Happy Hispanic Heritage month to you all, and welcome to part two! Last week Rachon wrote an amazing blog about how he’s elevating the Hispanic community by using his status as a Hispanic-American to act as a bridge between his American and Mexican roots. I am also in a similar position as a Mexican and Puerto Rican woman who was born and raised in the states, but I didn’t realize the importance of that role until I started working on this blog.

#HaveYouHerd: For this week’s #FridayFeature, we are highlighting an organization that plays a huge role in elevating the community. The Indiana Citizen is a nonpartisan, nonprofit engagement platform that works tirelessly to increase the number of informed Hoosiers by promoting civic literacy. Currently, they’re working to educate marginalized communities on racial justice requiring fair maps as the legislative redistricting vote is quickly approaching. To learn more about The Indiana Citizen and how they’re elevating Indy, keep on reading.

I would like to say to my community, friends, family, culture, and everyone a Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! The word of the month is elevate. Earlier, Denise talked about chasing dreams while Selena gave us the tools on how to do that. Now I am sitting here thinking, what is it I can do? As I thought further about what I could do, I talked with my co-worker, Kierra, who is also Hispanic, and we decided that we would create a collaborative blog discussing “Elevating the status of Hispanic-Americans.”