Linking Latinas
Puerto Rico: Ten university students on the road to Istanbul for World Youth Congress
By Natalia A. Bonilla-Berríos LatinaLista.net PUERTO RICO -- From July 31st until August 13th, ten university students will serve as Puerto Rico's delegates to the 5th World Youth Congress (WYC) in Istanbul, Turkey. The delegation will attend workshops, conferences and also play a crucial role in action projects under the categories of Young Activists, Young Journalists and Young Artists. The purpose of the Congress is to promote cultural dialogue between 1,000 representatives of over 100...
The Final Word Blog Post
What AZ judge didn't strike is cause for continued SB1070 protests
LatinaLista.net -- News coverage today of the civil disobedience happening in Phoenix had most newscasters puzzled, especially since the judge's ruling was seen as a victory for opponents of SB 1070. In covering the protests, news anchors were asking why people still felt the need to protest since the most damaging elements of the SB 1070 were stopped from being enforced. Even some of the people protesting when posed the same question didn't answer it completely right. Some said they were there to show their solidarity with the Latino community of Arizona protesting the bill and others just repeated that it was a bad law.Activist and Latina Lista news partner, Alfredo Gutierrez, is arrested Thursday in front of the federal courthouse in Phoenix on the first day of the new immigration law. (Photo: Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic) There was only one young African American woman...
Hometown News
Delaware Students Receive National Recognition as Outstanding Volunteer Leaders
Staff El Tiempo Hispano DELAWARE -- For Ivette Planell-Méndez, community service is more and more necessary. This Puerto Rican young girl is one of five from a Delawarean group that participated in Bank of America's Student Leaders Program. We met Ivette a few months ago, when she won an award as Delaware's Best Hispanic Student. In this opportunity, we talked to her about her experience in Bank of America's Student Leaders Program. (L-R) Emily Speigel, Ivette...
Newslist
- Immigration skirmish brews in quiet SC town
- AZ law fuels Hispanic voter drive in Nevada
- Hispanic Group: Crimes Against Immigrants Are Hate Crimes
- Is illegal immigration hurting GOP chance at Hispanic votes? It depends, Rubio says
- Latino group offers master's scholarships
- Fourteen examples of systemic racism in the U.S. criminal justice system
- Achievement Gap Wider Than Expected, Data Shows
- HISPANIC NURSES TAKE CASE TO CAPITOL HILL
The Latina Lista Network
Viernes Video: Bela La Agente: An audition that tickles the tummy
Bela La Agente, a new web series created by actress Sandra Rapale returns with a hilarious episode of one of Bela's clients named Mona.
While Mona auditions for a new product, she soon discovers that staying professional may be a hard thing to "stomach," especially if the client is only interested in one body part.
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Bookshelf
Brothers learn it's never too late to become friends
By Jo Ann Hernández Author Oscar Casares shares the tale of two brothers in the poignantly touching novel Amigoland. Don Fidencio Rosales and Don Celestino are brothers who have not spoken to each other for many years over an argument they can't...
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Creating a legacy one ballot at a time
Texas lawyer and president of the National Women's Political Caucus, Lulu Flores, devotes her life to helping more women achieve their dreams of getting elected to public office. When Democratic hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton withdrew her nomination from the 2008...
MediaCasts
Spotlight Non-profit: Creating a R. Evolution in giving back to the Latino community
LatinaLista.net -- For anyone who has ever experienced the thrill of being on the receiving end of an audience's appreciative applause, it's an experience unlike others. Unfortunately, the rate of Latinos who achieve that kind of stage success is low...
