Mariah Espada

Mariah Espada is a reporter at TIME. She covers internet culture, reality TV, and pop culture.

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Akash Patel: Connecting Kids Around the World

Patel created a program that enables teachers to connect with volunteers from around the world to engage in conversations with students.

By Mariah Espada

‘Devastated’ BTS Visits President Biden to Condemn Anti-Asian Hate Crimes in the U.S.

Global K-Pop sensation BTS closed out Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month today with its first visit to the White House. The group joined press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at a briefing—an event that’s part...

By Mariah Espada

Jury Deliberations Begin in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Defamation Trial

After six weeks of testimony from Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s legal teams, both sides delivered closing arguments today, and jury deliberations began. The seven-person jury must now reach a verdict on whether Depp’s ex-wife’s...

By Mariah Espada

Judge Denies Johnny Depp's Bid to Dismiss Amber Heard's $100 Million Countersuit

The high-profile trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard continued on Tuesday, in its sixth and final week. The trial revolves around a defamation lawsuit Depp filed against Heard, his ex-wife, regarding a 2018 Washington...

By Mariah Espada

Kid of the Year Finalist Samirah Horton, 13, Puts Her Anti-Bullying Message to Music

From the age of 6, Samirah Horton, also known as DJ Annie Red, was picked on by her peers for the things that made her different—her raspier voice, her unique sense of style, and her...

By Mariah Espada

This CEO Is Fighting For His Nonprofit's Mission in New York Federal Court

(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.)Millions of Americans face consumer debt lawsuits every year and for many low-income families, getting legal advice is limited. A...

By Mariah Espada

How Puerto Rico Depoliticized the COVID-19 Vaccine

Puerto Ricans have good reason to be wary when the federal government gets involved in their personal health. In the mid 20th century, Washington led a massive, coercive sterilization campaign among Puerto Ricans, impacting as...

By Mariah Espada

Latino Entrepreneurs Were Among the Hardest Hit by the Pandemic. Now They Could Spur the Economic Recovery

Jaime Macias could hardly have opened his bar and restaurant, Jaime’s Place, at a worse time. In the weeks before his scheduled grand opening in October 2020, COVID-19 ran rampant through San Antonio. Restrictions had...

By Jasmine Aguilera/San Antonio , Andrew R. Chow and Mariah Espada

How Big Brother Finally Got Its First Black Winner After More Than 20 Years on the Air

After 23 seasons and more than 20 years, the long-running CBS reality competition show has its first Black winner ever, Xavier Prather

By Mariah Espada

Influencers, Developers, Crypto Currency Tycoons: How Puerto Ricans Are Fighting Back Against the Outsiders Using the Island as a Tax Haven

In February, YouTube influencer Logan Paul announced to his 20 million podcast followers that he was leaving Los Angeles to move to Puerto Rico. Paul, who is preparing for a high-profile boxing match with Floyd...

By Mariah Espada

How Women Are Tackling Hunger in Their Communities

Amid a growing hunger crisis and a patchy federal safety net, these women are finding ways to feed their communities

By Abby Vesoulis and Mariah Espada

Latino Voters Could Help Determine the Winner of Georgia's Senate Runoffs

Michelle Zuluaga voted for the first time in the 2012 presidential election, in her home state of Georgia. A first-generation Colombian whose parents and brother were deported nearly 15 years ago, she was the only...

By Mariah Espada

‘We’re Literally Fighting For Our Lives.’ A New Political Movement Emerges Outside Puerto Rico’s Two-Party System

Alexandra Marie Figueroa-Miranda spent days counting ballots after the contentious Nov. 3 election. But, as a resident of Puerto Rico, she wasn’t counting any votes for Donald Trump or Joe Biden. She and the millions...

By Mariah Espada

How Youth of Color Backed Biden in Battleground States

They TikToked, they led marches and they stepped up as poll workers in their communities. Now, they’ve helped tap the next President of the United States.After a contentious race, former Vice President Joe Biden is...

By Mariah Espada

'It's Going to Require Every Young Person.' March for Our Lives Activists Urge Young Americans to Vote 

A month after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, David Hogg stood in front of a crowd of hundreds of thousands gathered at the U.S. Capitol to demand an...

By Mariah Espada

'It's Easy to Feel Invisible.' Why Some Young Americans of Color Are Sitting This Election Out

During his televised town hall on Oct. 15, Joe Biden was asked a pointed question by a young man who identified himself as an undecided Black voter. “Many people believe that the true swing demographic...

By Mariah Espada

'We’re Here and Our Voices Matter.' Anthony Ramos Sets the Record Straight on Latino Representation

Actor and recording artist Anthony Ramos is eager to represent his Latino roots on the big screen, but not if it means Hollywood will pigeonhole him.Ramos first rose to fame in the breakout musical Hamilton,...

By Mariah Espada

TikTok or Not, Gen-Z Voters Are Mobilizing to Show Up on Election Day

First-time voter Elise Joshi joined TikTok about a month ago to help get the word out about climate change. But it was her video that landed on the app’s “For You” page about why she’d...

By Mariah Espada

Rev. Al Sharpton Calls on Lawmakers to Act on Police Reform: 'The Time Has Come for Us to Go Back to Washington'

Civil rights icon Rev. Al Sharpton believes “the time has come for us to go back to Washington,” and on the 57th anniversary of the historic march when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his...

By Mariah Espada

'Every Girl Has to Learn How to Code.' Reshma Saujani Wants to Make Space for Young Women in Tech

As the coronavirus pandemic deepened and students across the U.S. were forced to learn from home without WiFi or reliable devices, Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani saw an opportunity: to teach more girls how...

By Mariah Espada
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