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Reporting on underrepresented communities requires care and nuance. The journalists who come from those communities often cover them with that requisite perspective. Latina journalist Lori Lizarraga of NPR's Code Switch discusses this and more on today’s episode of In the NoCo.

Mariachi music is deeply rooted in Mexico's history, and it's grown in popularity over the decades in the U.S. These days, it's showing up more often in Colorado schools' music programs, alongside the usual jazz, orchestra, or symphonic band options. That provides the opportunity for more culturally relevant programming to serve increasingly diverse student populations. In today's episode, we talk with music instructor and mariachi player Ben San Martin Kellogg.

Nicki Gonzales became Colorado’s first Latina state historian in 2021. History is a lifelong vocation for the Regis University professor, one that has helped her pay tribute to her family’s legacy and inform her own identity. And her work has helped provide us with a fuller picture of Colorado's cultural landscape and sometimes problematic past. We talk with Gonzales on today's episode.

National Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes the contributions and cultures of diverse Hispanic American communities in the United States. Communities across Northern Colorado are ready to celebrate with everything from local music shows to children's craft programs.