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Latina Attorney Bridging Justice and Technology

Latina Attorney Bridging Justice and Technology

Camila Lopez is the co-founder and CEO of People Clerk. People Clerk helps you navigate the small claims court process which are disputes under $10,000 like security deposits, contracts, and auto accidents. Camila’s goal is to empower you to navigate the bureaucratic court system and assert your

Anti-Government Cuban Protests Break Out Over Universal Human Rights

Anti-Government Cuban Protests Break Out Over Universal Human Rights

Frustration has hit an all time high in Cuba over a government and 62-year regime that has not allowed Cubans to have a better life. Latin American countries have had similar mass protests break out On Sunday, July 11, 2021 Cubans left their homes for the streets to fight

Remembering Actress Naya Rivera: A Year After Her Tragic Death

Remembering Actress Naya Rivera: A Year After Her Tragic Death

A year ago today the world lost a talented actress, Naya Rivera. Naya, a proud Afro-Latina was best known for her role as ‘Santana Lopez’ in Fox Network’s “Glee” an American-musical television series that had its final season 6 back in 2015. Glee featured on-screen performance-

Latina Photographer Captures Women of Color Front and Center

Latina Photographer Captures Women of Color Front and Center

Her photography project paying homage to the Brown Berets and Black Panthers went viral. The Black and Brown unity message in the photo spoke of our history, current events today and most importantly recognized Black, Latina/x and other women of color on the frontlines of resistance. Jacqueline Ayala, a

Latina Weightlifter Cinthia Martinez Created Latina Lifters

Latina Weightlifter Cinthia Martinez Created Latina Lifters

Over the years, strength sports like powerlifting which stems from weightlifting have seen an uptick in participation by women. What is powerlifting? It is where the heaviest weight is used in three different categories: squat, benchpress and deadlift. Fitness experts say the benefits of lifting weights whether in workout or

Hollywood’s Typecasting of Latinos

Hollywood’s Typecasting of Latinos

Originally Published on Hollywood has always had trouble properly representing the Latin community in ways that showed a positive light of the culture that feels genuine. For example, there was controversy over Ronni Hawk being cast as a Latina in Netflix’s “On My Block,” despite the fact she isn’

Latinx Advocates For Nature To Follow On Instagram

Latinx Advocates For Nature To Follow On Instagram

Nature belongs to all of us, and therefore we are all responsible for its health and longevity. There are many ways to make a difference in the environment, from reusable shopping bags to voting for lawmakers who are dedicated to making changes for the earth. Every little bit counts, and

Latina Teacher Glenda Flores Authors Book On Career and How to Help Students Stay In Touch With Their Roots

Latina Teacher Glenda Flores Authors Book On Career and How to Help Students Stay In Touch With Their Roots

Our nation’s teachers are our nation’s backbone, after all they educate, guide and mentor the next generation students to come.  According the latest Census projections, that the US will become ‘minority white’ in 2045 which leaves us to wonder in the browning of America, who will be teaching

A Farm Worker’s Daughter Turned Strawberry Farm Owner

A Farm Worker’s Daughter Turned Strawberry Farm Owner

Over the past few years, agricultural farm workers have been in the spotlight more than ever. The invisibility of a marginalized workforce who grow and farm our food as essential workers hits many intersections. We saw the impact on farm workers’ health and socio economics from volatile climate change bringing

It’s Simple: We Need to Watch Latinx TV Shows!

It’s Simple: We Need to Watch Latinx TV Shows!

Sometimes problems have simple solutions. In order for there to be more Latinx television shows on the air, we have to watch them. Although I’ve been guilty of it more than once, we can’t complain there aren’t enough Latinx TV shows to watch, and then forget to

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