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Marilyn Flores

Why I Quit Dieting and Picked Up a Barbell

TW/CW: disordered eating, fatphobia

May 18, 2023

Why I Quit Dieting and Picked Up a Barbell

May 18, 2023

“Go back to where you came from” & Other Things I’ve Been Told

Reflections on Growing up Latina

Oct 16, 2021

“Go back to where you came from” & Other Things I’ve Been Told

Oct 16, 2021

“If you don’t like this country, go back to where you came from”

Words hurled like daggers from the lips of a teacher at my high school

Oct 11, 2021

“If you don’t like this country, go back to where you came from”

Oct 11, 2021

A Case for Ethnic Studies in Massachusetts Schools

Massachusetts, the state ranked highest in educational attainment nationwide, is frequently lauded for its public education system. It is…

Jun 30, 2021

A Case for Ethnic Studies in Massachusetts Schools

Jun 30, 2021

5 Things First-Generation College Applicants Need to Know

I was recently reminded that first-generation college applicants often don’t know what they don’t know. I was speaking with a student in my…

Jun 17, 2021

5 Things First-Generation College Applicants Need to Know

Jun 17, 2021

My Latinidad Isn’t Up For Cancellation

I have had a complicated relationship with race since childhood. I remember filling out a form for a standardized test in middle school and…

May 10, 2021

My Latinidad Isn’t Up For Cancellation

May 10, 2021

Diverse Books and Unsung Heroes: A Brown Girl’s Search for Representation

When I was six years old, I was obsessed with a book called Striped Ice Cream. It actually belonged to my older sister and was the first…

Feb 7, 2021

Diverse Books and Unsung Heroes: A Brown Girl’s Search for Representation

Feb 7, 2021

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My Name Isn’t Prieta: A Boricua Educator on Anti-Blackness

Musings on the negation of Blackness in Latinx communities

Jan 31, 2021

My Name Isn’t Prieta: A Boricua Educator on Anti-Blackness

Jan 31, 2021

Marilyn Flores

Marilyn Flores

Latina feminist from Massachusetts. Educator, bookworm, wannabe writer, dog mom, Tia, mentor. Believer in justice. Black Lives Matter.

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