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Earth Day 2013: For Latinos, It’s Our Nature To Care About El Planeta!

By Laura Elizabeth Hernandez | 04/22/2013 - 13:12 | 0 Comments

Every day is Earth Day for Latinos. Caring and tending to the earth and our community is the only way of life for us. It goes deeper than any talk of CFC’s, holes in the Ozone Layer and climate change (even though we can agree that all of those things are important).

In the simplest terms, it is about building strong communities; where children can...

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Rosario Dawson: "I’m Proud to be a Citizen of the U.S.A. and I Want to Give Back"

By Mariela Rosario | 04/08/2010 - 15:00 | 3 Comments

The world would most definitely be a better place if all celebrities were like Rosario Dawson. Ever since the actress got her big break playing Ruby in the controversial Larry Clark-helmed film, Kids, she's been finding ways to give back to her community. From the Lower East Side Girls Club to VDay (a global movement to end...

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Over 200,000 Fish Found Dead in Argentine Lake

By Dorkys Ramos | 02/18/2010 - 10:00 | 3 Comments

How’s this for bizarre news: more than 200,000 fish were found dead last week in a lake in Northern Argentina. Environmental officials are still figuring out what caused the mass deaths in Lake Ipizca located 621 miles northeast of Buenos...