Can We Please Stop Using ‘Latinx’? Thanx.

Gender inclusivity is important, but so is acknowledging our indigenous origins

Kurly Tlapoyawa
Human Parts
Published in
5 min readOct 2, 2019

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Two young Chicano men ride on the hood of a car and raise their fist during a National Chicano Moratorium Committee march in opposition to the war in Vietnam, Los Angeles, California, February 28, 1970. Photo:David Fenton/Getty Images

II recently came across a video about the Chicano Moratorium March of August 29, 1970. In case you’ve never heard of it, the march was a watershed moment in the Chicano Movement, in which the Los Angeles Police met a peaceful Chicana-Chicano-led protest against…

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Kurly Tlapoyawa
Human Parts

(Chicano/Nawa/Mazewalli) Archaeologist, filmmaker, and founder of the Chimalli institute of Mesoamerican Arts. Professor of C/S at Colegio Chicano del Pueblo.