PALABRAS: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist Carlos Harrison Discusses 'The Ghosts of Hero Street' and the Roots of Civil Rights

In this edition of Latin Post's "Palabras" series, the astounding Carlos Harrison discusses civil rights, the importance of legacy and the immigrant experience in the U.S.

PALABRAS: Author Meg Medina Discusses 'Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass' and the Importance of Everyone's Story

"Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass" author Meg Medina had to revisit her own run-ins with bullies during junior high to create the empowering work.

PALABRAS: Lila Quintero Weaver, Author of Graphic Memoir "Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White" Explores Identity and the Mysteries of Creativity

Buenos Aires, Argentina was home to author-illustrator Lila Quintero Weaver until age five, when she and her family immigrated to a small town in Alabama during 1961, in the heart of Alabama's Black Belt. "Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White" is an ode to the staying power of that family history and recognition that the ability to read and manipulate language is an "amazing privilege."

Novelist Ernesto Quiñonez Discusses the Young Lords Party and Inspiration

Novelist Ernesto Quiñonez published his first book "Bodega Dreams" in 2000. The enthralling work was promptly declared "a New Immigrant Class" by The New York Times. The narrative, with its El Barrio-raised protagonist, has received nods from Barnes & Noble, the Los Angeles Times and Time Magazine, who've praised Quiñonez for his prose, evocation of life and extraordinary ability to detail passion.
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