Maintaining strong, healthy, shiny hair has long been a struggle for women, including Latinas. So when a new product comes on the market claiming to have the secret to that perfect hair, many ladies jump on the bandwagon. The beauty industry continues to be lucrative with Latinas spending 50 percent more on hair care products than other Americans, according to the Global Marketing Development Center. But stylist to the stars Robert Ramos says that while some hair care products like shampoo are n
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Time is running out to join the Hispanic Community Engagement Advisory Board.
The panel will advise community leaders on how to get more Hispanics involved in efforts to address issues affecting their communities. That’s a theme that’s been prominent this year in Austin, which is conducting a study to learn what if anything the city can do to improve the lives of Hispanic residents. READ FULL STORYRead more…
The Hispanic student population at Kent State increased about 17 percent from last year - the biggest jump in university history.
"The increase in Hispanic students this year is the biggest increase we've ever had," said Steve Michael, vice provost for diversity.
Hispanics are the largest as well as the fastest growing minority population in the United States. At Kent State it is second to the black population, but they are increasing the fastest.
"The increase in Hispanic students reflects a
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President Barack Obama’s pledge to pick someone with “empathy and understanding” to replace Supreme Court Justice David Souter prompted a Latino rights group Monday to push for a Hispanic nominee.
Selecting a Hispanic man or woman to serve on the Supreme Court would be a historic first. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund urged Obama to take that step.
“I can think of no better moment for him to nominate the Supreme Court’s first Hispanic and someone who will uphold our Con
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Few people take the time to talk to teenagers these days, even fewer on a regular basis. Walter Gallacher, however, is an exception with his work involving mentoring youth in the Pre-Collegiate Program.
Walter Gallacher is the Pre-Collegiate Mentor assigned to aid the current ninth-graders at Roaring Fork High School in Carbondale. His job as a mentor primarily consists of guiding his group of 12 students through the obstacles that school and the economy present them on their way to college.
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One influential group of Latino evangelical pastors said it would call for a census boycott among undocumented immigrants. Not everyone is on board.
Latino evangelical leaders, who wield tremendous clout in immigrant communities, are sharply divided on the 2010 Census.
The rift developed earlier this month after one influential group of pastors said it would call for a census boycott among undocumented immigrants as a bargaining chip in their demands for comprehensive immigration reform.
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TCM's latest edition of Race in Hollywood, an ongoing series of retrospectives that examines ethnic representation in American cinema, turns its focus to the Latin community and the depiction (good, bad and otherwise) of its people by the Hollywood perspective. The month-long series runs Tuesday and Thursday nights May 5th - May 28th beginning at 5 p.m. (PST).
The showcase of 40 films, past and present, are programmed to demonstrate the progression of how Latino characters and culture have been
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Sitting in Indiana, we may not always recognize the value of celebrations in other regions of America or foreign countries. We can look at Cinco de Mayo as a prime example.
The holiday commemorates the 1862 victory of Mexican troops over an invading French cadre of 6,000 soldiers. Mexico had just canceled all foreign debt payments to France, England and Spain. The countries sent fleets to grab money and land. The English and Spanish accepted warrants in payment. France did not and invaded, head
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American Civil Liberties Union Legislative Counsel Deborah J. Vagins, along with Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and leaders in the women’s and business community, briefed Senate staffers today on S. 182, the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill to give working women the legal tools they need to challenge pay discrimination.
“Statistics show there is still a persistent and pernicious pay gap,” said Vagins. “The fight for equal pay for equal work will not resolve itself. We need the Paycheck Fairnes
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A new study by the Pew Research Center found that participation rates among African Americans, Latinos and Asian Americans all rose between 2004 and 2008, leaving the share of the electorate accounted for by white voters at an all-time low of 76.3 percent.
African American women voted at higher participation rates than any other racial or ethnic group, according to the study, which was based on an analysis of Census data. The study found that 68.8 percent of eligible black women voted in the la
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Two prominent Hispanic Christian organizations are divided on whether Latinos should participate in the 2010 U.S. census, while U.S. Catholic bishops say it's in everyone's "best interest to be counted."
