The children of women convicted of murder, drug use/abuse or theft may not be incarcerated alongside their mothers, but unwittingly they're also being punished. The Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program offers to rebuild broken mother-daughter relationships, easing separation and empowering young women to manage feelings of anger and abandonment.
Suzan Colón, yoga instructor and author of inspirational memoir "Cherries in Winter," is a Manhattan girl through and through. Yet, her writing takes readers to myraid places.
The New American Vanguard: Latinos 50+: Healthy, Wealthy and Wise, a study published by Nielsen, indicated Latinos over the age of 50 are "exerting cultural, economic and political influence on the evolving U.S. mainstream."
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine published a new report that addresses assimilation and stereotypes surrounding U.S. dwelling immigrants.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) produced a report confirming that new diagnosis of HIV infection has risen sharply among Latino men who have sex with men (MSM), despite overall declines in infections among U.S. Latinos during the same period.
A new national study offers an economic picture of Latino and African American nonprofit museums and performing arts companies, which suggests that donors often let weaker organizations perish, while allowing stronger ones to flourish.
Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Velásquez, author and motivational speaker, was born with a rare congenital syndrome, which affects her heart, eyes and bones, as well as her ability to accumulate body fat. Despite physical imitations and ridicule she's received, including being called the "The World's Ugliest Woman," she's learned to rise.
Chemicals emitted from older furniture and dollar store products can cause serious health problems, most often affecting children from black and Latino households.
The Center on Reinventing Public Education produced a report October 7 that paints a vivid picture of public education throughout the nation, particularly for student of color and low-income students. The report also identified promising results.
Each year Mental Illness Awareness Week takes place during the first full week of October, and those seven days offer a firm opportunity for advocates to fight stigmas, provide support, and educate the public on mental illness condition.
Theo Galavan, Barbara Kean and Jerome Valeska put on quite the performance on Monday evening's episode of "Gotham," and by the time the show came to a close, someone was left without a pulse.
U.S. Hispanics/Latinos who are frequently inactive face increased risk of diabetes and heart disease, even if they exercise regularly, according to recently published research.
Yadhira Gonzalez-Taylor, attorney and author of "Martina Finds a Shiny Coin" and "Martina and the Wondrous Waterfall," uses her "bifurcated upbringing" to create stories that preserve and hearten Puerto Rican culture.
Cristina Garcia, author of six novels, was the keynote speaker at the the fourth annual Comadres and Compadres Writers Conference, which took place Saturday, October 3 at the New School. The full-day event was flooded with creative workshops, networking opportunities and a plethora of writers, agents and editors.
Diverse chamber presidents and Wells Fargo's head of government and community relations, Jon Campbell, recently sat down to discuss a $1.2 million investment to fund training opportunities for diverse-owned small business leaders across the nation.
The Engine of America Small Business Summit, to be held on October 8 in Los Angeles, will be hosted by The Latino Coalition and the Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce, helping small businesses to enable profit and fuel the economy.
The "2015 State of Women-Owned Businesses," published in late September, discusses the number of women-owned businesses in the U.S. and it confirmed that women-owned businesses will continue to flourish, generate revenue and create employment opportunities.
Within the last five decades close to 59 million immigrants entered the U.S., resulting in a record high foreign-born population for the nation. According to a recent Pew report, despite popular belief Asian immigrant growth has outpaced Hispanic immigrant growth with the past few years as immigrant influxes have slowed. Also, the report revealed immigrants have helped to make the U.S. a younger nation.
Carolina Santos-Neves, founding partner at the Latin-inspired NYC restaurant Cómodo and the Brooklyn-based eatery Colonia Verde, is a lover of travel, smoked foods and interesting desserts.
The Gabriela Mistral Foundation has announced the publication of the bilingual book "From Chile to the World: 70 years of Mistral's Nobel Prize/De Chile al Mundo: 70 años del Premio Nobel de Mistral" in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Gabriela Mistral's Nobel Prize in Literature.
Pope Francis' visit to the U.S. was noteworthy for several reasons, but the 'man of God' truly warmed hearts when he kissed a child with Down syndrome, filling the parents with hope. October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month, a time dedicated to discussing Down syndrome, its impact and prevalence rates in the Latino community.
Quality early childhood education has a substantial influence on future employment, education and health outcomes, according to a new report published in late September. The research highlighted findings within the Latino community and demonstrated the economic power of investing in early childhood education.
Dominican and Puerto Rican New York City educator and acclaimed author Peggy Robles-Alvarado sets standards and defies odds. Her collections of poetry, "Conversations With My Skin" and "Homenaje a las guerreras" (Homage to the Warrior Women), which are heavily marked thoughts on identity, sensuality and spirituality, prove this.
The Eva Longoria-spearheaded non-partisan organization Latino Victory Project has launched the powerful and thoughtful #TheFirsts Campaign today, which seeks to honor and celebrate the achievements of Latino pioneers.
Thanks to outdated standards for ultrasound evaluations, up to 15 percent of multicultural mothers are misjudged as carrying fetuses that are too small. The miscalculation frequently leads to countless women of color being subjected to unnecessary testing and procedures during their otherwise healthy pregnancies.
