HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

Chalkbeat spoke to Hispanic and Latino teachers and students this month about how COVID-19 affected them and how they are celebrating their cultures.

On this last day of National Heritage Month, we were joined by a Detroit author who is educating children about Latin culture and showing them that everyone who is Hispanic or Latinx does not necessarily look the same. She has written the book, “Latina Looks Like Me,” a personal story of her own upbringing.

Mexican and Michigan innovators were able to come together in a big way during this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month. “It’s such an honor to bring some of my people to experience the richness of Michigan,” Páez said. Fernando Alba, executive director of economic development for the city of Juárez who led the delegation, noted the similarities Juárez and Detroit share. The delegation also included representatives from companies including Dell, Microsoft, the Artificial Intelligence Center, National Polytechnic Institute, Technology Hub, Technology Development Institute and the Technical Institute of Juárez. Presently, electric vehicles make up only about 2 percent of U.S. auto sales, which is well behind Europe and China.

The Lopez family put their roots down in Southwest Detroit 30 years ago, but the roots that matter most are the ones that come from Mexico -- and what they make from it is something they can’t wait to share.

As we approach the end of Hispanic Heritage Month, we decided to check out one of the hottest coffee trends that’s being talked about everywhere from social media to the New York Times, horchata cold brewed coffee.

Throughout the years, the National Football League has worked extensively to grow the game of football in Mexico -- from playing a regular-season game each year in Mexico City, to starting up more youth programs in the country to get kids involved from a young age.

Chef Luis Garza is hoping to bring some of the traditional Mexican food from his home to his new home one piece at a time.

The event awards different Hispanic entrepreneurs, influencers, essential workers, community organizers, philanthropists, volunteers and more for giving back.

A variety of classes are being taught at COMPÁS in Southwest Detroit.

It is one of the most famous songs recorded, depicting one of the most famous tragedies in music history.

FLINT, MI -- Mott Community College will celebrate Native Peoples and Hispanic Heritage Month with a Peace & Dignity Ceremony next week. The college is set to host its 29th annual ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10 at the Flint campus, 1401 E. Court St. MCC faculty member Celia Perez-Booth and Foundation for Mott Community College (FMCC) Board member Sixto Olivo will host the ceremony. “Mott Community College is committed to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion, not only for the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, but also for the multi-cultural diversity of our community,” Lennetta Coney, president of the FMCC, said. “This year we celebrate the 29th Anniversary of the Peace & Dignity Ceremony on our campus as we welcome people from all cultures to join us.”The ceremony is sponsored by the Foundation for Mott Community College.

More and more Hispanic families are joining the Catholic church. The Archdiocese of Detroit said it has seen a 49% increase since 2016.

The Inspiration4 mission taking place in the midst of Hispanic Heritage Month brought to mind two trailblazing astronauts.

There are about 40 murals in Southwest Detroit that were painted in the last decade.

Feeding the masses with fresh, flavorful food from his hometown is a job Erik Galindo takes seriously. Michelle Oliver takes us to Dine in the D at Galindo's.

It is Hispanic Heritage Month, and a new shop that just opened its doors in the Eastern Market district is highlighting a taste of Mexican culture right here in Detroit.

One of golf’s more entertaining events, the Ryder Cup, begins on Friday and figures to be a lively and must-see event, once again, for golf and sports fans throughout the world.

We’re checking out La Jalisciense Supermercado y Taqueria in Southwest Detroit this Tasty Tuesday, munching on fresh Mexican foods in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

GRAND HAVEN, MI – Hispanic Heritage Month is kicking off in Grand Haven with a weeklong celebration of all Spanish-speaking cultures. The Grand Haven Hispanic Heritage Fiesta runs from Sunday, Sept. 19 through Saturday, Sept. 25. Organized by Tri-Cities Puentes Initiative, the fiesta was first held in 2019 to celebrate Hispanic heritage and the Latinx members of the community. Gretchen Whitmer signed a proclamation recognizing September as Hispanic Heritage Month to celebrate the more than 564,000 Hispanic and Latinx residents in Michigan. More information about the Grand Haven Hispanic Heritage Fiesta can be found at es.tcpuentes.org.

