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Black Women’s Equal Pay Day 2021: It Takes 214 Days for Black Women to Catch Up to White Men

It’s a known fact that women of color make significantly less than white men and white women and this year, August 3 has been designated as Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Recognizing the wage gap on August 3 isn’t a coincidence...
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Bad Bunny and Aventura Collaborate on New Track ‘Volví’ and it’s Fire

Virginia Isaad
Bad Bunny is the gift that keeps on giving! Just last month, he announced his collaboration with Cheetos and adidas, releasing a leisurewear line and scholarship contest benefitting Latinx students. This week, El Conejo Malo (born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio)...
Rebeca Andrade Silver Medal Olympics
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Rebeca Andrade is First Brazilian Woman to Win Artistic Gymnastics Gold

Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade made history at the Tokyo Olympics for the second time on August 1, when she won gold in the women’s artistic gymnastics vault final. Rebeca’s win marks the first time anyone from her country has won...
Rebeca Andrade Silver Medal Olympics
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Rebeca Andrade is the First Brazilian Woman to Medal in Gymnastics at the Olympics

Shayne Rodriguez Thompson
Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade just became the first woman from her country to win a medal in women’s artistic gymnastics in the history of the Olympic games. The 22-year-old competed in the individual all-around competition  on July 29 at the...
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“For Rosa” Director Talks Shining a Light on the Forced Sterilization of Latinas

Virginia Isaad
Fighting for reproductive rights has been a long-time struggle but when it comes to doctors we’re taught to inherently trust them and focus on fighting dangerous policies instead. But in the late 1960s and early 1970s, several Mexican-American women trusted...
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Costa Rican Gymnast Luciana Alvarado Pays Tribute to Black Lives Matter at the Tokyo Olympics

Shayne Rodriguez Thompson
Costa Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarado,18, took her shot at the Tokyo Olympics as an opportunity to show her support for the Black Lives Matter movement. At the end of her floor routine during the event semi-finals on July 25, 2021,...