Community
Tecoyame: Mexico’s Oldest Black Community, Four Centuries On
Four centuries have passed since the arrival of African slaves on Mexican shores, yet the legacy of Mexico's oldest Black community endures, a testament to resilience in the face...
Education
Baystate Academy to Host Latin Night in Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month
WHAT: Baystate Academy Charter Public School will host its annual Latin Night and bring together the diverse diaspora of Hispanic cultures to share in...
Diaspora
After electrifying Colombian voters, Francia Marquez makes history
Francia Marquez's historic election as Colombia's first-ever Black vice president marks a monumental moment in the nation's history, resonating with significance far beyond its...
Community
SALSA SAL PA’ FUERA Latino Cultural Annual Events returns to Riverfront Park
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. – Sunday, July 24th. 2022 from 4 pm-9 pm Salsa Sal Pa' Fuera Cultural Annual Events recognizes that Springfield’s’ rich Diversity includes 52% of the...
Community
The Prosser Files by Marlene Prosser
Ohana Hussle owned by Shanika
Shanika was born in Holyoke. She obtained her high school diploma through a non-traditional program and moved forward with her...
Africa
News From Africa to the Caribbean
Ethiopia weighs options after exclusion from AGOA
Ethiopia is scrambling to find new export markets after being shut out of the lucrative US market over...
Diaspora
The Limitations Of ‘Latinidad’: How Colorism Haunts ‘In The Heights’
MONICA CASTILLO - NPR.Org
On the Monday after the release of In the Heights, its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda posted not a congratulatory note but an...
Art
Green Fox Wood Work & Artistry
With These Hands We Create
By Marlene Prosser
David was born and raised in Springfield in the Upper Hill District. His love for woodworking stems from...
LatinX
Reinstating the LIFE Act and Eliminating Entry Bars Would Allow Millions of Immigrants To Stay With Their Families, New CAP Column Underscores
By Silva Mathema, Nicole Prchal Svajlenka, and Sofia Carratala
Washington, D.C. — As Congress and the Biden administration move toward creating a more fair, humane,...
Community
So, Who Oversees Your Lighting?
By Gregoria Villafane
Not sure if I was indeed born to do great things or just exist in a world until my calling day –...
LatinX
There are Politicians and Then there are People Who Simply Want Healthy Change – Holyoke’s Jose Maldonado and Jennifer Keitt, Say they are Running...
Written by: Terry Gibson
Incorporated as its own township in 1850, Holyoke, MA is one of the earliest planned industrial cities in the United States....