Giving voice to all communities
Giving voice to all communities
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The self-portrait was one of the Mexican painter's last self-portraits before her death.
Late last year, Congress approved plans for a new Smithsonian museum: the National Museum of the American Latino. Ed O'Keefe takes a look at how a modern museum is built from the ground up. He dives into the debate of how to represent the diversity of Latino cultures in one space, and the importance of where it will be located in Washington, D.C.
"I think COVID has just ripped the Band-Aid off of all of this, or multiple Band-Aids off of these disparities," said Dr. Javaka Moore.
Mendonça's press office confirmed her death in a statement, and said four other passengers on the flight also perished.
"We feel it's wrong for Christie's to be auctioning off anything that belongs to our ancestors," one Taino leader said.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has had his political opponents beaten and thrown in jail and passed legislation making criticism of the government a form of treason. Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the loss of democracy in Nicaragua.
Gun owners are growing more diverse as increasing numbers of underrepresented Americans arm up.
"That's not who I am. I'm about tolerance, love and inclusivity," the Colombian singer said.
The report found audiences respond better to diverse casts, but there are still few roles for Latinx actors.
Nina Perales, the vice president of litigation at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss a civil rights lawsuit against Texas. Several Latino groups are criticizing the state's new redistricting legislation.
