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Museum to capture Latino experience in US

-via Huffington Post Latinos’ contributions to the development, welfare and culture of this country have been largely overlooked, and are not properly reflected in our nation’s museums. But that could soon change with the creation of a museum dedicated to the diverse contributions of Latinos in America. “A lot of folks don’t realize the incredible… [Continue Reading]

Bucket List: Top 10 ‘Must-Dos’ before you kick it

- via Huffington Post In 1935, as he lay dying from an assassin’s bullet at the age of 42, Senator Huey Long whispered his final words on the steps of a Louisiana courthouse: “God, don’t let me die. I have so much to do.”

Blog Carnival for Spina Bifida: Raise Funds & Awareness for the Cause

by Laurita Tellado, HoldinOutforaHero.org Promoting Awareness of Spina Bifida October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month and to help increase awareness about Spina Bifida, we’re joining Laurita Tellado of HoldinOutforaHero.org and Angélica Pérez of NewLatina.netin a Blog Carnival Fundraiser to raise funds for Laurita’s Walk-n-Roll event on October 29th. 

Save the farm

Civil unrest is not a new phenomenon; unjust situations have existed as long as humans have inhabited this Earth. The cause is not always cut and dry and the outcome not always pretty. Such is the case of a farming collective in South Central Los Angeles.

Harvest your appetite: eating for fall

Autumn is upon us. The trees are beginning to change colors, pumpkins are everywhere, and Halloween is fast approaching. In the past, humans used to vary their diet seasonally according to when foods were harvested. Now, we can eat foods like fruit all year round due to advances in modern transportation. However, this may not… [Continue Reading]

How to survive two jobs (or three or four)

Today’s headlines are dominated by news of the recession, rates of unemployment and at the more extreme end, the inevitable collapse of the American economy. While U.S. unemployment is at a stubborn 9.1 percent, another outcome of the difficult economic times has been an increase in multiple jobs to help make ends meet.