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Avoiding Burnout Is Key For Today's Modern Latina

Avoiding Burnout Is Key For Today's Modern Latina

By the time, a female professional turns 30 is it likely that she will be very unhappy and burned out. Don’t let that be you! Here, at BoldLatina we mentioned the reports on ‘burn out’ and that women today are working harder for the money bag more than ever.

Illegally WOMAN. Nobody should be labeled 'Illegal'. Spoken Word/Poetry

Illegally WOMAN. Nobody should be labeled 'Illegal'. Spoken Word/Poetry

‘Illegally WOMAN‘ as featured in ‘Timeless Tales, True Edition‘ by Vincent Miller featuring Thalia Edwards Available on Amazon Also available on Amazon, Thalia’s Black Code a poetic memoir inspired by the insightful self-reflections of inner city Black and Latino teenagers as they look further into social, cultural and political

Why It’s Important To Shop Latina, Black and Other Women of Color Brands That Rep Us

Why It’s Important To Shop Latina, Black and Other Women of Color Brands That Rep Us

Kim Kardashian showed off her latest hairdo: Fulani braids, inspired by Fulani women of East or West African. Except, in traditional Kardashian fashion, Kim robbed African American women of the credit for the style and called them “Bo Derek” braids instead. Bo Derek is a white actress who was seen

2018 Grammy Predictions

2018 Grammy Predictions

The 60th GRAMMY Awards are upon us, and we, at BoldLatina, are ready to see Luis Fonsi perform, as well as the rest of our Brown and Black people represent on stage. This year, the industry will be sporting white roses to support #TimesUp. Here are our predictions (in green

Recap of Women's March and the Unapologetic Women of Color/Latinx

Recap of Women's March and the Unapologetic Women of Color/Latinx

This year nearly 2 million marchers showed up included Latinx/women of color combined. BoldLatina asked many of you to tag us, #boldlatinasmarch and you showed up for us! The above gallery is a sampling of those who marched with some of the most unapologetic messages geared toward women of

Claudia Sandoval Talks MasterChef Latino, and It Being the Year of the Woman

Claudia Sandoval Talks MasterChef Latino, and It Being the Year of the Woman

The culinary world, often dominated by male figures, is slowly, but surely changing its landscape thanks to outstanding female chefs taking over, one recipe at a time. Claudia Sandoval is one of those mujeres chingonas changing the game. Sandoval was the first ever Latina to win MasterChef, the ruthless cooking

Oreo, Beaner, Cracker- The Snack Food of Prejudice

Oreo, Beaner, Cracker- The Snack Food of Prejudice

Originally published on EducatedLatina.com Did you know that an Oreo is not just Milk’s Favorite Cookie? According to UrbanDictionary.com, an Oreo is also… Oreo A racist slur and schoolyard name based on racist stereotypes wrongly assuming that intelligence, articulateness, dapperness, and manners are traits of whites and

The Rise Of The Bruja Culture and How It Helps Us Connect To Our Ancestors

The Rise Of The Bruja Culture and How It Helps Us Connect To Our Ancestors

Long before it was deemed the devil’s work, brujeria, or witchcraft was considered a healing agent. In some cases, royal families called onto witches for guidance. There was an understanding that women were natural healers. They were unlicensed doctors, nurses, midwives, counselors, and pharmacists. They were self-taught, knowledgeable in

How Many of Us Have An 'American' Name?

How Many of Us Have An 'American' Name?

Cassandra a writer in Dallas, wrote up something that so many of us can relate to. About our perfectly sounding, perhaps gringo names. Her piece for The Dallas Morning News,  “My Parents Gave Me An ‘American’ Name…” is contemplative and wrestles with the idea if she should change it, as

Love & Hip Hop Miami's Amara La Negra...Is Everything. (period)

Love & Hip Hop Miami's Amara La Negra...Is Everything. (period)

First, we here at BoldLatina have been onto Dana Danelys De Los Santos otherwise known as ‘Amara La Negra‘ since she was doing her thing in the urban Latino music space. Watch her ‘Asi‘ music video or the booty shakin’ ‘Ayy‘. Her love for the music business began as a

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