Cinco de Mayo brings festivals and parades to cities all over the United States and Mexico. Besides those events, businesses are offering up freebies and deals on Cinco de Mayo.
Cinco de Mayo celebrates the 1862 Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla. The Mexican holiday also gives reason to celebrate every year with food, drink and socializing with friends and family. In Los Angeles, there are many options to ring in the holiday.
The phrase “It’s never too late to learn” seems like a worn out cliche -- that is until you come up against someone like Rosa Salgado, a 79-year-old grandmother who moved to Miami from Colombia in 1995 and graduated this Saturday from Miami Dade College with honors, earning her associate of arts degree in education.
On Saturday, during a homily at a Rome seminary for the training of future priests from North America, Pope Francis praised the work and spiritual qualities of Rev. Junipero Serra The Pontiff is set to elevate the Spanish native to sainthood in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. in Sept. 23.
On Friday in the Mexican state of Jalisco at least seven people were killed during a military operation that was meant to target an unnamed drug cartel.
There was no grand prize winner last week so the money has rolled over and is now up to $70 million dollars, with a current estimated Jackpot of $46.5 million in cash value.
"I fell into a burning ring of fire, I went down, down, down as the flames went higher. And it burns, burns, burns. The ring of fire, the ring of fire." - Johnny CashThe legendary Johnny Cash knew a lot about fire and its blazing burn, but if he had the chance to attend this year's Third Annual New York City Hot Sauce Expo in Brooklyn, he'd most likely pen a new tune for the array of burning flavors that are worthy of a hit song.
Your busy schedule may cause you to miss some interesting and important pet-related news. Here are five important stories you may have missed this week.
Can you imagine legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo walking through the streets of New York City, almost as if she was a vibrant Mexican painting that came to life - merging the past within a contemporary backdrop? Award-winning, Mexican-American cartoonist and illustrator Felipe Galindo/Feggo is bringing these illustrations to life with his "Frida Kahlo's New York" an exhibition at The Mark Miller Gallery this May.
Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez, author, academic, unapologetic border-crosser and ex-DJ, was "made in Mexico but born in the U.S," or so he tells his students. His varied identities --Chicano, border-crosser and voracious reader-- has helped to shape his life as a writer.
The Supreme Court will hear the case on same-sex marriage on Tuesday. The Supreme Court will hear the case on same-sex marriage on Tuesday. As the hearing approaches, people continue to discuss the controversial topic.
According to new research, the decision to forgo a color-blind approach and, instead, encourage frank discussions about ethnicity, race and gender in the classroom could yield impressive results, including: differentiated instruction, frequent family engagement, a positive culture and professional educational environments.
Domestic violence, the horrendous pattern of abusive behavior whereby an intimate partner inflicts violence on their significant others, is impacting women and men across the U.S. But, Latinos are ready to challenge domestic violence victimization.
The University of Nevada's Reynolds School of Journalism plans to use a $35,000 grant to establish a Spanish-language reporting team just in time for the 2016 presidential election race.
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently joined forces to launch the education campaign, "The Tips from Former Smokers (Tips)," which features advice from Hispanics who quit smoking to help others quit smoking.
Chocolatier and founder of MarieBelle New York (SoHo) Mariben Lieberman has a refined palate, a worldly perspective, and an extraordinary expertise in cacao as evidenced by her signature artisanal ganache, equisitely roasted coffee, and world-class Aztec Hot Chocolate.
Claiming that Columbia University had failed to protect him against harassment when a female student went public with accusations that he raped her despite school and law enforcement authorities rejecting her case, Paul Nungesser, a Columbia student from Germany, has sued his school.
