If it’s Friday, it feels like every other day of the week in this nation of chaos and bizarro actions from state and national so-called leaders. We have the White House telling us that we shouldn’t look at science,…
It is a sad day in our nation when our President throws what amounts to as a temper tantrum because he doesn’t feel the media is giving him the credit he deserves (in his mind) during this global pandemic….
Lines at food banks are getting longer. Layoffs are getting more prevalent. Whole industries are predicted to go extinct. Bank accounts are shrinking. As self-isolation goes from staycation mode to anxious panic, those needing money to pay for essentials…
As Trump demands more and more money – even taking it away from social services – to build his “big, beautiful wall” (that blows down in strong winds), border immigration agents are voicing that there may be something new…
We don’t need a higher ed degree to know that since Trump took office US standing in the world has plummeted. Though he dupes his believers otherwise, the rest of us who haven’t succumbed to the Trump cult can…
With news of the arrest of the latest egregious and senseless murder of an innocent black person by a police officer, the debut of a USA Today investigation into police misconduct is not only timely but sheds light on…
Headlines touting that apprehensions at the border are down are misleading. True, border apprehensions are down but the bigger story reveals a more troubling reality; Did Montgomery, Alabama just make history?!; and Feel bullied and discriminated against? There’s an…
Among today’s headlines: Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg impressed critics and supporters alike with her eloquent defense, heartfelt frustration and challenge to world leaders to do something about climate. Yet, there was only one world leader who chose…
Health, zNew Headline
Latino diabetics find help, motivation & personal coaching via Noom app
Jan 24, 2017, 2:15 PM 0
GritoBlast! — Recent studies find that when Spanish-speaking diabetics see a doctor who speaks Spanish, they are more likely to follow the doctor’s advice. The only problem is there’s not enough Spanish-speaking doctors. A UCLA study found there are 15 Latino doctors per 100,000…
Social Good, zNew Headline
New app hopes to inspire Latino Millennials to be informed and engaged in upcoming presidential election
Jun 29, 2016, 1:04 PM 0
LatinaLista — In a January study, the Pew Research Center found that Latino Millennials will make up almost half of eligible Hispanic voters in 2016. The big challenge is how to reach and motivate this group to turn out…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
New App Helps Undocumented Students Find Scholarships
Feb 22, 2016, 10:59 AM 0
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat It wasn’t that long ago that tech entrepreneur Sahari Espinoza Salamanca thought she’d never be able to go to college. As an undocumented immigrant, financial-aid opportunities were limited, and despite her long list of academic…
By Jamesha Gibson Preservation Nation Preservationists know how difficult it is not only to protect, but also interpret cultural landscapes that are in highly vulnerable or frequently transitioning circumstances. Asma Jaber and her fiancé Sami Jitan saw the extent…
NewsMundo, zNew Headline
Astronomy app features more than 300 images from some of the world’s largest observatories based in Chile
Aug 13, 2015, 3:40 PM 0
LatinaLista — It is predicted that by 2020 Chile will be home to 70 percent of the world’s astronomical observatories. The main reason astronomers are flocking to the South American country is the unique sky conditions found in that…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: App finds free meals and safe places for teens during the summer
May 5, 2015, 12:30 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Range: Food and Safe Places for Youth Last year Range, a free mobile app that shows where free meals are served to youth during the summer, was launched. It was built for trusted adults who work…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Fighting online harassment with HeartMob
Apr 30, 2015, 11:10 AM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: HeartMob According to a Pew Research Center survey from late last year, 40% of people have been harassed online, and 73% of people have witnessed someone else being harassed online. Among people between the ages of…
By Sara Inés Calderón Más Wired Olenka and Adam Polak grew up in a Polish-speaking household in Greenwich, Connecticut didn’t set out to be entrepreneurs. But an unpleasant moviegoing experience with their Polish cousins led them to create myLINGO,…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Crowdfunder: Giving victims of family violence a SafeNight
Oct 17, 2014, 12:20 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Giving victims of family violence a SafeNight Family violence (FV) agencies and their supporters have a responsibility to protect and serve women and children, and sometimes men who are being abused. Family Violence is Pervasive…. One…
By Sara Inés Calderón Más Wired Carlos Cueto created Textter after watching his two teenaged daughters texting. They text constantly, he said, and so are constantly frustrated by having to wait until their friends respond to their texts. With…
Crowdfunding, zNew Headline
Today’s Crowdfunding Campaign: Unitá – the safe driving app
Jul 25, 2014, 5:20 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Unitá – the safe driving app An android driving app designed to reduce distractions caused by smart phones. “At any given daylight moment across America, approximately 660,000 drivers are using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices…
SaludToday Latinos face higher rates of heart disease than other populations because of high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes, the American Heart Association reports. There’s a new free app to give peace of mind for those who have recovered…
Global Views, zNew Headline
Mexican government launches new way to reach its citizens in the U.S. — with an app
Oct 18, 2013, 4:23 PM 0
LatinaLista — If there’s one sure sign of acculturation into U.S. society by immigrants, it’s the ubiquitous smart phone. While not every immigrant may have a computer or even have access to one, most do have a smartphone —…
Global Views, zNew Headline
Spanish tech company creates app enabling users in high-risk areas for kidnappings to have ‘mobile bodyguards’
Oct 16, 2013, 2:52 PM 0
LatinaLista — These days, Mexico, unfortunately, is as synonymous with kidnappings and crime as it is with pyramids, Cancun and mariachis. In 2012, the Council for Law and Human Rights reported that an average of 72 people were kidnapped…
By Elaine Rita Mendus Más Wired Apparently, there really is an app for everything. Working with
Life Issues
New app aims to ‘mPower’ youth by getting them to care about issues
Feb 27, 2013, 4:06 PM 0
LatinaLista — See any young person these days and there’s a good chance they’re not making eye contact with you — they’re too busy texting, talking, reading, watching or listening to their smartphones. It’s a fact of life that…
