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Soledad O'Brien Explores Education in America for CNN & Latina Magazine

By Mariela Rosario | 05/06/2011 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien has joined Latina magazine as a contributing editor with a quarterly magazine column highlighting the social and cultural issues affecting Latinos. Her new column, Beyond the Numbers, debuts in the June-July 2011 issue with a column exploring education in the United States. In the...

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Pancho Villa Descendant Becomes Top Cop in Quintana Roo, Mexico

By Mariela Rosario | 05/05/2011 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

In a story so fantastical, it has to be true (because we seriously can not make this stuff up) Pancho Villa's great nephew Gen. Carlos Bibiano Villa Castillo has become the top cop in the coastal Quintana Roo state of Mexico.

And apparently, much like his uncle, Gen. Villa is not easily intimidated. Before he began his job at his new...

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National Museum of the American Latino Panel Releases Report

By Mariela Rosario | 05/05/2011 - 12:34 | 0 Comments

The findings from the panel that was assembled years ago by President George W. Bush in 2008 to help determine whether there should be a National Museum of the American Latino has released its findings today.

Among the panel members are Eva Longoria and...

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POLL: Do you Agree with Cameron Diaz that Marriage is Dead
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POLL: Do You Agree With Cameron Diaz That Marriage Is Dead?

By Mariela Rosario | 05/05/2011 - 11:53 | 1 Comment

Cameron Diaz recently said during an interview with Maxim for their annual Hot 100 list that she doesn't really believe in the institution of marriage. The half-cuban actress, who has been dating Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez for almost a year has never been married and doesn't seem to be in any rush to run down the aisle...

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with your Kids
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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with your Kids

By Stacey Rivera | 05/05/2011 - 11:15 | 1 Comment

We love any excuse to celebrate Mexico (and any reason to cook Mexican food). We found this aborable Mexican Cookbook Kit and think it is a great way to share Cinco de Mayo with your little ones—and we have it on good authority that this is the exact kit that Jessica Alba and little Honor use at their home!
 
The Mexican...

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5 Things We Wish People Knew About Cinco de Mayo

By Mariela Rosario | 05/05/2011 - 08:45 | 0 Comments

We love and embrace the fact that Cinco de Mayo is an opportunity to celebrate Mexican culture, but at the same time, it's sort of depressing how many people just go the "Drinko de Mayo" route!

We...

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EXCLUSIVE: Emilio Estefan on the Future of the National Museum of the American Latino

By Angie Romero | 05/04/2011 - 18:29 | 1 Comment

It’s a dream for every Latino in this country, and now it’s that much closer to becoming a reality! On Thursday, May 5, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis will join bipartisan members of Congress and the Congressionally-established Commission for the National Museum of the American...

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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...

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