Briana L. Ureña-Ravelo is an educator, organizer, cultural critic and semi-retired punk scenester from Michigan, currently based in the West Side of Chicago. Her interests include the Midwest, Afro-Latine culture and history, Black and Indigenous resistance and futures, abolition, sweets, DIY music scenes and her cat.
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What’s The Deal With The Latine Vote?
The diverse Latine experience, shaped by factors like immigration status, race and class, is too often oversimplified—both by outsiders and within our own communities.
Briana L. Ureña-Ravelo
DispatchCulture
Mutual Aid and Mosh Pits
Punks are stepping up for their communities—one show at a time.
Briana L. Ureña-Ravelo
Culture
No, JoJo Siwa Did Not Invent Gay Pop
Let’s not erase the icons that came before us.
Briana L. Ureña-Ravelo
We need to be united in the fight against fascism and repression.
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