Sara Inés Calderón Más Wired Austin, Texas — Twitter, but increasingly Facebook and YouTube, are becoming essential elements to the way ordinary people in Mexico protect themselves from the war on drugs, according to experts sitting on a panel at South By Southwest Interactive called, “Life on the Line: Tweeting the Drug War.” Panelists included [...]
7 Common Symptoms of a Heart Attack in Latinas
SaludToday About 40% of Latinas have two or more risk factors for having a heart attack, according to a recent study. But fewer than half of Latinas recognize the typical heart attack symptoms of chest pain, shortness of breath, and pain that spreads to the shoulders, neck or arms, according to the American Heart Association. [...]
NerdScholar Scholarship Study: What are students’ real chances at getting free money for college?
By Rachel NerdScholar NerdScholar’s scholarship study highlights the best time to apply and state and scholarship requirements that give the best advantages. It is well known that the price tag on an education is only increasing. As of last year, the average cost of public university tuition rose by 4.8%. Scholarships are one method that [...]
Visualizing a Walkable City in Spain
by Eduardo Ares Polis The city of Pontevedra in northwest Spain has become a leader in walker-friendly urban policy over the past 15 years. In light of its relative anonymity and population of 83,000, one might find it difficult to imagine the traffic congestion that prompted this transformation. However, as the capital of its province, [...]
At Arizona School, Latino Parents Learn English From Other Parents
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat At one Arizona elementary school, parents are participating in a dual-language program of sorts. Language differences can be a barrier from immigrant Hispanic parents feeling welcome at their children’s schools. But Fox News Latino reports that at Navajo Elementary School in Arizona, Spanish and English-speaking parents are meeting [...]
Public librarian has little patience for those who say “brown people on covers don’t sell books”
By Nina Lindsay CBC Diversity (Editor’s Note: The following is part of a CBC Diversity series of guest posts marketing and sales of children’s books.) I have little patience for: “brown people on covers don’t sell books.” My library’s community is hungry for brown people on the covers of their books. Picture a Saturday afternoon [...]
