Deshira Wallace News Today

The packaging and commercials for toddler milk suggest you’re giving your child something wholesome. Scientists say you shouldn’t be fooled, however, because these products aren’t anywhere near as healthy or nutritious as you might think.

An unconventional National Hispanic Heritage Month panel held Oct. 12 at Duke unpacked and thoroughly discussed many complexities found within the Latinx identity, particularly for those living in the U.S. South. Its organizers aimed to shine a light on growing academic expertise on Latinx issues in the Triangle, while also urging Duke and surrounding institutions to reinvest in regional histories that provide an architecture for understanding the challenges and opportunities we face today.