What Is Latina? An Interview with Marabina Jaimes
Life, Power Latina News
Marabina Jaimes is the Emmy Award Winning-Host of PBS’ Storytime! and the voice of Mary Alice Young, the narrator of Desperate Housewives, in the Spanish version of ABC’s hit primetime series. With hundreds of commercials in both Spanish…
Librotraficante Founder Shares Most Memorable Moments Along Caravan Route
Life, Opinions
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final piece by author and Librotraficante founder Tony Diaz for Mamiverse, a sponsor of the Librotraficante Caravan.
Some day, scholars will major in Librotraficante Studies, analyzing the movement that started…
Hispanicize Founder, Blogger, PR Pro and Mom: Angela Sustaita-Ruiz
Life, Power Latina News
Angela Sustaita-Ruiz is a woman who knows how to juggle. The Texas native of Mexican descent is the mother of three, and is expecting another child this summer.
But in addition to being a mom, Angela is also the co-founder of Latina Mom…
For Mama: Our Time Is Now; A Librotraficante Post
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Librotraficante Caravan got underway today in Houston, bound for Tucson. The Arizona city has been the focus of media attention due to a ban on Mexican-American studies by the Tuscon Unified School District. This is…
How to Deal with Taxes, Money and Family
Life, Love & Relationships
How can a tax return remind you about love? Most financial planners use an individual’s tax return to extrapolate financial information to help them create a financial plan. We use a person’s tax return to extrapolate the amount of love…
Jessica Sanchez, American Idol Sweetheart
Featured Video - Life, Life, TV MamiJessica Sanchez’s constant singing may have annoyed her friends in middle school, but American Idol judges Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler can’t get enough. After the San Diego native’s performance of Whitney Houston’s…
Fifty ‘80s Glam Rock Lyrics to Change Your Life
Entertainment, Life
UPDATED August 1st, 2016
I was fifteen and somewhat chubby, my Latina pubescence at its peak, my bangs in total defiance of gravity, and I had a face-full of cystic acne—but nothing could keep me down. I stood among the muck and grime…
The Reproductive Health Debate: Why We Should Be Mad as Hell!
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The reproductive health debate is leaving out important considerations. I am a woman. I am a Black Latina. I also happen to be a single unmarried mom to a beautiful daughter, who is half African American. But apparently, I am a scourge on…
Breaking Mom’s Heart: A Daughter’s Guilt Over Moving Out
Life, Love & Relationships
UPDATED August 1st, 2016
I've decided it's time to get my own place. But I feel an enormous amount of guilt over this. I concocted this plan after a ridiculous battle ensued between Mami and me. The culprit: a mountain of clothing. The…