By: Andrea Lausell Trump’s government shutdown (more like his toddler temper tantrum) has lasted thirty-three days. Out of work federal employees...
Category - Social Impact and Politics
Alpha Latina: What do 20 Million Dollars and RAICES have in Common? A Powerhouse Latina
It’s safe to say that Erika Andiola never imagined herself on the national stage advocating for immigration reform or the rights of immigrants, but...
By: Leslie Ambriz Social media isn’t limited to just keeping your friends and family up-to-date on your life. It’s being used to start incredible...
By: Andrea Arias For fourteen years, I mispronounced my own name. My Guatemalan mother and Spanish father gave me the name Andrea Arias, pronounced...
By: Luz Collective Last night’s 2018 mid-term elections saw some historical firsts. These firsts included the election of the first...
By: Luz Collective According to the Latino Victory Project: 54 million Latinos live in the United States, comprising 17 percent of the population...
By: Mónica Ramírez and Noreen Farrell Nearly one year ago exactly, we experienced a watershed moment in the anti-sexual violence movement that many...
Wage Negotiations: Making Money, and Getting to Latina Equal Pay
By: Luz Collective Today, November 1st, is Latina Equal Pay Day: the day Latina pay catches up to that of White, non-Hispanic men from the previous...
From Actress to Activist, One Woman’s Journey to Mobilize Her Community
By: Danielle Chiriguayo “This country changes when the most vulnerable take risk and put themselves out there.” Nelini Stamp, actress turned...
By: Carolina Rubio Macwright Human resilience, love and hope, is what I found while volunteering in a detention center (a Texas baby-jail) for a week...