Latina education

Latinas Who Graduated or Pursued College Degrees

Higher Education: Smarty Pants Latina Celebs

By Latina Staff | 06/03/2011 - 15:05 | 1 Comment

Most celebrities are known for their beauty, sense of fashion, taste in men or sometimes even (gasp!) their raw talent. But rarely are they ever admired for their brains.

So, in the spirit of all the recent inspirational commencement speeches we’ve heard, we decided to tip a hat to the Latina celebs who have stuck to their guns and pursued degrees in higher education...

National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

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The Truth About Latina Teens & Pregnancy

By Grace Bastidas | 05/04/2011 - 16:49 | 1 Comment

From 17-year-old Gaby Rodriguez, who faked a baby bump for a school project, to the many girls that expose the challenges of being teen moms on MTV’s 16 and Pregnant, young women are becoming more aware that unprotected sex can have big consequences.

Still, each year 750,000 girls get pregnant, and Latinas account for a large chunk of that...