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Are Latinos More Likely to Keep New Year's Resolutions?

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Are Latinos more likely to keep their New Year's resolutions? Well, it depends. In fact, it's not so much a difference of ethnicity that determines how well we keep our resolutions, but one of socioeconomic background. Also, the type of…

The 8 Sexiest Latino Recording Artists of 2012

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2012 has been fraught with many ups and downs: catastrophic weather, an historic presidential election, and tragic mass shootings. So to end the year on a positive note—and to ring in 2013 with some much-needed swag—we take a moment…
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How the Fiscal Cliff Could Affect Latinos

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If Congress fails to act on the "fiscal cliff," come January 1 a series of tax cuts will expire and obligatory budget cuts will come into play that will likely drag our economy back into a recession. What's more, the Congressional Budget…
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10 Things You'll Lose if We Fall Off the Fiscal Cliff

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The news channels are abuzz about the Fiscal Cliff, the colloquial term used to describe the moment at the end of 2012 when the Budget Control Act of 2012 is scheduled to take effect. What this means is that a variety of tax cuts that have…
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The Missing Link: Latinos in Books & Publishing

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Earlier this week the New York Times ran an article citing the Pew Hispanic Center study that says Latino children make up a quarter of students enrolled in public schools around the country. Yet they do not have nearly enough books available with…
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Does Time Magazine View Hispanics as an Abstraction?

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Back in February, when Time Magazine graced its cover with a group of Latinos and correctly predicted that the Latino voter would define this election, I was hopeful that something in mainstream media might be changing. That starting then,…
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More Latinas Running for Office? ¡Si, Se Puede!

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November’s election outcomes were a decidedly big step for Latino voices around the country, prompting equal doses of cheers and celebration for some, and a rude awakening to reality for others. The votes of Latinos and women of color were…
Univision’s Generación América Celebrates Hispanics in the U.S.

Univision’s Generación América Celebrates Hispanics in the U.S.

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At the XIII Annual Latin Grammy Awards held last week in Las Vegas, Latino singers and musicians weren’t the only ones being honored. Univision used the internationally-televised event to launch Generación América, a new multi-media…

Memorable Latino Actors on TV

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Latinos and Latinas are still under-represented on the major networks, but over the years a number of memorable, iconic, talented, and just plain hot Latino actors have made their mark on television. So here’s a highlight reel of swoon-worthy…