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Bad Bunny is Redefining What It Means to be American

We're often told the American dream allows anyone to succeed, regardless of where they come from... Yet, for immigrants, that promise at times seems like a lie, something the Latino rapper and worldwide sensation, Bad Bunny, [has] made clear. 
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Romeo Santos and Prince Royce: What is Their Responsiblity to the Latino Community?

Bachata is a beloved Latin music and dance style, but this hasn't always been the case. Early bachata was stigmatized because of its origins in the Dominican Republic's more rural, often poor areas with limited access to education. First called "belero campesino," or "commoners dance," this style of music was despised by Rafael Trujillo, the Dominican dictator at the time. During Trujillo's reign, music was monopolized by Trujio and his family.
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Taylor Swift_Was it a Dog Whistle

Graphic by Maya Pegues The thing about a dog whistle is that it lives inside a house with its roommate’s “plausible deniability” and “it’s not that deep.” What one person
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Atlanta’s Annual Dogwood Festival

Photos taken by Jordan Yates and Jackson Newcomer The Dogwood festival is a annual celebration of the visual and performative artistry that powers the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Children and
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The World of a True Tortured Poet

Graphic courtesy of Adriana Colon Twenty-eight-year-old Toronto native, Mustafa, spends the 40-minute course of his 12-song album singing street folklore. Mustafa the Poet has been working within the industry since
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