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Our Modern Latina Bride's Wedding Day

Well, I've come to the end of my weekly Modern Latina Bride blog. For my last post, I wanted to share a few pictures of the day. It was quite a journey, but everything came together so wonderfully that day—all that hard work for the past 6 months really paid off. Of course, nothing is ever without glitches: I ended up forgetting my veil at the hotel! And som...

Bridal Blog: Cake

Chris and I reserved the last few weeks before our big day for all the little finishing details. With all the bigger decisions made, we had a bit of time to focus on particulars like the invites and stationery, the cake, seating chart, finally booking our limo and the favors.

As the date got closer, the pressure did get a bit more intense, but we had some great resour...

Age Ain't Nothing But a Number: 10 Latino May-December Romances

Ever since Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart were first spotted out together, the press has a had a field day talking about the rumored couple, whose ages are 42 and 24. But yesterday, Jennifer's rumored boyfriend took to Twitter to explain that, when it comes to love, age is just a number. "Age, status, n opinions of others are irrelevan...

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Jennifer Lopez On Being a Single Mom

For Jennifer Lopez, being a single mom is a huge balancing act.

According to People en Español, the Puerto Rican superstar recently shed some light into what it’s like to raise her 3-year-old fraternal twins Max...

POLL: Which Latino Celeb Baby Name is the Most Eccentric?

Cyberspace buzzed this past weekend after hip-hop’s royalty couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z welcomed their daughter Blue Ivy Carter to the world. The baby’s unique name got us thinking about our own celebrities who have also pegged their little ones with eccentric titles.

We compiled a list of some...

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Mitt Romney

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is charging into damage-control-mode after making the shocking statement about ‘not being concerned’ for the lower class American population. During an interview with CNN, Romney, 64, declared, "I'm in this...

6 Black Latinas Making A Difference

When it comes to being valued, appreciated, or even recognized as part of the 50 million Hispanics in the country, Afro-Latinas have come a long way and still have a ways to go. Whether they are activists who work to spread awareness, business professionals blazing a trail in their field or celebs who make a difference just by being on the A-list, in honor of Black History M...

Alabama’s immigration crackdown’s price tag: Up to $11 billion, study says

Alabama’s immigration law, considered the toughest in the country, has come at a high price for the state, according to a new study.

A cost-benefit analysis by a University of Alabama economist estimates that the crackdown, begun in June, meant that undocumented Hispanics vacated some 80,000 jobs, costing the state’s economy up to $10.8 billion.

The vacated job...

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Komen’s cuts may deny care to Latinas

Despite recent reports that the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation would cut funding and preventive care for the non-profit family-planning organization Planned Parenthood, the foundation has decided to reverse its decision. “We will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and preserve th...

World AIDS Day 2011: Living with HIV

I got HIV at the age of 16 from my first boyfriend, who went by his gang name, Flyskee. Although I grew up with a wonderful mother, I was emotionally abused by my father and sexually abused by an uncle, which caused me to run away by the time I was 13. It was then that I met Flyskee. He became my family. At the time, I didn’t know that he was an IV drug user—but I also never...

World AIDS Day 2011: Only 28% of HIV+ Have Disease In Control

As World AIDS Day is observed globally today, the question is more important than ever: Have you been tested?

That’s because most people infected with HIV do not have the disease under control, according to a new Center for Disease Control report released this week. Only 28 percent of those that have HIV are virally suppressed, the report, titled Vital Signs: HIV...

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Eight Ways to Avoid Holiday Debt

Aah, the holidays. A chance to spend time with family, friends and coworkers. But if you get too wrapped up in the Christmas consumerism, it can also lead to quality time with the debt collector. Below, financial advisor Bob Brooks shares his tips on how to avoid digging yourself into a hole this holiday season so the joy doesn’t come to a screeching halt when the bi...

The U.S. Hispanic Market is the World's 11th Largest Economy!

At yesterday's Wall Street Summit in New York City, global CEO and corporate director Solomon "Sol" Trujillo gave a landmark, paradigm-shifting keynote speech called "Follow The Money," which put the $1.1 trillion dollar U.S. Hispanic market into a global perspective.

"The U.S. Hispanic market will soon be the 11th largest economy in the world," T...

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Romney’s Tough Immigration View Is at Odds With His Church

While Mitt Romney has taken a hard stance when it comes to the issue of immigration in the United States, the position of the Mormon Church, to which he belongs, has a more understanding approach. In fact, the church has played a key role in Utah backing policies in the best interest of immigrants, including one passed last year that present...

18 million Latinos chose “other race” on Census

It became more apparent when evaluating the 2010 Census that Americans are diversifying their views of race. One in 14, or 21.7 million of the United States Census takers chose to write in their own response when it came to when identifying their race. Terms such as “Arab,” “Mexican,” “Haitian,” and “multiracial” were frequent responses according to...

Feds: Brazilian Teen Injured in Florida Pileup Won't be Deported

Lidiane Carmo, the 15-year-old illegal immigrant and sole survivor of a deadly crash in Florida on Sunday has been reassured that she will not be deported.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with Miss Lidiane Carmo as she deals with the tragic loss of her family,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Barbara Gonzale...

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