LatinaLista — Eating healthy is all the rage these days in light of the exploding rates of obesity occurring across the nation. As anyone knows, eating healthy doesn’t just mean throwing less salt on our mashed potatoes or ripping open one less packet of sugar or even choosing foods whose labels tout them as non-fat. [...]
GOP’s opposition to healthcare underscores party’s disconnect with low-income Latinos, blacks and whites
LatinaLista — A strange little press conference was held this afternoon in the Senate Print Gallery on Capitol Hill. It was led by Senator Carl Levin, Chair of the Armed Services Committee and Senator Claire McCaskill, Chair of the Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight. These two senators were meeting with the press to discuss what Republicans [...]
New healthcare law finally makes all Americans equal
LatinaLista — The signing into law of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by President Obama is a good thing — because for the first time in our nation’s history there is a law that makes all Americans truly equal. Equal in the sense that no one, either because of a privileged life or [...]
Too many global communities still lack access to clean water or basic sanitation
LatinaLista — It’s being reported by relief workers in Haiti that the lack of clean water and proper sewage could prove to be even more devastating than the initial earthquake. The lack of both of these essentials could cause widespread disease that could kill hundreds. Unfortunately, Haiti isn’t the only place on the planet facing [...]
Haiti: A Promise Made, a Promise Kept
By Crystal Wells If I remember but one face of Haiti, it will be that of four year-old Ornesto, with his big eyes and a nose that crinkles when he laughs. He is small and delicate, with a frame more like a child half his age, and a warm, rambunctious personality. Beyond his energy and [...]
Unique Bridal March hits Miami Beach to raise awareness of domestic violence
LatinaLista — On St. Patrick’s Day, visitors to Miami Beach for Spring Break, are bound to do a double-take. Instead of seeing bikini-clad women, with maybe a hint of something green, they’ll be seeing a parade of women dressed in white from head-to-toe, wearing wedding veils and carrying signs as part of an unique event [...]