In the past, I’ve used my platform as a place to escape, full of happy, airy content. With travel being put on hold and the rising of the Black Lives Matter Movement, I have felt a calling to create more meaningful content, with a permanent space on my blog. Here’s where I Speak Up.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
September 30, 2021 Being Latina is something I’m very proud of. But it’s also something I’ve struggled with a lot in many ways, as I’m sure many “minorities,” for lack of a better word, can understand. Growing up in Alabama, racism was all around me. It was something I did not understand as a child; […]
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A Victory for Women
June 28, 2021 Saturday was one of the most historical moments of our lifetime. I personally do not like talking about politics on my blog because I believe every person is entitled to their own opinion and I’m not here to argue. I can agree with policies on both sides and I think it’s important […]
A Year of Change
Anyone else feel like 2020 is going to be a year we’ll remember forever? I think it’s fitting to say this is a year of change, a year (hopefully!) of progress, and a year that will make us all stronger and better people in many ways. But when you think about it, how far have we really come?
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