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55 Latinx Brands to Shop for Hispanic Heritage Month (and All the Time!)

HipLatinaSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

by HipLatinaSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020025147

September 15 marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, and for 30 days (forever for us), we will be shouting out and celebrating all things Latinx. This means finding and sharing our favorite Latinx brands that continuously deliver products we...

Lifestyle

10 Things You Can Do Today to Help The Environment

HipLatinaApril 22, 2020August 21, 2020

by HipLatinaApril 22, 2020August 21, 202009630

An issue as huge as the future of the planet can become overwhelming to the point where all you want to do is curl up on the couch and binge-watch a new Netflix series—trust us, we’ve been there. But just...

Culture

How Colorism Erases Dark-Skinned Women

HipLatinaDecember 28, 2019July 6, 2020

by HipLatinaDecember 28, 2019July 6, 202009498

Last month, Jada Pinkett Smith posted a now-viral video featuring a young girl lamenting the experience of being a dark-skinned person of color. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqsA_lCDMnV/ The video came from Baltimore school teacher Valencia Clay’s homeroom class; in it, an eighth-grade girl...

News and Entertainment

25 Latinx Actresses to Know Right Now

HipLatinaDecember 15, 2019

by HipLatinaDecember 15, 2019072737

Sometimes, we in Latino media have the tendency to focus on the bigger Latinx stars, of both yesterday and today, while simultaneously complaining that we don’t see Latinx actors getting the shine they deserve in Hollywood. When the ones who...

Culture

Let’s Talk About the Real History of Thanksgiving

HipLatinaNovember 26, 2019

by HipLatinaNovember 26, 201908824

Most people of color in the United States realize that Thanksgiving is a wildly problematic celebration of the exploitation and genocide of native peoples. Yet, many of us still celebrate it. For lots of people of color, Thanksgiving is less...

News and Entertainment

Gina Rodriguez Continues To Show Her Anti-Black Prejudices

HipLatinaOctober 16, 2019July 26, 2020

by HipLatinaOctober 16, 2019July 26, 2020039867

Gina Rodriguez has done it again. The actress has shown her true colors once more, but it looks like she’s perhaps finally realized she has a lot of learning to do. It might be a little too late since many...

Culture

10 Reasons Why We Should All Cancel Columbus Day

HipLatinaOctober 14, 2019August 24, 2020

by HipLatinaOctober 14, 2019August 24, 2020021958

The second Monday in October is celebrated nationally as Columbus Day, which has been a federal holiday since 1937. Originally designated to celebrate Christopher Columbus’s “discovery” of America, post offices and banks are closed, and stores hold major sales. Children...

Culture

Mujeres líderes revelan cómo puedes alcanzar tu mayor potencial

HipLatinaDecember 8, 2017November 25, 2020

by HipLatinaDecember 8, 2017November 25, 20200159

Resiliencia, fuerza y empatía fueron tres de las principales características que resaltaron las invitadas a exponer en la edición de 2017 de Animus Summit, una conferencia de innovación ideada para mujeres que buscan herramientas para crecer personal y profesionalmente en...

Culture

Frida, la perra rescatista que ha logrado salvar la vida de 12 personas tras el terremoto en México

HipLatinaSeptember 22, 2017December 17, 2020

by HipLatinaSeptember 22, 2017December 17, 202001282

Tras el terremoto de 7,1 grados en la escala de Richter que sacudió a México, una cantidad considerable de edificios se derrumbaron por la fuerza del fenómeno natural, sobre todo en la ciudad capital. Este hecho ha causado que muchas...

Culture

5 Puertorriqueñas Explican Por Qué No Se Van de la Isla

HipLatinaMay 8, 2017January 28, 2021

by HipLatinaMay 8, 2017January 28, 202101117

Ser una mujer emprendedora y optimista pinta un gran reto en el Puerto Rico de hoy, en la ¡Isla del Encanto! no es fácil para ningún boricua trabajador, pero tampoco es imposible. A pesar de ver cómo las administraciones políticas nos...

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Etiqueta para causar una primera buena impresión

HipLatinaMarch 29, 2017February 8, 2021

by HipLatinaMarch 29, 2017February 8, 202101072

¿Sabías que el cerebro sólo necesita segundos para crear una primera impresión de la persona que está conociendo? Sí, ¡segundos! ¿Qué significa eso para ti y para mí? ¡Que debemos prepararnos antes de cruzar la puerta cada día! Cuando hablamos...

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La actriz puertorriqueña Ana Isabelle demuestra que es imparable

HipLatinaMarch 23, 2017February 9, 2021

by HipLatinaMarch 23, 2017February 9, 202102069

Desde que Ana Isabelle ganó el concurso “Viva El Sueño” de Univision en 2009, la gente se ha enamorado de esta triple amenaza. HipLatina tuvo la oportunidad de hablar con la actriz, bailarina y cantante puertorriqueña y aprender sobre su...