Growing up in the age of instant gratification and over-sexualized social media that promotes unrealistic perceptions of beauty, can be a disastrous formula for any young female, especially an impressionable Latina.
Over 3,200 people - 3,278 to be exact, are in federal and state prisons serving life-without-parole for nonviolent crimes in the U.S., according to a report conducted by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Facebook may want social media-domination, but they need to keep teens interested and engaged to do so. When the world's largest social network noticed that teens' usage is on the decline, and the increasingly popular messaging service, Snapchat, is on the rise, they had to act snappy and make an enticing offer.
Paloma Noyola Bueno, a 12-year-old Mexican math genius who was dubbed "the next Steve Jobs" and became an international media sensation, has lived up to her name. Paloma - meaning dove in Spanish - has soared to new heights, proving that there are endless possibilities when you believe in yourself.
For Kristine de la Cruz all it took was a passion for cooking, some flour, cozy hospitality and a killer business plan to create her successful dessert shop in Los Angeles, Calif. called Crème Caramel L.A.
Think about how many Internet searches you do in one day. Now imagine if you changed your search engine, and every time you clicked to conduct a search you could plant a tree and help save the rain forest in Brazil. Well, it's possible though a green search engine called, Ecosia.
Bill de Blasio brings a diverse, bi-racial family, improved Spanish-language speaking skills and a strong stance against the unpopular NYPD "stop-and-frisk" policy.
Many American companies today are shifting their focus toward the Latino market in an effort to tap into a growing Latino population in the U.S. At the same time, Latinos in the U.S. are also trying to tap into the Anglo market as well.
As Americans, we live in a country that is a melting pot of diversity, yet there is one common denominator that we all share regardless of race or status of citizenship - the value of our freedom.
Republican Governor Chris Christie may have appealed to Latinos in the Democratically-driven state of New Jersey to gain him his second gubernatorial victory, but both Democrats and Republicans are saying that doesn't mean he can win them over across the country in a 2016 presidential bid.
The Supreme Court is reviving the religion debate by agreeing to take on a case involving prayer at government meetings - a controversial topic that challenges the Constitution, zeroing in on where you draw the line between church and state.
It's evident that Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin has a heart of gold through his activism, philanthropy and the love of his two sons, but before he confronted his feelings and found peace by coming out; he held in a lot of anger.Today, he has learned from his difficult past, and is now joining forces with other celebrities in the fight against Russia's anti-gay laws.
Who are the greatest Latino optimists in the United States? According to a recent Pew Report, Mexicans and Salvadorans share a positive image of the U.S.
English artist Banksy's recent visit to the Big Apple and the possible demolition of 5Pointz, which is known as the "graffiti Mecca of the world," has highlighted the power and political messages behind graffiti within the U.S. and around the globe.
The circus brings to mind clowns, trained animals, acrobats, trapeze acts and tightrope walkers. For some Chilean transgender people, it's their version of the 'greatest show on earth,' a place where they can be themselves, free of judgment and ridicule, and a place they can call home.
Being an entrepreneur in an already competitive landscape may seem daunting to some, especially for many Latinos who aren't graduating with engineering degrees or start-up mentalities, but with a different outlook and approach, you can foster an entrepreneurial spirit.
Mexican rock band Maná and former Vice President Al Gore get all fiery and heated went it comes to carbon pollution in the earth's atmosphere, which has led to hotter temperatures and longer periods of weather that contribute to increasingly intense drought.
Maybe all it takes is the spiritual Mexican holiday, Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), to conjure up emotions of life and death and rekindle the romance between "Twilight" actors, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. So can the former couple live without each other?
Latinos have a lot to say - and the numbers show that their voices impact social media with increasing popularity on Twitter.Eighty percent of Latino adults in the U.S. use social media, beating out Caucasians at 70 percent and African Americans at 75 percent, according to a Pew Report.
Costa Rica has a complicated past with the critically endangered Leatherback sea turtles, whose eggs are fiercely sought after and sold within the country and on the black market. This has led to poaching of epidemic proportions, illegal trade and drug-related violence.
Wine lovers are drinking more wine than the vineyards are producing, due to a spike in popularity in the U.S. and China, which has quadrupled its wine consumption in the past five years, according to a recent report by Morgan Stanley Research.
BuzzFeed, a website that claims to have "the hottest, most social content on the web" has certainly caught on like viral wildfire - and they are planning to ignite more buzz by tapping into the multilingual media as well.