The National Coalition of Latino Clergy & Christian Leaders (CONLAMIC) is urging undocumented members of its churches to boycott the census until comprehensive immigration reform is signed into law. The group wants legislation enacted that provides a way for some 12 million undocumented persons
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Contrary to social stereotypes, the majority of California Hispanics not only support a woman’s right to choose, but they also want continued government funding for birth control as well as sex education in schools, according to a survey by the Public Policy Institute of California.
Just over half of all California Hispanics polled believed that Roe V. Wade—the Supreme Court case in 1973 that nationally legalized abortion—should not be over turned, yet nearly the same percentage concluded that
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Community leaders are warning of a crisis among Latino teens in Montgomery County and calling for a broad effort to improve the odds for those at risk of joining gangs, dropping out of high school and other troubles.
Leaders of a newly formed Latino Youth Task Force have met in recent weeks with county and school district officials to present the findings of a recent teen survey and to draw attention to the county and state's "very troubling" statistics on Latino youth.
Last year, for example
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Two Hispanic media companies have partnered to tell marketers what Latinas want in an in-depth survey and video ethnographies that explore everything from Latinas' financial worries to their brand-bursting refrigerators and bathroom vanities.
Meredith Hispanic Ventures and NBC Universal's Spanish-language network Telemundo Group collaborated on in-depth, at-home video interviews with 13 young Latina women in four cities and on a wide-ranging survey of 1,004 Latinas and 500 non-Hispanics.
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The St. Paul Pioneer Press on Wednesday examined the spread of HIV among Hispanic men in Minnesota. According to a recent state report, the number of newly recorded HIV cases among Hispanic men doubled from 2005 to 2006, rising from 17 to 37. Although the trend eased slightly between 2007 and 2008 -- when 33 and 25 new cases, respectively, were recorded -- the prevalence of HIV among Hispanics is still triple the overall rate. The Pioneer Press reports that HIV/AIDS in the Hispanic community is
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When it comes to preventing cancer, information is key but a new study suggests Hispanics aren’t likely to look for it.
83% of Spanish-speaking Hispanics have never looked for cancer information compared to 48% of non-Hispanics, according to the American Cancer Society and The National Cancer Institute.
36-year-old breast cancer survivor Veronica Torres says it was hard to navigate the system but her advice is to be brave and get help. "I understand what they're going through,” she said. “Don't
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Arturo Velasquez, a Mexican immigrant who started a successful jukebox business with a single machine in his mother's taco shop, was an educational and political leader in the Hispanic community who helped many newcomers get a foothold in Chicago.
Mr. Velasquez, 93, died of natural causes Friday, April 17, in his Palos Hills home, said his son Arthur.
In 1975, Mr. Velasquez became the first Mexican-American on the City Colleges of Chicago board of trustees. He remained on the board for more th
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On the heels of reporting historic ratings growth, Discovery en Español is using the ongoing upfront season to provide advertisers with data revealing new insights on Spanish-language audiences in the U.S.
"Our viewers want us to provide them with a view of the world, not necessarily a Hispanic perspective of the world," said Discovery Networks U.S. Hispanic Group vice president of advertising sales Victor Parada. "Stories don't have to be all the time about Juan Pérez," said Parada, who this m
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Inside a burning building, fire doesn't discriminate between Matthew Marcarelli and Gary Tinney. Inside the New Haven Fire Department, however, skin color has put them on opposite sides of a lawsuit that could transform hiring procedures nationwide.
This week, the Supreme Court will consider the reverse discrimination claim of Marcarelli and a group of white firefighters. They all passed a promotion exam, but the city threw out the test because no blacks would have been promoted, saying the exa
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Texas and nine other states offer in-state college tuition rates to illegal aliens, but the College Board, an influential group of 5,000 colleges and universities said Tuesday it’s urging Congress to give thousands of illegal immigrants tuition aid and a path to citizenship.
The Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors or DREAM Act would amend a 1996 law to give illegal immigrants access to higher education benefits and a path to citizenship.
The push comes as opponents warn that immi
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