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In 1838 Juan Pablo Duarte founded a secret society called La Trinitaria, which sought the complete independence of Santo Domingo without any foreign intervention. Ramón Matías Mella and Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, despite not being among the founding members of La Trinitaria, were decisive in the fight for independence. Duarte and they… [Continue Reading]
This is a hot topic with my Latina girlfriends, they have been talking about this for some time now. It always starts out with “have you seen what these hoochie’s are wearing to the club or on the street”! According to the urban dictionary a “couchie” is adapted from the french word “coucher” for… [Continue Reading]
Latinos doing their thing presents… A native of the Sonora desert of Mexico, Rafael Esquer has made New York City his home for more than a decade. As Creative Director at @radical.media, his group’s work in communication design received the National Design Award in 2004 from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. Esquer now runs… [Continue Reading]
Reyna Suarez shares her experience as a scholar with the new scholars at the Gates Millennium Scholars Leadership Development Conference. I’ve been asked to share my experience as a Gates Millennium Scholar. I really wasn’t sure where to start or how to express myself in a few paragraphs. I guess it all started 7… [Continue Reading]
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to hardworking parents, Dennis Benzan learned early the importance of education and civic responsibilities. Inspired by his elders, and by the many challenges facing his neighborhood, Dennis dedicated himself to community work from a young age. In high school, he organized his peers against youth violence following the senseless murder… [Continue Reading]
So when is it okay to claim your “Latino”-ness. I think this is something everyone enjoys bringing up and claiming some people are more or less Latino than others. But what really makes you Latino? If you’re grandfather was Puerto Rican but your parents are a mix of black, Japanese and Puerto Rican…does… [Continue Reading]
I’ve stressed over and over that Facebook has so much more functionality other than serving as a platform for mindless activity. The people Juarez, Mexico know that Facebook is a valuable tool and they are using this tool to help stop the gruesome crimes that occur on a regular basis in the world’s most… [Continue Reading]
For the last five six months I have been printing and mailing copies of blogs or threads from Being Latino to three friends that are currently serving time in California State Prisons. I thought it would be more productive than sending your mamma jokes or pictures of Lowrider Girls. One of my friends was… [Continue Reading]
There is something cool and suave about being an artist. Before I decided to become a writer, I began as an artist in high school where I painted large canvases with my toes instead of a brush. My high school art teachers, Peter Mahan, and Debbie Doran gave me freedom to create what… [Continue Reading]
Hola Mi Gente! Here are your Top Ten albums of the week via Billboard.com. Enjoy the mixed vibrations of these albums as one Latino music genre and not many. Pa’lante Dejarte De Amar- Camila The Last- Avenutra Mi Sueno- Ana Isabelle Ando Bien Pero- Banda Los Recoditos La Gran Senora- Jenni Rivera Buscame -Jencarlos La… [Continue Reading]