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Miami Is Building a Celia Cruz Park. Here's Every Place in the U.S. That Already Carries Her Name

Miami Is Building a Celia Cruz Park. Here's Every Place in the U.S. That Already Carries Her Name

Miami's Plaza Azúcar will honor Celia Cruz in Little Havana. Plus every U.S. place named for her and what she accomplished.

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Barbie and Ken's 2026 Día de Muertos Dolls Are Here, and a Latina Designed Them

Barbie and Ken's 2026 Día de Muertos Dolls Are Here, and a Latina Designed Them

Mattel's newest Día de Muertos collection arrives with red satin, sugar-skull masks, and embroidery pulled from Mexican pottery.

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Shein Says Selena's Face Isn't Its Problem. That Argument Should Worry Every Latina Who Owns One.

Shein Says Selena's Face Isn't Its Problem. That Argument Should Worry Every Latina Who Owns One.

Selena Quintanilla’s estate is suing Shein over allegedly unauthorized merchandise bearing her image, raising questions about who profits from a woman’s likeness; what the case could mean for Latina creators.

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Who Actually Created Hispanic Heritage Month? The Law, Explained

Who Actually Created Hispanic Heritage Month? The Law, Explained

Hispanic Heritage Month started as a week in 1968. Here's the law, and the president, that made it a month twenty years later.

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Yma Sumac: The Peruvian Singer With a Five-Octave Voice

Yma Sumac: The Peruvian Singer With a Five-Octave Voice

Born on September 13, 1922, Yma Sumac became a global music icon with a voice spanning approximately four to five octaves. In our '100 BoldLatinas' series we honor the Peruvian singer who brought Andean influences to international stages and broke barriers for Latinas.

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5 Films and Resources That Center Latino and Immigrant Stories of 9/11

5 Films and Resources That Center Latino and Immigrant Stories of 9/11

Five films, interviews and resources that restore Latino and immigrant experiences to the story of September 11.

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Latina Composers and Conductors You Should Know: 4 Women Shaping Film, TV, and Concert Music

Latina Composers and Conductors You Should Know: 4 Women Shaping Film, TV, and Concert Music

Women remain underrepresented in composition, and the gap is widest in film scoring. These four Latinas didn't wait for the invitation — they scored the Disney film, founded the orchestra, and took the Pulitzer.

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3 Latina Authors Who Wrote Powerful Books About Motherhood, Identity, and Family

3 Latina Authors Who Wrote Powerful Books About Motherhood, Identity, and Family

Three powerful books by Latina authors exploring motherhood, family, identity, and the experiences of mothers and daughters across generations.

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Are Latin Americans Happier? What the Happiness Rankings Reveal

Are Latin Americans Happier? What the Happiness Rankings Reveal

Costa Rica and Mexico have entered the top 10 happiest countries in the world according to the 2025 World Happiness Report.

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Who Are the Latina Astronauts and Professionals Shaping the Future of Space Exploration?

Who Are the Latina Astronauts and Professionals Shaping the Future of Space Exploration?

As NASA returns to the Moon, Latinas are helping shape the future of space. From Ellen Ochoa to Diana Trujillo and Lili Villarreal, their impact highlights the need for more Latina astronauts and Latina in STEM.

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