Explore Hispanic Heritage: Names & Faces

Luis H. Zayas is a professor, social worker and psychologist. In this emotional talk, Zayas discusses  the psychological trauma impacting children separated from their families seeking asylum at the US and Mexico border. He ends by providing solutions to support and treat the children and families humanely.

Why Gen Z Loves Selena So Hard - The Queen of Tejano music inspires reverence among Latinx fans who weren't even alive when she was. Here's how her legacy continues to resonate 27 years after her death.

Sylvia Rivera, a mixed race Venezuelan-Puerto Rican trans woman, was a pioneering LGBT activist who fought tirelessly for trans rights.

Celebrate 15 of the most notable Hispanic Americans whose influence has touched everything from pop culture to politics.

Bronx native Gabby Rivera is the author of the ground-breaking Marvel comic miniseries, America, featuring Marvel’s first Latina LGBTQ character to lead a series. Rivera’s talk explores her childhood as a queer Puerto Rican from the Bronx and her creative thought process in developing the superhero character of America Chavez. 

Major League Baseball brought some of the biggest Hispanic baseball players together to discuss their experience in baseball. A star-studded panel discusses life as Latinos in baseball and the U.S. Hear the stories of how they were discovered, assimilated, and brought their culture to influence MLB.