Documentary "Rape on the Night Shift," produced by Frontline, is a collaborative investigation into the vulnerabilities, sexual abuse and dangers that undocumented, Hispanic and immigrant women face when working in janitorial services during the night shift. The documentary, airing in three parts, presents the testimonies of 21 women, governmental efforts and undercover operations to expose predators.
Marta Acosta, author of "The She-Hulk Diaries" and "Dark Companion," is not the Latina Terry McMillian. Nor is she able to perpetuate stereotypes or preconceptions concerning what it means to be a woman writer, a Latina writer or a woman of color. However, the humorist can astonish with compelling fiction, which touches upon everything from vampirism to the blue collar chip on her shoulder.
Artists put up a new mural of "LGBT gangsters" in San Francisco on Thursday only for it to be defaced on Saturday for a second time. The mural was painted by Manuel Paul of Maricón Collective.
The New York Daily News is taking heat over a photograph it published showing the scantily clad derrieres of two women it claimed attended the city's Puerto Rican Day Parade, but who were not actually part of the event.
Leandro Barbosa led the Golden State Warriors to an NBA Championship over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Barbosa became just the second player in NBA history to accomplish something.
Find out what he did.
We have all been subjected to the infamous Kardashians who have mastered their selfies with their puckered lips and over-the-top outfits; we've seen "San Andreas" star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson set a record for taking 105 selfies within three minutes, and more recently we've seen Mexico attempt to take the world's largest selfie.
While reality TV and Hollywood stars and Mexicans (among others selfie enthusiasts around the world) have become obsessed with this craze, not everyone is on board, including "the father of selfie sticks," Wayne Fromm.
Felix Verdejo scored an impressive win in his last fight. The young Puerto Rican fighter has a very bright future ahead of him as he enters the prime of his promising career.
On Sunday, June 14, Fifth Avenue was rocking with rhythm, fierce salsa moves and cultural pride as festive Puerto Ricans came out in droves to share their love of their culture, people and beautiful island at one of New York City's biggest events of the year, the 2015 Puerto Rican Day Parade.
Ecuador and Bolivia will resume their campaign in the 2015 Copa America as they are set to collide on Monday at the Estadio Elias Figueroa in Valparaiso, Chile.
"'Lorena, what did you do?!' yelled Chef Lorena Garcia's mother when she discovered that her then eight-year-old daughter made arepas for the first time for the family in Caracas, Venezuela.
Surrounded by an "arepa picnic" on the floor, the young and impressionable Chef Garcia recognized the impact of cooking for someone else, not to mention the lesson that it's preferable to eat at a table rather than the floor!
Kids will be kids and that's the idea behind Chef Garcia's recent partnering with P.A.N so that parents and their children will learn the joy of cooking together while keeping traditions alive.
Cuban-born and New York-raised author Cristina García was inadvertently nudged toward writing by her diary-prying mother. However, it was her own investigation of expression and culture that led her flourishing career and the creation of her many grabbing works, including "King of Cuba."
Baseball is the most popular sport in Cuba today, however many younger fans are beginning to switch their favorite sport to soccer instead. Many factors are included to the increasing popularity of soccer in Cuba.
Born high in the Andes Mountains in Quito, Ecuador at an altitude of 9,000 feet above sea level, author Cecilia Velástegui has found success as an author of adult and children's books due to her extensive travel, her chameleon nature and "the serendipity of the Spanish tongue."
Jobs in translation are among the fastest growing in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Reports predict that it is growing much faster than the average career outside of healthcare.
