Zakiya Gibbons
NPR's Latino USA
New York, NY, United States
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How a Pair of Pants Changed Mondo Guerra's Life
Maria Hinojosa sat down with the designer to talk about that moment he chose to speak up and live his truth. → Read More
Disney, Race and Politics 101
In addition, we hear about the often forgotten animators of color who have worked at the company's studios. → Read More
Lalo Alcaraz: From Dissident to Consultant
How did the famous cartoonist start as a Disney critic to now working on the inside? → Read More
When You're Accused of Appropriating Your Own Culture
Gina Mei, who is half-white and half-Chinese, learned firsthand just how complicated the politics of cultural appropriation can be. → Read More
Can People of Color Culturally Appropriate?
We discuss with Brihana Gray, John McWhorter, and Walter Thompson Hernandez. → Read More
Being Latino and Southern in the Trump Era
We talk with Southern Latinos —and Southerners in general— to find out how they were feeling about the changing demographics after the election. → Read More
In Search of the (Alleged) Latino Ghost Towns of Alabama
Six years after HB 56, Latino USA visited Albertville and other Alabama towns to find out if they really did become "Latino ghost towns." → Read More
Southern Roadtrip (Part 2)
Our journey through the South continues. → Read More
How Mexicans Carried Atlanta to the Finish Line
Today, Atlanta is a cultural hub—a center for music, movies and TV shows. But that wasn't always the case. → Read More
Southern Roadtrip (Part 1)
Latino USA hits the road! Producers Zakiya Gibbons and Jeanne Montalvo, who both grew up in the South, take host... → Read More
Meet Joe, the First Openly Trans Boy Scout
Joe’s case made history as the first public instance of someone being barred from participating in scouting because of transgender identity. → Read More
Lizzie Velásquez: Turning a Negative Into Positive
"All of my happiness, all of my confidence just sort of disappeared and was taken away with one click of a mouse," says the Texas native. → Read More
Whose Campus Is It Anyway?: Safe Spaces at College
Is it a school’s responsibility to provide an emotionally and physically safe learning environment for all, even if it means disallowing certain language and conversations? → Read More
100 Days: What About Now?
Why do we judge a new president off of the first 100? → Read More
No Longer Hiding in Plain Sight: Dalea Rundblad on Being Intersex
Pop singer Dalea Rundblad shares how learning her diagnosis changed the course of her life, and how she didn’t let it define her. → Read More
What Happened to Josué?
It seems like everyday that are new updates to immigration policy under President Donald Trump’s administration, and that’s making DACA... → Read More
17 and (Not) Pregnant
Back in 2011, Gaby Rodriguez Corona, then 17 years old and a senior in high school, decided to do a... → Read More
The Man Behind Your Favorite Guilty Pleasure TV Shows
When you think of some of the biggest reality shows like The Surreal Life or Flavor of Love, you may... → Read More
Who Ya Gonna Call? ¡Los Supercívicos!
Alex Marin y Kall and Arturo Hernández are redefining crime-fighting in Mexico City with their comedy group, Los Supercívicos. Armed... → Read More
One Hand in Their Pockets, the Other in Their Hearts
At a debate in March, Univision’s Enrique Acevedo introduced Lucia Quiej to the Democratic candidates. She then asked them how... → Read More