Good Company (Issue 1) by Grace Bonney

Author:Grace Bonney
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Artisan
Published: 2018-04-19T16:14:28+00:00

The recession that gripped the country in 2008 did not exactly give Andrea Gompf the media opportunities she was hoping for when she moved to New York City. Taking a position at an immigration law firm, she continued to freelance write in her spare time. While she was out one evening in Williamsburg, the sounds of global bass and digital cumbia caught her ear. Andrea befriended the DJs behind the music, who had also started a known party on the Latino scene, Que Bajo?! They would then introduce her to Remezcla, a publication unlike anything she had read before. Becoming enamored with its fresh take, she made getting a job there her goal. After hitting refresh on their careers page continually to no avail, she sent a heartfelt email explaining why they should hire her. That gutsy email led to an interview that led to a position as city editor, and the rest is history.

How has Remezcla changed over the course of its existence?

Remezcla has been around for more than ten years, and in that time a lot has changed in the media landscape and in the culture at large.

In its earliest iteration, Remezcla was an email newsletter that clued people in to great events in the Latino cultural underground—emerging music, arts, nightlife, etc. That newsletter expanded from New York City to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Miami, and eventually it evolved into a blog with event calendars (kind of like Time Out New York, but with a focus on Latino culture). Then, in 2014, we relaunched the site with multiple new verticals, including music, film, food, sports, and culture. We’ve definitely expanded the subject matter we cover over the years, but our mission has always remained the same: to give young Latinos in the United States a voice, and to tell great stories about a new generation that is evolving what Latino culture looks like.

What do you want your readers to take away?

I hope they leave inspired by the richness and diversity of what Latino culture has to offer. We want to be a place where people can feel connected to and proud of their heritage, while also encouraging them to imagine new, more expansive ways to think about what that identity means.

Do you see the role of Remezcla as having changed in the past year?

Definitely. Our nation—one that was built with the contributions of Latinos who came to the United States at different times in its history (and some who were here before the Unoted States even existed)—is facing a difficult challenge. It is now helmed by a man who was ushered into office on the promise of toxic nationalism, white supremacy, misogyny, and homophobia. His presidency has unleashed a lot of bigotry and hate into the political mainstream. In this political climate, we are more committed than ever to creating a safe space for young Latinos, a place that reminds them that they have value, and that reaffirms that our communities have always been and will continue to be essential parts of shaping and redefining this country’s future.

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