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Commentary: Thanks to La Vida!
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COMMENTARY: Thanks to La Vida!

By Dolores Prida | 11/21/2012 - 14:52 | 0 Comments

Thanksgiving Day is a Latino holiday... For real.

For one, the first actual bread breaking between Europeans and Native Americans took place 56 years earlier than the one in 1621 at Plymouth Rock. According to historian Michael Gannon, Spanish settlers sat down to dinner with a tribe of Seloy Indians near St. Augustine, Florida, in early...

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Rosario Dawson at the Tara Smith Vegan Haircare Photocall in London
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WATCH: Rosario Dawson Fights Domestic Violence With Purple Purse Campaign

By Sugey Palomares | 10/10/2012 - 13:00 | 0 Comments

According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in every four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime.

The statistics are scary, but in an effort to spark change during...

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Maria Teresa Kumar at the Voto Latino In Conversation in Washington DC in 2012
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EXCLUSIVE: Voto Latino's Maria Teresa Kumar on Immigration Legislation - "It's an Exciting Time"

By Sugey Palomares | 06/26/2012 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

From the Supreme Court striking down the Arizona immigration law to Obama saying he was going to...

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April Unscripted
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April Unscripted: Say Hello to the “Real House Wife” of Bronx County

By April Hernandez-Castillo | 01/13/2012 - 11:32 | 0 Comments

Happy New Year! So, you finally made it through the holidays, mommy’s comida, tons of shopping and a little extra weight gained; well over the holidays I met with a young lady who is a newlywed and who I had not seen in a while. We got to talking about her marriage and of course with great enthusiasm, I asked “How do you like being a wife...

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New Redistricting Plan Marks Victory for Latinos in Texas
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New Redistricting Plan Marks Victory for Latinos in Texas

By Amaris Castillo | 11/28/2011 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

After an arduous battle surrounding a controversy over the state’s congressional redistricting, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) released a statement recently about a new court-proposed plan that promises Latinos increased...

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