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Follow Friday Internet News Roundup: Latinas and Elections

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We’re back from People en Español Festival, presented by Target, and after a weekend of Twitter parties, giveaways, makeovers and concerts, we’re back to our “regular” routine, if such a thing exists. We’re already planning more…
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Kellie Pickler Shaves Her Head to Support Friend with Breast Cancer

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Country star Kellie Pickler made the news, but not for a new album or sold-out concert tour. The former American Idol contestant shaved her head, shedding her trademark blonde hair in a show of solidarity with her best friend, Summer Miller,…
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They Did NOT Say That! Shocking Things Republicans Have Said About Women

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Poor Todd Akin. The Republican Senate candidate from Missouri stepped in a big pile of it in August, when he said in an interview that victims of “legitimate rape” rarely become pregnant, because “the female body has ways to try to shut…
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Michelle Obama Addresses Women Columnists Before Big Speech

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In preparation for her speech tonight at the opening of the Democratic Convention in Charlotte, NC, First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a conference call this afternoon with news outlets aimed at women, under the initiative Obama for America…
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Fear Of Saying ‘I Love You’

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The first time I told a man that I loved him I did it with pen and paper. I was an 18 year-old freshman at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and I was shamelessly 'in love' with the biggest slut on campus. So I did what any 18-year-old…
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Sisterhood of the Books: A Female Bonding Book Club

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This fall marks the 10-year anniversary of a monthly book club that I’ve taken part in with a dozen women in my Texas hometown. We often arrive in outlandish costumes—to reflect book characters—and dine and dish on our latest monthly…
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Will the Michelle Obama - Mamiverse Chat Win the Latino Vote?

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First Lady Michelle Obama help a historic live chat with Latina moms, which I moderated in July, received rave reviews and still has the Latino community buzzing.  The Latina moms who participated—Melanie Edwards, Yvette Marquez-Shrapnack,…
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Heroic Mothers: Amazing Tales of Moms Protecting Their Young

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 There is within most mothers, an unconditional—almost desperate—love for their child that begins often before birth and never ends. This love is universal and transcends borders, cultures, and continents.…

Michelle Obama Chats with Mamiverse Latina Moms in Nationwide Broadcast

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In a Mamiverse exclusive, First Lady Michelle Obama sat down to chat with six Latina moms to discuss their lives and the key issues impacting Hispanic families across the nation.  Our roundtable was moderated by CNN analyst and Mamiverse…