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The Wafers

Angie Cruz presents an excerpt from her novel Dominicana

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Hostias

Angie Cruz presenta un extracto de su novela Dominicana, traducida por Kianny N. Antigua

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Symbols of Latinidades in the 2020 Election

Dr. Michael DeAnda decodes signs of the times

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Say Their Names

Rev. Joanne Rodríguez calls for support of the Open Letter from the Association of Theological Schools Latinx Presidents and Deans. Photo: Mateo Zapata

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The Harlem Lynching Tree, with Poems for Alma

Taylor Alexis Baker presents inspired excerpts from her novel in progress

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Decolonize

Sharon Lee De La Cruz presents a spirited chapter from her graphic memoir I’m a Wild Seed

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My Ancestors’ Keys

Ruth Behar in search of the Jews of Cuba

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Cuerpo Sabio

Poet Marta Lucía Vargas recovers a body of wisdom

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How DMX Prayed

César “CJ” Baldelomar eulogizes the late rapper

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Antiphons

Poet Joshua Robbins casts lines to God

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called to wonder

Radhiyah Ayobami: episodes in the life of a writer as a nomadic substitute teacher

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Embroidery at the Hearth of Faith

Poet Natalia Treviño cross-stitches the sacred and the ordinary

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Wading in the River

Dr. Harold J. Recinos captures the daily struggles of the marginalized in a poetry collection flowing with clarity, agency, and wonder

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Academentia

Dr. Xochitl Alvizo reclaims her intellectual faculties from academia through HTI

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¡Red Alert!

Dr. Neomi De Anda claims red lipstick as a Latina expression of resistance and empowerment

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Learning Jesus

Ana DelCorazón sermonizes on the practice of being open to Holy Spirit

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that’s what you get

Sheila Maldonado presents excerpts from her new collection of poetry

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The Weight of His Words

Tyler Davis reflects on James Cone’s encounter with Latin American Liberation Theology

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Against Anti-Intellectualism

César “CJ” Baldelomar calls for reconsidering the purpose of education in the wake of insurrection at the US Capitol

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¡Por fin!

Elaine Penagos finally lights her San Lázaro candle and says adiós to 2020