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Don’t Call It A Caste System: History of Latin America & Why They Celebrate Fiestas Patrias
The reason may surprise you, cuz no it’s not about “freedom” state celebrations are always about power and erasing or creating continuity with the past.
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How Early-2000s Reggaeton Served as My Entry Point to Latin Music
A personal essay on the impact artists like Daddy Yankee, La Factoría, and Wisin y Yandel had on me growing up in a cucacious world as a brown girl.
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Asian Latinx History Is Latin American History, So Why Are They Left Out?
It’s Hispanic Heritage month officially! Bet you didn’t know about Asian slavery in the Americas. If you’re from Latin America there is also a good…
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Kim Kardashian and Byron Can Both F*ck Off
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Are you feeling super Hispanic? Cuz it’s Hispanic Heritage Month— yay?
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We’ll never be royals.
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Keep my wife’s name out your f*kin mouth
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The Montoya Minute: Week of January 13th
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How Early-2000s Reggaeton Served as My Entry Point to Latin Music
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We’ll never be royals.
But why is everyone sooooo disrespectful? All she did was colonize and vibe #yasqueen. It’s giving peasant. Lol ew.
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Are you feeling super Hispanic? Cuz it’s Hispanic Heritage Month— yay?
Why are the “Hispanics” like this? Let’s do a deep dive.
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Keep my wife’s name out your f*kin mouth
To slap a heaux or not to slap a heaux? And why do ppl care so much is the question?
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“This whole story is completely true. Except for all the parts that are totally made up.“
Is it American Culture to sympathize with shitty people? I’m thinking yes.
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Byron is forgiving your student loans— SIKE! He hates us.
If 46 million Americans have student loan debt, and they only forgive 100,000 people did Biden follow through with his campaign promises?
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Stop Being Poor! Jk! But Really, It’s Ruining The Economy. Why do you hate freedom?
The straight lies that elites tell us about why don’t deserve money. Never forget 2020. Let’s talk about it.
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Kim Kardashian and Byron Can Both F*ck Off
What in the Women’s History Month is going on? Better get back to work and drive to the office because “nobody wants to work anymore.” We’re such bad…
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