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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A young Afro-Latina mom who’s a writer and poet is making change when it comes to Latin culture representation in the literary world. Jasminne Mendez is a Dominican-American poet, playwright and award-winning author of several books for kids and adults. She was discovered by Arte Publico Press while at a reading at the library. Since then, she has published …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A young Afro-Latina mom who’s a writer and poet is making a change when it comes to Latin culture representation in the literary world. Jasmine Mendez is a Dominican-American poet, playwright and award-winning author of several books for kids and adults. She was discovered by Arte Publico Press while at a reading at the library. Since then, she has …