Please read Baruch professor Regina A. Bernard’s essay, ‘Why We Can’t Breathe:” “This essay, this moment in my life, was supposed to be about something else. This was supposed to be about my body. This wasn’t supposed to be about … Continue reading Why We Can’t Breathe

Baruch BLS Professor Karanja Carroll found this article from Teen Vogue about Luisa Capetillo, one of our sheros whose story was the focus of scholarship by CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez: “When we speak of iconic Latina feminists, a … Continue reading Luisa Capetillo, Puerto Rican Feminist

In The United States, many people think Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican independence.  But Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico’s longshot victory against France in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. In the early 1960s, Mexican-American … Continue reading The Truth About Cinco de Mayo