Anti-Racism Resources - September 2025

Sep 29

Written By NAAFA Communications Committee

[Image description: On a background of green, yellow, and red is an illustration of three raised fists signifying People of Color. Above the image is the text “Anti-Racism Resources September 2025” and below is the text “Latiné Heritage Month.”]

Each month, we feature educational resources in the NAAFA Newsletter to support our community in working to dismantle systemic racism. These resources are also shared on our social media, blog, and website. Resources vary from month to month, and may include historical information, tools for personal reflection, or information about how to get involved and make change. Many of the resources we suggest will be introductory resources, and this information is never intended to be full coverage on the complex and nuanced topics that are chosen each month. We encourage you to continue learning, and we especially hope you will seek out and support scholars, artists, creators, and activists who represent the communities most impacted by the topic of the month.

This month we invite you to join us in exploring resources about Latiné Heritage Month.

Hispanic, Latin@, Latinx or Latiné? and A Brief Explainer on Latiné and Latinx - These articles discuss the difference between terms that are/have been used to describe people who are descendants of Latin America (which includes Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean), and why some terms might be more inclusive than others.
The Long History of Anti-Latino Discrimination in America - The history of racism toward Latiné people in the U.S. shows a harsh reality of how white people will treat anyone that isn't white: like they are less-than. There is also a correlation with the treatment of any minority with how fat people are treated: perpetuated stereotypes that they are "lazy, stupid and undeserving."
HipLatina - This general interest website for young Latinas includes a lot of fat positive content. You can learn about authors, activists, and fat business owners on this site. This kind of intersectional media is so accessible and important as a gateway for folks to understand all of their identities.
Yes! We Are Latinos by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy; illustrated by David Díaz - Thirteen young Latinos and Latinas living in America are introduced in this book celebrating the rich diversity of the Latino and Latina experience in the United States. Free-verse fictional narratives from the perspective of each youth provide specific stories and circumstances for the reader to better understand the Latino people’s quest for identity.
Sudaca, Latino, Punk and Deviant Fat Activism - This is an interview with fat activist Laura Contrera, co-author of Cuerpos sin patrones, a Spanish-language fat-positive book.
Chloe Cortez, a Fat Mexican-American Artist who lives in San Francisco, had her work featured at the Wattis Gallery at California College of the Arts. Her work is incredibly evocative and vulnerable, exploring anti-fatness and racism. Chloe describes one of her featured series, which can be viewed here, with these words: “Gordita allowed me to explore the layered effects of cultural conditioning and self-perception, ultimately guiding me toward healing. Through this process, I began to foster a more compassionate relationship with my body. I learned to believe that I am enough, just as I am. Most importantly, I learned to forgive myself for the pain I carried for so long. This series is an offering—a hope that others may find within it the feeling of being seen, accepted, and loved through the weight of grief we often silently bear.”