Nearly 20% of Americans are Latino or Hispanic and they buy more movie tickets per capita. But a new report says just 7% of all lead characters in 2019's top-grossing films were Hispanic or Latino.

COVID devastated many Latino families. During Hispanic Heritage Month, tell us about your culture, identity, and how your school community has supported you.

Today marks the first day of National Hispanic Heritage Month and as we begin to celebrate the rich Hispanic culture here in the community we want to shine a light on some of Detroit’s magnificent murals. The artwork draws visitors from across the country and the world to our city. One artist is celebrating the Hispanic culture through his own vibrant murals he has created throughout the area, and in particular Southwest Detroit.

MORRIS TWP., MI — Communities from within Genesee County indulged in food, traditional musical acts, cultural exhibitions and vendors at a longtime event that celebrates Mexican culture. The 63rd Fiesta Mexicana began on Saturday, Sept. 11 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 2316 W. Coldwater Road, in Mt. The free event is the largest celebration of Latin culture outside of Detroit and Grand Rapids, according to event organizers. “Fiesta Mexicana started in 1957 and at the time, the Hispanic population in Flint was growing,” Father Paul Donnelly of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church told MLive-The Flint Journal. Read more:Fiesta Mexicana in Flint area to celebrate Mexican culture with food and entertainmentMichigan’s Best Local Eats: This ‘beast’ pizza in Fenton will feed you and all your friendsNight Market at the Flint Farmers’ Market to showcase international street food, music and dance

The number of lives lost in the 9/11 attacks likely would have been higher had William Rodriguez not been one of five people to have this inside the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

Imagine coming into work one day like you normally do, but then later on, frantically embarking on a mission in which the success of it might result in your death.

Tom Flores got up during his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech and gave a reason as to why he was the second speaker of all the inductees that night.

DETROIT – This Hispanic Heritage Month, one Detroit artist is using his talent to urge minorities to vote ahead of the November election. The young artist from southwest Detroit has an impressive following on social media, but his mural projects are about more than garnering likes. “(It) would be amazing if I could use my platform for something positive.”The first-generation Mexican American has never registered to vote before. Freddy picked a spot in Southwest Detroit for his mural, at the corner of Joy Road and Piedmont Street, to reach other minority and first-time voters. You can vote from home, and it doesn’t have to be on November 2 or 3 -- you can vote early,” Diaz said.

DETROIT – Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month and Local 4 is celebrating a Mexican-American business that has spent years serving their community on Detroit’s west side. They’ve helped me a lot.”The community supported her after her husband died in 2005, just two years after opening ESI Hardware Store on Lawndale Street, just north of Lafayette Boulevard. owning a hardware store as a female has its challenges“Some men don’t respect us. For a woman to own a hardware store, I think is very bad because they think we don’t know anything,” Fuentes said. MORE: Hispanic Heritage

We are in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month and today artist Mario Mendez called joined Live In The D to talk about the DIA’s new exhibit, “Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos 2020”. An ofrenda is an alter covered in items relating to a person who has passed away, and serve as a way to honor them. Over time, they’ve developed influences from Aztec, Mayan, and Spanish cultures, and now even modern items are added to ofrendas. The exhibit is open until Nov 8., and visitors can visit in person, or through a 360 virtual exhibit at the DIA’s website. Mendez created an ofrenda for the exhibit dedicated to workers, especially in developing countries, who have died.

DETROIT – Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month and Local 4 is celebrating a Mexican-American success story on Detroit’s west side. RELATED: Here’s why Hispanic Heritage Month starts in the middle of SeptemberJust off Vernor Highway at Ferdinand Street is Lotus Essences and ArteSano Cafe & Juice Bar, both owned by Mayra Torres. “To me it was something very important, very emotive to be able to help other women,” Torres said. "I don’t know what would have been during this timeMost of all, she’s grateful she gets to honor her heritage by sharing it with the community. It’s Hispanic pride.”MORE: Hispanic Heritage

Real talk: Monday is National Taco Day, and we’ve been brainstorming ways to mark the occasion.

