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Adelante Lines Up Latina Superstars for its National Tour

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The Adelante Movement, the grassroots financial empowerment group founded by and for Latinas, is taking its national tour to Chicago, with a roster of heavy-hitters in Latina business, personal and financial development. A free day-long program,…
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A Great Week for Mamiverse & Me: Top Blogueras Retreat & Latism13 Awards

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Last week was a great one for Mamiverse and me, with special honors and awards, thrills, and the priceless joy of bonding with like-minded Latinas! I’m thrilled to announce that Friday September 20, Mamiverse was presented with the LATISM…
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Cosmo for Latinas Fabulous Fall Issue Launch

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Cosmo for Latinas fall issue launched on Monday at a fabulous party at the W Hotel in New York City. The event had all the elements of a great party: beautiful people, great drinks, delicious bocaditos and awesome music spun by a fierce female…
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Join LATINAS THINK BIG at Google’s LA Office

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LATINAS THINK BIG ™, the signature event of the ELLA Leadership Institute, is hitting the road! The next stop on the LATINAS THINK BIG™ national tour is Los Angeles, where more than 150 attendees will gather to connect and celebrate the…
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Emerging Writer Gina Ruiz Speaks of Writing

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This is the ninth in a monthly (sometimes twice-monthly) series of guest blog posts in which emerging Latina writers talk about their work, their process and what inspires them, on Following The Lede, a blog by Sabrina Vorvoulias.  Gina…
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50 and Fabulous: 7 Women Who Embrace Their Decade

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Guess what? 50 is not the new 30, or 40—it’s the new 50! Now more than ever before, women are meeting the half century mark with passion and enthusiasm as they move into their best decade. And yes, they’re even looking forward to the…
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Janet Sanchez Keeps the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts Humming

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Janet G. Sanchez is a forceful, dynamic, get-it-done type of person. She has to be. Her position as operations manager at the Bronx’s Lehman Center for the Performing Arts demands it. On any performance night you will see her in action,…
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Ana Roca Castro Previews LATISM13

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Not a second goes by without a Latino voice in social media tweeting #LATISM, the hashtag for Latinos in Social Media. And Ana Roca Castro couldn’t be happier. She’s the founder of #LATISM, and her energy and charisma have propelled it…
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A Matriarch’s Straight Talk on Empowerment

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Latinas, like so many cultures hold extended family in high regard, but then we have our extended families, too. We have cousins who aren’t really cousins, and the dear friends of our mothers, whom we call tias. Sociologically, the scenario…