Author: BQ Broadside
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Tamales as a Cultural Essential in Latin American Holidays by Anabel Pesantez ’24 | Nuestra Voz
Tamales are traditional in Latin American family gatherings; they are not only a valuable contribution to the dinner menu, but they are also significant culturally, historically, ancestrally, and emotionally. Dating further back than the colonial era, tamales originated around approximately 5000 B.C. – 7000 B.C. within Aztec and/or Mayan civilizations. The true cultural origins of…
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“Untitled” by Anonymous | Nuestra Voz
the leaves of the palm trees blowin the winds of the lands i call homethe suns gleam on white sandy shoresy el yunque rainforest for one to explore santo domingo y san juanson los barrios de mi familiamangú y los tres golpes antes de la iglesiay arroz con guandules para cenar el coqui is a…
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October/November Movie Reviews by the BHSECQ Film Club
At film club, we nominate a weekly movie as a group, and club members watch it over the course of the week to discuss in the following club. When rating movies, we each give our individual rating out of 5, and then the scores are averaged to give us the club rating. Credit: IMDB Donnie…
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“Dark Ghettos Review” by John Walden ’24 | Op-Ed
Have you ever wondered why, despite reform efforts, poverty remains such a prevalent issue in the Black community? Credit: Barnes & Noble “Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform” by philosopher Tommie Shelby is an aptly titled political philosophical work of normative theory that delves into issues of institutional racism, justice, and injustice that underlies the…