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Philadelphia Singer Brianna Cash Performs Debut Single ‘Numb’ Live for Latino USA
The 27-year-old singer is rising in the R&B and hip-hop scene.
Why Netflix’s New Teen Sitcom ‘Expanding the Universe of Ashley Garcia’ Is Already a Hit With Me
Why is a grown woman like me so excited about this show?
In a World Filled With Chaos, Ana Tijoux’ New Single ‘Antifa Dance’ Beacons Us to Fight Back
“A few years ago, it was unthinkable to reassess the word fascism,” the Chilean rapper said.
Mexico President: Anti-Femicide Protests Won’t Change Policy
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that recent protests against rising killings of women in Mexico will not change his government’s long-term, ground-up approach to dealing with the problem.
Mexico: Thousands Stay in to Protest Violence Against Women
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Untold thousands of women across Mexico stayed home from work and school Monday as part of a strike billed as “A Day Without Women,” hours after an unprecedented number of them filled the streets to protest rampant and rising gender violence on International Women’s Day.
Slim and Skinny: How Access to TV Is Changing Beauty Ideals in Rural Nicaragua
The more television people watch the more they prefer a thinner female body type.
The Woman Who Allowed a Latina to Dream Big (OPINION)
I will still persist.
Day Without Women: Mexicans to Strike Over Gender Violence
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of women across Mexico planned to stay home from work or school on Monday for “A Day Without Women,” hours after an unprecedented number of them filled the streets to protest rampant gender violence on International Women’s Day.
Women Fill Streets of World’s Cities With Call for Justice
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Women filled the streets of the world’s largest cities Sunday to protest gender violence, inequality and exploitation on International Women’s Day, with the mothers of murdered girls leading a march in Mexico City and participants in Paris inveighing against the “virus of the patriarchy.”
Mexican Women Paint Victim Names to Protest Gender Violence
Dozens of women carpeted Mexico City’s central Zócalo square Sunday with victim’s names in white block letters as part of protests against gender violence on International Women’s Day. Thousands of women later marched, led by the mothers of murdered girls.
Premiering on PBS, UNLADYLIKE2020 Is a Series About Unsung Women and Their Impact on the US
Unladylike2020 will feature women like Ynés Mexía, a Mexican-American botanist who became one of the most accomplished plant collectors of her time.
Venezuela’s President Urges All Women to Have 6 Children
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro wants Venezuelan women to have many children as a way to boost the country, which has seen millions of people flee in recent years to escape its economic crisis.
Colombia Court Upholds Law Restricting Access to Abortion
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s Constitutional Court voted Monday in favor of upholding the nation’s restrictive abortion law in a ruling that had been closely watched around Latin America.
Friends Say Tijuana Woman Was Stalked Even After Death
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The man was obsessed with Marbella Valdez. He sent her gifts, bought food for her friends. Prosecutors say he even planted a tracking device on her car.
Latina Engineer Denied Tenure at the University of Colorado Boulder (VIDEO)
Dr. Lupita Montoya was the first Latina engineer to be hired on a tenure track at the University of Colorado Boulder.
A Guerrilla-To-Entrepreneur Plan in Colombia Leaves Some New Businesswomen Isolated and at Risk
In Colombia, as in other conflict zones, rejoining society after war is generally more challenging for women.
Killing of 7-Year-Old Girl Stokes Anger in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The killing of a 7-year-old girl on the southern outskirts of Mexico City has stoked rising anger over brutal slayings of women, including one found stabbed to death and skinned earlier this month.
The Brutal Femicide of Ingrid Escamilla in Mexico City and a President Who Seems to Ignore the Gravity of the Issue
MEXICO CITY — In a country where femicide is, unfortunately, the norm, the brutal murder of Ingrid Escamilla, 25, at the hands of her partner who not only killed her, but skinned her body and cut it up in an attempt to get rid of the evidence, sparked outrage as Ingrid became a victim not just once, but three times.
Mexican Activists Protest After Gruesome Killing of Woman
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Dozens of women spray-painted slogans such as “We won’t be silenced” on the facade and doorway of Mexico City’s National Palace on Friday, following the gruesome slaying of a young woman last weekend.
Latino USA Presents: Yesika Salgado On Love, Lust, And Being A Hopeless Romantic
For this Valentine’s Day edition of Latino USA, poet Yesika Salgado heads with Maria Hinojosa to the Hunts Point Produce Market, the largest wholesale produce market in the world, to try to identify the sexiest, most romantic fruit. Then they sit down to talk about relationships
Latino USA Presents: Ornella & Violeta
For seventeen years, Ornella Pedrozo thought of her mom’s detainment by ICE as her deepest darkest secret. Until a couple months ago, when she decided to write a letter to her mom about it.