Dolores Huerta – An Icon

In honor of the 2nd Annual Dolores Huerta Lecture (featuring Dolores Huerta) happening today, I thought it would be good to write up a primer to give readers an idea of who Dolores Huerta was and why she is an important figure in the Latin@ community. Dolores Huerta was born in Dawson, New Mexico in …

An Ode to My Five Fathers

According to society, the definition of a father is someone who is a good provider. As a provider, he will support a family financially, he will fix all the broken things in a home and he will discipline children. He will be a physical and emotional presence in his child's life and most importantly will …

Oveous Maximus’ “Dulce de Leche”

In honor of last week's International Women's Day (March 8th), I'm bringing you a spoken word performance by Oveous Maximus, a Puerto Rican poet and  fellow NYC-native who has been featured on Showtime at the Apollo, as a HBO Def Poet, on CurrentTV, and as Grandslam Poetry Champion. In his performance of Dulce De Leche, Oveous explores the …