Luis Manuel Diaz: The Latinx Future Will Not Look Like the Latinx Past
Luis Manuel Diaz
Seeking out the stories flying under the national radar, The Nation and Magnum Foundation are partnering on What’s At Stake, a series of photo essays from across the country through the lenses of independent image-makers.
This week, Luis Manuel Diaz argues that this generation of Latinx young people is more outspoken—about inequality, assimilation, racism, and more—than those that came before.
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“There has been Latinx activism and organizing in this country for as long as the United States has existed, but for my generation of Latinx youth, things seem different: As a group, we seem to be throwing off the heavy burden this places on our shoulders and are confronting head-on the oppressive systems that shape our lives.”