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Planned Parenthood Teams up with LATINA to Reach Hispanic Women

By Mariela Rosario | 02/07/2011 - 17:45 | 0 Comments

Latina magazine's editor in chief and co-president Galina Espinoza hosted a special media event this morning with Planned Parenthood to address the disparity in sexual health care among Latinas.

Standing alongside Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards and the Director of Latino Engagement ...

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Sylvia Mendez

WATCH: See Latina Who Fought Segregation Receive Highest Presidential Honor

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 02/04/2011 - 12:09 | 0 Comments

She was a civil rights hero at age 8, a Rosa Parks before Rosa Parks whose struggle to end school segregation is still shockingly little known by the public, but nevertheless inspired a postal stamp. At 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sylvia Mendez will receive an even bigger honor: the Presidential Medal of Freedom,...

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Young Girls From Latin America Brought to Texas to Satisfy Super Bowl Need for Sex Workers

By Stacey Rivera | 02/03/2011 - 16:53 | 0 Comments

According to reports, an estimated 10,000 more women are needed to satisfy the demand for “strippers” in Dallas this weekend. This horrifying statistic shines a light on the human trafficking issues that already exist in Texas.
 
According to a report on the Today Show this morning, there is a booming secret sex slave business in Texas,...

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Your Recommendations for Legit Latin Fast Food

Your Recommendations for Legit Latin Fast Food

By Johanna Ferreira | 02/03/2011 - 10:05 | 0 Comments

We don’t really want to get into the whole Taco Bell fake vs. real meat debate, but the pending lawsuit against the fast food company made us take an informal poll of our Facebook fans to see what Latin fast food chains they love.

Here are the results. Tell us if we forgot any and let us know if you like these chains too!

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British Morning Show Host Calls Mexicans “Lazy, Feckless and Flatulent”

By Lee Hernandez | 02/02/2011 - 15:44 | 2 Comments

Comparing an entire country to a car is the height of stupidity, but that's exactly what TV host Richard Hammond did on the British motoring show, Top Gear, when he branded a Mexican car, "lazy, feckless and flatulent" and said it mirrored Mexico's national characteristics.

Hammond's cohost, James...

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Murder Spike in Puerto Rico Could Hurt Tourism

By Fox News Latino | 02/02/2011 - 13:08 | 2 Comments

The tourism sector in Puerto Rico fears that the image of the Caribbean island as a vacation spot may deteriorate after 110 murders were registered in January.

The violence has hurt the worldwide perception of the U.S. commonwealth, which each year...

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Crushing On...Mike Catherwood
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Crushing On...Mike Catherwood

By Latina Staff | 02/02/2011 - 10:39 | 0 Comments

The tribe has spoken and we're Crushing On Mike Catherwood. We knew this Cali radio VJ was going to be a big contender for this the day we got a glimpse of his hotness when he sat in as a co-host...

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Immigration Rates Stabilize Across the United States
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Immigration Rates Stabilize Across the United States

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 02/02/2011 - 09:52 | 0 Comments

Undocumented immigrants, who had been steadily leaving the U.S. since the first signs of the recession in 2007, reducing their population by eight percent through 2009, are staying put, according to a new Pew Hispanic Center report released today.

The 2007 population was 12 million. It now stands at 11.2 million. The findings coincide with a Republican push to...

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