Author: michelangelo
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Por Estos Días en mi Patio
Everything I feel is kneaded together because these months I lock myself up,Words do not hide the feelings of these moments,From each drop of anxiety, my spirit frees me to know of another new day. So that, because you wonder about this uncertainty of the future,I know that every day more, even though I risk…
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Presente Present
Time passes slowlyClock hands floatSlowly moving between the hoursAnd here I sit, I wait My mind mixes memories and dreamspast and futuretrapping me in a confusing cloudof hope and disappointment The mechanical sound, silence of the wage earnerwho tries to place his mind in the jobwhile his volatile heartescapes looking for meaning And the depth…
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Más Fuerte Juntos
“Más fuerte juntos!”the first comment amid the long list of names and numbers.Stop with the clichés, but, yes,Thank you, Marisa $300 Isaac $25 Anonymous $100 Cristina $1200 Anonymous $150 [Submit] … The total now reads $733,159 … Scrolling down, There it is: Anonymous $____ … Together withJose, Eliza, Anonymous,Palmira and Marcos, Anonymous,Eric, Rachel, John, E,…
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Latino Heritage – Daniel Castro
I grew up as a white dude. I grew up speaking English in white suburbia that had zero Latin culture. There was only one thread connecting me to my Latin roots, my dad. As an immigrant from Peru, my dad fought against the tide to keep my siblings and I connected to our heritage, but…
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Zoila Cortes
What does identitad mean to me? It means perseverance and resilience. It means immigrating to the United States at the age of five to a space that did not want my family and does not want it twenty years later. Every year pierdo un poquito de mi Español and I am scared that I am…
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Xochitl Wilson
Who is Xochitl Wilson (formerly Gandarilla)? My entire existence has dealt (🤦🏻♂️🤣) with correcting people how to properly say my name. So much so that even I no longer say it correctly.Needless to say, thick skin has been developing since I started school here in the U.S., which was first grade. This flower (meaning of…
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Hispanic Heritage Month 2020
COVID-19 Vaccines are what? So #COVIDvaccines are now available for children < 12 years of age…#BoosterShots are being pushed out…questions on the effects of #Vaccines on #PregnantWomen & children are roaming…AND everyone is looking to YOU for the answers… Register for our upcoming event w/ World Voices Media on Thursday, November 11th at 12pm central…
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Immigrant Heritage Month 2020
COVID-19 Vaccines are what? So #COVIDvaccines are now available for children < 12 years of age…#BoosterShots are being pushed out…questions on the effects of #Vaccines on #PregnantWomen & children are roaming…AND everyone is looking to YOU for the answers… Register for our upcoming event w/ World Voices Media on Thursday, November 11th at 12pm central…
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When Care Comes Home
COVID-19 Vaccines are what? So #COVIDvaccines are now available for children < 12 years of age…#BoosterShots are being pushed out…questions on the effects of #Vaccines on #PregnantWomen & children are roaming…AND everyone is looking to YOU for the answers… Register for our upcoming event w/ World Voices Media on Thursday, November 11th at 12pm central…
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Juntos Si Podemos
COVID-19 Vaccines are what? So #COVIDvaccines are now available for children < 12 years of age…#BoosterShots are being pushed out…questions on the effects of #Vaccines on #PregnantWomen & children are roaming…AND everyone is looking to YOU for the answers… Register for our upcoming event w/ World Voices Media on Thursday, November 11th at 12pm central…