writer workplace with scattered letters stationery, a typewriter, and crumpled paper balls with pencils

Introducing Hola Cultura’s monthly book column, Hola Escritores!

This Friday Hola Cultura is launching Hola Escritores, a monthly column to uplift Latine writers and literature. This initiative will......
Graphic: Join us on April 23 for the ArteVoces celebration!

Join us on April 23 for the ArteVoces celebration!

A street photographer drawn to hidden stories; a ceramicist who uses her art to connect with her home country; and......
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Ecuadorian-born visual artist Nando Álvarez

Nando Álvarez: la justicia social a través de su arte

*Read in English. Para Nando Álvarez, artista visual nacido en Ecuador, el arte ha sido una presencia constante desde que......
Part of the exhibition “¡De última hora!: Latinas Report Breaking News”

Entrevista a las curadoras de “¡De última hora! Latinas Report Breaking News”

*Read in English. ¿Sabías que las mujeres han trabajado como reporteras y redactoras en periódicos estadounidenses en español desde el......
Dibujo de mujer CU

No fue en el bar – poema

Poema femenino entre el amor y el placer...
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Homenaje a Mount Pleasant

Video ejercicio en torno a la emblematica esquina de Mount Pleasant y Lamont...
El ajolote mexicano, o Axolotl, na especie está en peligro de extinción

El Axolotl en peligro

El ajolote mexicano, o Axolotl, es una especie está en peligro de extinción...
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Fin de semana de San Valentín

La pregunta por hacerse es: ¿por qué no tenemos un fin de semana del amor? O de San Valentín, o...
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Cumpleaños surreal

A 100 anos del manifiesto surrealista...
El Conde, filme de Pablo Larrain 1

El Conde en blanco y negro

Reseña del filme "El Conde" de 2023...
Simetría Citadina | City Symmetry V - prom

Simetría Citadina | City Symmetry  V

Simetría Citadina | City Symmetry V. Simetría Citadina es una serie fotográfica en torno a las figuras, las sombras...
José Agustín (1944–2024), escritor, dramaturgo, ensayista, guionista, profesor y periodista mexicano

José Agustín, in memoriam

José Agustín (1944–2024). In memoriam...
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El abrazo-homenaje a los derechos civiles

The Embrace, escultura a MLK,en Boston...
El último de La Habana, Ed. Arte Publico Press CU

El máximo habano – reseña

Reseña: The ultimate havana, Ed. Arte Publico Press...