Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez on Race, Education, and Politics

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez in studio
Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez in studio Courtesy / Courtesy
Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez in studio
Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez in studio Courtesy / Courtesy

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez on Race, Education, and Politics

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Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez is a Nicaraguan storyteller, and theologian, well known for her contributions to Huffington Post Latino Voices. In her most acclaimed article, Dear Woke Brown Girl, Rodriguez highlights her struggles with Latinx identity, surviving white serving institutions, and her refusal to assimilate into “White America”. Her work resonates with many young Latinx people in America, who share similar experiences with Latinx identity politics, and institutional racism. Worldview’s Viviana Garcia-Blanco speaks with Rodriguez about her latest piece in the anthology Nevertheless, We Persisted. Rodriguez is the founder of the Latina Rebels platform, and is a co-host for the podcast Spiked Tea Time.