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Uzi Pecina en Dallas

Por siempre 18: Uzi Pecina aparentaba estar bien, pero no era así

Note: To read this story in English click here: “Forever 18” Uzi Pecina portaba una sonrisa contagiosa y un estilo impecable, un completo “sneakerhead”. Como músico, escuchaba música de reggaeton, particularmente Daddy Yankee, y tocaba en la banda de su padre, Trio Aztlan, y en su propia banda, Theta Intellect. Orgullosamente, se identificaba como mexicoamericano….

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Latina Veteran Pursues Healing Through Poetry

For Iraq War veteran Lucky Garcia, poetry has become a form of therapy and fuel for her activism in Kansas City.

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Latino Arts Festival Celebrates Vibrant Culture

The Kansas City area’s Chicanx culture is a fusion of tradition and art. This fusion took center stage at the Latino Arts Festival on Saturday. Horses nodded and pranced to the beat of banda on the grassy side of Bethany Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Lowriders lined the street close by, hoods agape, chrome shining…

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Deanna Munñoz with the Fab Five of "Queer Eye"

A Chicana in the Midwest

Accessibility to youth arts programs is important to Deanna Muñoz, who considers herself “200% Chicana.” “Queer Eye” helped make her dream come true.

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Argentine mural by Jose Faus and Alisha Gambino

What More Latinx Murals in KC Mean For Representation

curiousKC investigates the question: ‘Why aren’t there more Latinx murals in Kansas City?”

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