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Oprah magazine salutes Latina 'army'

Posted by News on October 14, 2008 at 9:00am

Nancy Roldan Johnson is raising an "army'' of young, confident and empowered Latinas, and her efforts have garnered her national attention. Johnson was one of 80 female leaders invited to attend a workshop this summer co-sponsored by O, The Oprah Magazine and the White House Project on how to take their projects to the next level. Johnson, a Milford resident who grew up in Bridgeport, co-founded the Latina Army, with a goal of reaching 1 million young Hispanic women, encouraging them to acco
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Latina Unidas reaches milestone

Posted by News on October 9, 2008 at 8:46pm
In 1982 a group of young professional Latinas came together with an ambitious goal. They wanted to create an organization that would support Hispanic women, celebrate their accomplishments but also empower them to become leaders. That's how Latinas Unidas was born. Now their baby is turning 15. So in typical Latina fashion, the organization is celebrating this coming of age with a quinceañera. "We're ready to announce to the world that this little girl is all grown up," said Daisy Rivera Al
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Democrats' Hands Aren’t Clean in the Financial Mess

Posted by News on October 7, 2008 at 9:37pm
The normally expansive Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was anything but that when she was asked if the Democrats should get some of the blame for the Wall Street financial mess. Pelosi answered with a terse “no.” But Pelosi quickly got expansive when she finger pointed Bush and the Republicans for creating the mess. This is the standard Pelosi line. Bush and the Republicans eagerly cut sweetheart deals with financial industry lobbyists to gut lending and stock trading regulations, winked
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Conservatives Blame People of Color for Wall Street Meltdown

Posted by News on October 7, 2008 at 9:32pm
Efforts on the part of some conservatives to pin the Wall Street meltdown and the $850 billion rescue tab on the backs of minority homeowners are shameless and spurious, several activists and minority lawmakers said Friday. “That is total bunk,” said Kathleen Day, spokeswoman for the Center for Responsible Lending, a public interest group. “I think this is an effort by extremists who are embarrassed that their economic model of little regulation and oversight failed miserably, so they’re trying
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Voters United by Heritage but Not Always by Opinion

Posted by News on October 7, 2008 at 9:23pm
It’s not often that a documentary makes the case for its own spuriousness, but in a sense that’s what “Latinos ’08” eventually does. That may sound like a criticism, but it’s intended as a compliment: this zippy little film about the Hispanic vote in the current American presidential election isn’t afraid to turn conventional wisdom on its head, including the conventional wisdom that there is even such a thing as a Hispanic vote. READ FULL STORY
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Vote For Who You Are Not

Posted by News on October 7, 2008 at 9:18pm
When democratic operative Paul Begala made a donation to the Obama campaign this year, he wrote in the memo field of the check "for negative campaigning only." As much as candidates and voters complain about negative ads, the ads persist because, as Begala knows, they work.READ FULL STORY
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Lewisville Votes Down English As Official Language

Posted by News on October 7, 2008 at 10:06am
The city council voted down the English-only proposal Monday night. More than 120 people packed City Hall for the vote. The crowd was divided on two controversial proposals on the table. One sought to make English the official language of Lewisville. The other was aimed at banning bilingual city documents, except those required by state and federal low. The council looked at eliminating translations for 20 documents that were considered non-essential to life and health. READ FULL STORY
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If we can help someone, we should

Posted by News on October 7, 2008 at 10:04am
A former PTA president and mother of four, Josephine Mercado had a full-time career as an attorney in New York City, working first for the city government and then for a private firm that took on civil lawsuits. But she gave up the courtroom and what could have been a lucrative career to become a community organizer -- focusing from the beginning on health issues that affected Hispanics. READ FULL STORY
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Hispanics fuel growth in Greenville schools

Posted by News on October 7, 2008 at 10:00am

Three elementary schools -- Alexander, Berea and Monaview -- now have more Hispanics than whites or blacks. One student comes from a family of Cuban "boat refugees" who survive on $625 a month. Another is from a remote area of Guatemala and speaks only the Mayan Indian language. Alexander Elementary School is a cultural melting pot, not only of black, white and Hispanic students, but also of a blend of subcultures from across Latin America. READ FULL STORY
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Obama, McCain set sights on Hispanic voters

Posted by News on October 7, 2008 at 9:51am

On a muggy afternoon, more than 3,000 immigrants, most of them Hispanic, wave flags, cheer and weep as they swear to protect and defend the United States of America as its newest citizens. Moments later, dozens of volunteers from the Democratic and Republican parties swoop down on the new citizens as they file out of their citizenship ceremony in a Miami auditorium, competing to sign them up to vote. It's a scene that is being played out nationwide. READ FULL STORY
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Meeting The Needs Of Hispanic Girls With Hip Chicas

Posted by News on October 7, 2008 at 9:34am
As Lazaro Fuentes, CEO and creative director of the Hip Chicas brand, tells Gamasutra, 50 percent of kids born in America since 2004 are Hispanic. And while there's plenty of culturally-focused content for young kids -- Dora The Explorer, Handy Manny, and Maya and Miguel, among others, there's a "gaping hole" for Latino content aimed at 'tweens. READ FULL STORY
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Are Latinos leaving? Evidence shows numbers shrinking

Posted by News on October 5, 2008 at 10:28am
Ask anyone on Atlanta Highway if Latinos are leaving Hall County, and there will not be one moment of hesitation in between the question and its affirmation. Staples of the local Latino community - day laborers, managers of grocery stores and rental properties, owners of travel companies and retail shops - all say it is obvious that there are fewer Latinos in Hall County today than there were six months ago. READ FULL STORY
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'Extreme' design for El Paso teen's 15th

Posted by News on October 4, 2008 at 7:25am
20080929__0930-d1-quince_300.jpg Like many teen girls, El Pasoan Sydny Gonzalez was dreaming of her ideal quinceañera a year ago. What she didn't know at the time was that a television show celebrity would help her plan that dream event, set for Friday at the Camino Real Hotel. Eduardo Xol, known for being the design expert on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," selected Gonzalez as Miss 15A of 2008. 15A, Xol's gift and planning quinceañera site online (www.fifteena.com), helped design her fantasy quinceañera.
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Domestic Violence Shelters in Hispanic Areas of the U.S. Receive Cash Infusion During Economic Downturn

Posted by News on October 4, 2008 at 7:22am
As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, dozens of domestic violence shelters in heavily Hispanic areas across the U.S. are receiving an influx of badly-needed cash during the current economic downturn. The cash infusion is coming from the foundation started by the late Mary Kay Ash. Shelters helping battered women in all 50 states are receiving a total of $3 million from the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation's (MKACF) annual grants. READ FULL STORY
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