LatinaLista — Working extra, whether in overtime or getting a second job, has been a staple practice among Latino families. Extra money is always needed and the one sure way to get that has been popularly believed to be…
LatinaLista — Mexico’s track record for inclusion and diversity of its indigenous population hasn’t been stellar. Yet, as a sign of (small) change taking root in the country, a significant initiative was recognized on August 12 in Mexico City…
BeVisible Latina You know that feeling you get when you meet someone who is so bold and has so much gumption that you just want to bottle it up so you can take a swig whenever you need a…
By Meira Gebel Mission Local Walking on San Carlos between 18th and 19th streets, 76-year-old Jerry Avila points to changes he has seen on the block where he has lived for more than 30 years. For most of that…
LatinaLista – Campaign: Red, White & Black Red, White & Black is a passion project and the brainchild of Bertony Faustin, proprietor of Abbey Creek Vineyard in North Plains, Oregon. The first recorded Black winemaker in Oregon, Bertony began…
LatinaLista — Back in July when Donald Trump first threw his hat (and foot) into the ring for the GOP presidential nomination, he made his first public insult of Latino immigrants. His now infamous quote reads: “When Mexico sends…
By Obed Manuel Latina Lista “I am not a criminal. I’m not a drug dealer. I’m definitely not a rapist.” These are the words of Ricardo Aca, a buser who works in the Trump SoHo, the posh New York…
LatinaLista — The name Carlos Varela is quickly becoming known among festival theatergoers thanks to the award-winning music documentary The Poet of Havana. Though mainstream audiences are just now discovering Varela’s story and music and his constant censorship battles…
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian PHARR, RGV – University should not be thought of as conveyor belt that churns out students for the workforce but rather a fun place to grow up and have a life-transforming experience. This…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Cities at Night Light pollution causes serious problems. Its effects can be measured from the inside of our bedroom to hundreds of kilometers away. The light destroys the essence of the evening darkness. Humans have an…
LatinaLista — Summer break has long been known by educators and parents as a time when students lose some of what they learned during the school year. But who would have blamed summertime on losing the chance to go…
LatinaLista — Flocks of pigeons, dodging the feet of pedestrians in search of handouts, are a common site in most major cities around the world. However, unlike their friends in the animal kingdom who are battling for survival, pigeons…
By Gerardo M Gonzalez The Conversation The thawing of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba will be good for people on the island and in America – and that includes students and academics. American universities, such as…
By Michael McClure Borderzine “Wait a minute, this wont hurt at all will it?” Anthony Aguilar asks while holding a registration packet for Be The Match, a project to match donors with people who need bone marrow transplants. Anita…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Help Farmers Feed the Hungry in LA! Frank Tamborello is one of a team of people in Los Angeles who believes that eating healthy should not just be for the wealthy! Several years ago a group…
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…
LatinaLista — In 1961, Jim Tracy, F.W. “Mike” East, and Larry C. Morris were three young Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba. Their final duty, before the U.S. Embassy shut its doors for what would be…
SaludToday On Spanish-language TV, food and beverage advertising is out of whack. Just 1% of food ads show water, fruits, or veggies, and 70% of ads show fast-food or other restaurants, candy, gum, snacks, and sugary drinks, according to…
El Tiempo Hispano The Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced that five high school juniors and seniors from Delaware will be awarded eight-week paid summer internships at local nonprofits through the Bank of America Student Leaders program. Although the…
LatinaLista — Campaign: CJ Ramone goes to Cuba: Havana GoGo Cj Ramone of the world-famous Ramones played bass for the Ramones from 1989-1996, their most successful years. He took some years off after their retirement to recover, and then…
LatinaLista — In the immigration reform narrative, there are specific characters who always get press — the undocumented, the activists, the traumatized family members and those authority figures either enforcing or proposing ‘justice.’ In each and every story, that…
LatinaLista — Some would say Cubans have been preparing to rejoin the world long before the official re-opening of the U.S. Embassy this Friday, when Sec. of State John Kerry is due to raise the stars and stripes for…
By Corina Martinez Chaudhry TheLatinoAuthor.com Negras: Stories of Puerto Rican Slave Women by Yolanda Arroyo Puzarro; Publisher: Independently Published The slave trade is nothing short of a holocaust. Many people’s lives were stolen, uprooted, and destroyed for the greed…
By Alex V. Hernandez EXTRA! CHICAGO — Spanish newscaster plans to challenge incumbent Rep. Luis Gutiérrez in next year’s race for the 4th Congressional District of Illinois. “We always stick to one issue, immigration, and even though I have…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Leadership Academy for Underserved High Schools The co-founders of Forward Thinking Leadership Academy (FTLA), had each looked back on their own personal struggles with school, poverty, missed chances, and unavailable opportunities due to their family’s socioeconomic…
