Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez
Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez is a first-generation student and immigrant who is passionate about protecting and upholding the stories of Latinx communities. She travels the country to share experiences of students navigating systems that were not built for them.
Born in Managua, Nicaragua, and raised in Miami, she now calls Nashville her home. She holds a Master of Divinity degree from Vanderbilt University.
She has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Everyday Feminism, Guerrilla Feminism, Huffington Post, Latina Mag, Latino Voices, Mitú, MTV, NBC, PopSugar, Telemundo and Univision. She is the creator of Latina Rebels on Facebook and Instagram, which now boast more than 300k organic followers combined.
Mojica Rodríguez has worked with the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture, National Endowment for the Arts, Planned Parenthood, Smithsonian, and the United Methodist Church. In 2016, she was a guest of the White House.
Her first full-length book, For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts, is available wherever books are sold.