With May marking three years since she first sat in The Takeaway’s host chair, Vega discusses charting the race beat in mainstream media, mothering as a solo parent during the pandemic, sage advice on excelling in journalism, and more. 

While Mother's Day is touted as a time to honor a venerated mother figure especially in Latinx culture, this mini anthology offers different perspectives on motherhood from Vanessa Mártir’s Writing the Mother Wound workshop.

Very few monographs are presently available on the study of Latinx children’s literature. Side by Side is likely the first, and only one, with a focus on Puerto Rican youth literature and culture, both from the island and its diaspora.

Featuring 10 microreviews of upcoming poetry titles and a complete list of 30 forthcoming publications to check out as National Poetry Month comes to a close.

The new Corredor Afro in Loíza, Puerto Rico presents a groundbreaking exhibition featuring the artwork of Black Puerto Rican artists.

Through experiments with poetic form, the poet and essayist explores both personal and universal themes of grief, as well as love for Black life in their third collection.

Read a review of El Museo del Barrio’s first national large-scale survey of Latinx contemporary art featuring more than 40 artists from across the United States and Puerto Rico.

On the importance of Ethnic Studies in higher education, and the role of community in Latinx epistemologies and learning designs.