Dear friend,

I know you just got a letter from me yesterday, but experiencing the Benito Bowl in Mexico felt like it deserved a special Monday mention.

Bad Bunny’s performance wasn’t just a thing of artistic and symbolic beauty, it was a declaration:

* That America is a diverse and beautiful place full of art, culture, and languages.

* That together, we are America.

* That love and unity is stronger than hate and division.

May we all carry that feeling with us as we continue to fight against those who would try to convince us otherwise.

With love,

Lauren

P.S. If you haven’t yet, check out my latest letter on growing up on the border, traveling to Mexico as a visitor, and learning to walk the line between appreciation and appropriation.

P.P.S. Trying to figure out how to balance art and activism, life and protest? Me too. I wrote this letter for us.

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