Gretchen Whitmer has issued a proclamation declaring Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 as Hispanic Heritage Month. There are more 60 million Hispanic Americans in the United States, and the cultural, economic, and artistic contributions of Hispanic communities continue to enrich Michigan’s society, Whitmer said. “During this month I want to encourage everyone to appreciate and recognize the countless achievements and contributions Hispanic Americans have made to this great state,” Whitmer said. Hispanic Americans have acted as entrepreneurs, educators, trailblazers, activists, artists and so much more. To view the proclamation, click the link below:Special section: Hispanic Heritage Month

True Colors, a documentary series that celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting the richness of Hispanic culture, begins today, Tuesday, Sept. 29 on Peacock. True Colors celebrates Latino culture and Hispanic trailblazers including Alex Rodríguez, John Leguizamo, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mario Lopez, Ellen Ochoa, Laurie Hernandez, Lele Pons and Ángela Aguilar and their contributions to various fields. The series begins today, exclusively on Peacock, will be spotlighting Alex Rodriguez, former baseball player and current businessman and philanthropist. Where can I watch True Colors? You can watch it on Peacock, the streaming service that offers hundreds of movies, binge-worthy TV shows, sports, news, and culture for free.

DETROIT – A local business is being praised for trying to break barriers in the City of Detroit. The company is a digital marketing and public relations firm that serves businesses in Detroit. He knows a lot about what it takes to integrate members of the Hispanic community to fit in with the city. “Well, when I think about Hispanic Heritage Month, I think that I am the amalgamation of two different cultures. “The first one is that black and brown people started working together more closely.

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It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, and what a better way to celebrate than with some flavorful and easy recipes that can be made in an Instant Pot or an air fryer?

Known for their popular tres leches cake, made with three kinds of milk, rum, and soaked in a delicious sauce, Mexicantown Bakery showed off some of their other baked goods to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The business is family owned, and sister of the owner Cecilia Benedict spoke with Live in the D live from Mexicantown. Benedict said that food is an important part of Mexican and other Hispanic cultures because it brings communities together in everything from celebration to mourning. Customers don’t have to go far for their drinks either since Mexicantown Bakery also serves a variety of Hispanic coffee and espresso beverages. Tati personally recommended the tres leches cake and cuban coffee as her go-to orders from the bakery.

An argument bubbles over which coffee makes the best espresso.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- The Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) will offer free virtual experiences for Hispanic Heritage Month. The library has collaborated with local organizations, community members and businesses to offer programming for kids and adults that will highlight and celebrate the Latinx community, according to a news release. GRPL patrons and community members can tune in to the free, educational and entertaining series on the library’s Facebook page and Youtube channel through Nov. 2. Community members can drop by any participating restaurant on Saturday, Oct. 31 and Sunday, Nov. 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. The library will continue its celebrations of Hispanic Heritage Month with storytimes, panel discussions, lectures and more.

Southwest Detroit – From the brightly colored murals to their sizzling fajitas, La Palapa del Parian gives you a taste of Mexico. This new restaurant, located in Southwest Detroit, gets part of its name from the small city in Mexico where the owners are from, El Parian. “It’s a little town in Guadalajara, Jalisco,” said Nancy Diaz-Lopez, the owner. They have live mariachi.”The “La Palapa” part of their name is a nod to how the restaurant got started. If you would like to try La Palapa Del Parian, it is located at 1633 Lawndale Street in Southwest Detroit.

Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off with countries celebrating independence days.

As if there aren’t enough reasons to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, simply watching your TV is another great way to pay tribute.

LOS ANGELES – Gloria Estefan, Alex Rodriguez and Eva Longoria will be among the participants in a monthlong online celebration of Latino contributions to television. It’s the first such event by Paley to coincide with Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Among the highlights of the event (all times Eastern):— “A Tribute to Hispanic Achievements on Television,” 8 p.m. Wednesday on Yahoo Entertainment. Estefan, Longoria, Edward James Olmos, Jimmy Smits and George Lopez are among those participating, with Soledad O’Brien as moderator. — “Telemundo’s ‘La Reina del Sur’: A Conversation with the Stars,” Oct. 2, Yahoo Entertainment and Yahoo en Español.

It might have been more than a half-century ago, but the impact of the Delano grape strike will always be felt -- not only in Hispanic history, but labor history in general.

With both the start of Hispanic Heritage Month and the National Football League season converging this month, what better time to look back at the first known Hispanic player to play in the NFL?

