Ojos Propios News Today

Madeleine Carpenter, a Red Bank Catholic senior, may not speak Spanish fluently, and her last name may not be Latine, but she is celebrating her Ecuadorian roots this Hispanic Heritage Month by curating an art exhibit titled “Con Ojos Propios” which translates to “Through Our Eyes.”

Out of the 63 million Hispanics living in the U.S., 2 million live in New Jersey, accounting for almost a fourth of the state’s population.