While many are celebrating Vice-President Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his VP choice, headlines underscore how life is propelling forward with a renewed sensitivity of oppressive policies, discriminatory practices and blatant racist attitudes. For example, Facebook finally…
As we see pictures of packed beaches and parks, most of us think we can handle the social distancing rules — though, obviously, none are. But what about flying? Nothing we can really do there and so the big…
From the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve seen how Trump and his allies have politicized this crisis. The worst act may have been Wisconsin’s Republican party blocking absentee voting and gambling that voters wouldn’t turn out. They were…
March is Women’s History Month and Time magazine shares its list of 100 women of the year; How vulnerable are immigrants at the border to catching the coronavirus?; A Mayan queen was discovered to have built something that amazes…
LatinaLista — Women rule — when it comes to voter turnout. Over the last few years, women voters have consistently turned out at higher rates than men. As has been the case in the last five midterm elections dating…
By Marcia G. Yerman Moms Clean Air Force As parents, one of our key and foremost concerns is keeping our children safe. Under the Trump administration’s philosophy of shrinking government, a slew of protections to children’s health are being…
By Merike Blofield, Christina Ewig & Jennifer M. Piscopo The Conversation When Michelle Bachelet steps down as Chile’s president on March 11, she will bring to a close not just her own administration but also an era of female…
LatinaLista — “For all of you who saw me as a groundbreaker, I’m sorry I couldn’t carry the ball over the finish line, but man, I sure did try…” Former NBC Today anchor Ann Curry addressing viewers on her…
By Cliff Despres SaludToday Cervical cancer is highly preventable. That is why it’s so alarming that Latinas are twice as likely to be diagnosed with cervical cancer than other women. They also have the highest rate of cervical cancer…
By Alex Rowell LatinaLista In the aftermath of the 2016 election, many have attributed President Donald Trump’s electoral victory to the anger of the working class, calling for progressives to dedicate themselves to winning back these voters.1 Often, whether…
LatinaLista — Education is supposed to be the great equalizer. A better education gets you a better job with more money. Nobody ever tells us Latinas, that though we might make more money than our own parents did, it…
LatinaLista — Though all women are biologically endowed the same, we’re not all alike. Beyond our visual differences, our heritage sets us apart more than we, or medical researchers, ever knew. It’s especially true when it comes to battling…
LatinaLista — A strength of being Latina is the skillset unconsciously learned from infancy in assimilating two distinct cultures into everyday life. Living in two cultures simultaneously impacts our attitudes, aspirations and abilities that, in turn, produces unique traits…
By Juana Bordas ncluido Fighter for justice, seeker of truth, powerful, and stunningly beautiful while dodging bullets? Could this be the new female Super Hero? Say hello to Wonder Woman and while we are at it – let’s call…
LatinaLista — Latinas with abusive, jealous novios, ex-novios (boyfriends) or husbands be warned — you have a higher than likely chance of dying at the hands of that guy who says he loves you with his fists or verbal…
By Gabriela Vega ncluido While Bill Cosby works to restore his legacy by apparently refusing to go away after escaping numerous sexual assault charges by virtue of a hung jury, we need to establish new and better practices for victims….
By Vanessa Cárdenas Incluido Several years ago I found myself learning how to play football on a rainy field with 20 other Latinas at the San Juan Bautista Franciscan monastery in California. I am not sure why the…
By Dr. Christine Eber & Dr. Mary Alice Scott LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The final installment in a series examining a preventable death sentence facing women in Juarez, Mexico. Read: Women in Juarez find themselves stalked by another kind of killer; The…
By Dr. Christine Eber & Dr. Mary Alice Scott LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The third of four installments examining a preventable death sentence facing women in Juarez, Mexico. Read first installment, second installment.) In Cuidad Juárez alone several groups have formed…
By Dr. Christine Eber & Dr. Mary Alice Scott LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The second of four installments examining a preventable death sentence facing women in Juarez, Mexico. Read first installment.) The month following Cynthia’s death, the five founding…
By Deborah Charnes LatinaLista NICARAGUA — I’m in a shared taxi in Nicaragua. Next to me is a matronly lady. Up front, sit our middle-aged driver and another man in his 60s. I broach the subject of same-sex marriages….
By Rose A. Rodriguez LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: As we close Breast Cancer Awareness Month, one daughter shares her memories, reflections and hopes for other mothers and daughters who must overcome a diagnosis of breast cancer.) As an adult, the…
LatinaLista — Though it seems to be popular these days to blame the Internet for all of society’s ills, there’s no denying that this technology is able to accomplish what no other one has done before — be truly…
LatinaLista — For the past three and a half years, Alexandra Henry has been documenting female graffiti and street artists to capture their collective voice and experiences within the global street art movement — a place where women have…
By Nancy Landa LatinaLista Migue Ángel Mancera, the head of Mexico’s City government, announced that the city is giving away whistles as part of its strategy to eliminate sexual harassment on public transport. He also explained that this whistle…