The month of September is Hispanic Heritage Month, and we want to see how you and your family celebrate.

If social media existed 455 years ago, a historic feat produced by a Spanish man probably would’ve made feeds all around the world.

The initiative is backed by the group Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino. The journey toward a Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino began in 2004. Other museums in the making for minority groupsLatino people aren't the only ones trying to get a national Smithsonian museum. In this congressional session alone, there are similar bills for a Smithsonian Women's History Museum, a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture, and a National Museum of Irish American History. Of all the bills, the Women's History Museum has the most traction.

President Donald Trump is accusing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of trying to distract voters from the Democratic impeachment inquiry with promises to work with the White House on lowering drug prices and other initiatives. "Nancy Pelosi just said that she is interested in lowering prescription drug prices & working on the desperately needed USMCA. Lowering drug prices and impeachment "have nothing to do with each other," Pelosi told reporters. Just last week, Pelosi said she hoped to work with Trump on a bill to lower prescription drug prices even after launching a formal impeachment inquiry. The bill would need to pass not only the House but the Republican-controlled Senate and be signed by Trump.

It's Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrities like Emilio Estefan are joining an effort to build a Latino Museum in Washington, D.C.

It is Hispanic Heritage Month, and what a better way to celebrate than with some flavorful and easy recipes that can be made in an Instant Pot? The Instant Pot is a fantastic way to cook meat so it's super tender in a short period of time, so it's perfect for things like pork carnitas and chicken enchiladas. Achieving the most tender pork in the Instant Pot is easier than baking a cake. The best part about this Instant Pot recipe is that everything is cooked inside the pot, so you don't end up dirtying every pot and pan in the kitchen. You will never cook ground beef for tacos any other way after you do it in the Instant Pot.

Hispanic Heritage Month is coming, and what a better way to celebrate than with some flavorful and easy recipes that can be made in an Instant Pot? The Instant Pot is a fantastic way to cook meat so that it’s super tender in a short period of time, so it’s perfect for things like carnitas and chicken enchiladas. Achieving the most tender pork in the Instant Pot is easier than baking a cake. The best part about this Instant Pot recipe is that everything is cooked inside the pot, so you don’t end up dirtying every other pot and pan in the kitchen. You will never cook ground beef for tacos any other way after you do it in the Instant Pot.

It is Hispanic Heritage Month, and what a better way to celebrate than with some flavorful and easy recipes that can be made in an Instant Pot? The Instant Pot is a fantastic way to cook meat so it's super tender in a short period of time, so it's perfect for things like pork carnitas and chicken enchiladas. Achieving the most tender pork in the Instant Pot is easier than baking a cake. The best part about this Instant Pot recipe is that everything is cooked inside the pot, so you don't end up dirtying every pot and pan in the kitchen. You will never cook ground beef for tacos any other way after you do it in the Instant Pot.

(CNN) - Google kicked off the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month with a Doodle tribute to Mexican-American botanist and explorer Yns Mexa. "I wasn't aware of who Yns Mexa was, but when I started the project and researched her life, I was amazed at her accomplishments," Lora said in a Q&A with Google. According to Google, Mexa embarked on her first plant-collection trip on this day in 1925. She collected about 150,000 plant specimens, and some estimate that about 500 of those were previously undiscovered. Scientists continue to study Mexa's samples to this day, and the plant specimens she collected are housed in museums and institutions around the world.

Each year, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, so if youre not marking the occasion already, maybe its time to start. Everyone could bring a Latin dish and maybe provide some background on its history. Find Spark recommends showcasing famous paintings or photography by Hispanic artists or about Latin America. This doesnt have to be a massive undertaking -- you could check out your local options; maybe a nearby university or library could help you get some inspiration. Go support a nearby Hispanic establishment, restaurant, museum or venue.

Each year, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, so if you’re not marking the occasion already, maybe it’s time to start.

Each year, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, so if youre not marking the occasion already, maybe its time to start. Everyone could bring a Latin dish and maybe provide some background on its history. Find Spark recommends showcasing famous paintings or photography by Hispanic artists or about Latin America. This doesnt have to be a massive undertaking -- you could check out your local options; maybe a nearby university or library could help you get some inspiration. Go support a nearby Hispanic establishment, restaurant, museum or venue.