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Puerto Rico Alejandro Garcia Padilla

Puerto Rico Drops Ban on Gay Marriage

Cesar Miranda, the Justice Secretary of Puerto Rico made an announcement on Friday that the government will take no measures restricting marriage to a bond between a man and a woman.
Shakira

Theft Sours Shakira's 'Pies Descalzos' Colombian School Foundation's Latest Opening

Pop superstar Shakira’s latest school funded by her Colombian non-profit organization “Pies Descalzos” has been robbed.
Report: US Education System Neglects Almost Half of the Nation’s Black and Latino Male Students

Which State Has The Highest Latino High School Graduation Rate? The Answer Might Surprise You

Texas currently holds the highest graduation rates for Black and Hispanic high school students in the United States.
19.3 Million Latina Shoppers Command Bulk of $1 Trillion in Latino Buying Power

The Youthful Latino Consumer Population Has More Years of Effective Buying Power Than any Other Group

The "ambicultural" and youthful Latino consumer population has more years of effective buying power that any other consumer group, and Latinos are using that purchasing window to endorse brands that observe the nuances of their heritage and culture.
Major League Baseball Could Return to Cuba in 2016

MLB Games Likely to Be Played in Cuba in 2016

According to MLB reports, Cuba could be the host of multiple exhibition games in the near future. This could and would have a huge impact on the Latino community given the large fan base among Latino baseball fans.
library

Study: Foreign-Born Latinos Less Likely to Visit Libraries, but Value the Experience More Than Others

Nationwide, there are more than 17,000 public libraries and bookmobiles servicing 96 percent of the population, but foreign-born Latinos are least likely to utilize library services. That said, the foreign-born Latinos who visit the library greatly benefit from it, according to a new study.
Cabo

Mexico News: Canadian Man Beaten to Death at Resort in Mexico

A 50-year-old Canadian man who had been beaten to death was found on Wednesday at a beach at the Mexican resort of Los Cabos.
Cherrie Moraga

Fourth Edition of Chicana Author Cherríe Moraga's Feminist Anthology Published

Thirty-five years later, the newest edition of "This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color" has been released, and it will expose a whole new generation of women to the "the complex confluence of identities-race, class, gender, and sexuality-systemic to women of color, oppression and liberation."
Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria Says Latinos Focus on Differences Within Ethnicity & It's Not Her Job to Only Make Content for Hispanics

Eva Longoria is the cover star for Glam Belleza Latina's spring issue, and she gets very honest about Latinos sometimes being more separated than they should.

Study: Latinos Without High School Diploma Earn More Than Other Minorities, But Still Likely to be Poor

Ethnicity and race plays a role when it comes to poverty, wage gapes and low-income status. In addition to those factors, educational attainment, family structure, career access and childcare costs all affect how low-income and impoverished families fare in this nation.
Paraguay River

Argentina Arrest Two Paraguayan Men Trying to Cross Border With 19th Century Gold Worth More than $2M

According to Argentine authorities two Paraguayan men who were trying to get across the border with a 19th Century gold ingot worth more than $2m have been arrested.
Kentucky Forward Karl-Anthony Towns

NCAAB: 5 Latinos to Keep an Eye on in March Madness

With the 2015 edition of March Madness now underway, the top 68 teams will do battle to be named the best college basketball squad in the nation. Latin Post lists five Latino basketball players you should keep an eye on this tournament.
Argentina Crash - Camille Muffat, Alexis Vastine and Florence Arthaud

'Dropped' TV Death: Bodies Identified Following Deadly French Reality TV Show Accident in Argentina

In Argentina ten people were killed in a horrific accident while filming a reality TV show string famous athletes.
mexico circus animals

Mexico Bans Animals From Circus, But Owners Don't Know Where Animals Will Go Next

Circus owners are justifiably concerned about what is going to happen to their animals, especially since the ban on keeping lions and tigers for spectacle does not inform as to where the animals are going to be relocated to.
Chantel Acevedo

PALABRAS: Author Chantel Acevedo Learned the Art of Narration from her Cuban Grandmother

Cuban stories that captured a young girl's childhood just after the turn-of-the-century, the subsequent whims of emigration and harrowing tales of motherhood fed author Chantel Acevedo. Acevedo's grandmother, who orated those stories, inspired the author to be a storyteller, and she taught her the language of a narrative.

Stress Linked to Sleeplessness Among Second-Generation Latino Youth

Second-generation Latino teens experience sleeplessness for numerous reasons. Mood, work or school-related anxiety, and stress from discrimination frequently takes a toll on the sleeping habits of Latino youth.
Latin Food Fest

Latin Food Fest: California Cities to be Treated to Latin Cuisine

Grande Tasting event will be held Saturday in Santa Monica
Univision Contigo

'Univision Contigo' Campaign To Offer Financial Empowerment Tools to Hispanics

Nearly $500 billion in revenue has been grossed by U.S. Latino businesses, contributing to the overall national economy. And Univision, one of the foremost media companies serving the U.S. Latino community, wants to continue that trend.
America By The Numbers with Maria Hinojosa

New Series by Award-Winning Latina Journalist Attracts Diverse Viewers

"America by the Numbers," the groundbreaking PBS documentary hosted by the incredible award-winning investigative journalist Maria Hinojosa premiered in fall 2014, and it showcased the changing demographics of the U.S. population.
Attack on Archbishop Romero's Funeral Procession in 1980

Pope Francis Announces Beatification of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero

Archbishop Romero of El Salvador, killed in 1980 for his work for the poor in the war-stricken nation, will be beatified in May after decades of appealing to the Vatican.
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