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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Talks Running for President and the Dangers of Patriarchy

Virginia IsaadSeptember 7, 2022

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 7, 202204516

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is in her third year in Washington and has been no stranger to the limelight as one of the most prolific and polarizing figures in politics today. Now she’s making history as the first female politician to...

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wears a ‘Tax a Rich’ Dress to the Met Gala

Virginia IsaadSeptember 14, 2021September 14, 2021

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 14, 2021September 14, 2021014406

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has no qualms about letting people know how she feels about the wealthy in the U.S. and she literally wore that message when attending the Met Gala wearing a dress emblazoned with “Tax the Rich.” She was...

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AOC Opened Up About Being Sexually Assaulted and Shared More about the Capitol Riot

Virginia IsaadFebruary 2, 2021February 2, 2021

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 2, 2021February 2, 202103678

During an hour-long Instagram Live on Monday, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared that she’d experienced sexual assault though she didn’t go into details. According to Sexual Assault Among Latinas (SALAS) 2010 study report, 17.2 percent of Latinas experienced sexual...

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Alleged Capitol Rioter Arrested, Accused of Threatening to “Assassinate” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Virginia IsaadJanuary 25, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJanuary 25, 202105023

After the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, AOC went on Instagram Live to share her experience and the fear she felt for her own life. Now one of the alleged rioters has been arrested for multiple criminal acts including threatening...

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AOC Discusses the Possibility of Running for President

Virginia IsaadOctober 29, 2020October 29, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 29, 2020October 29, 2020010693

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is on the cover of Vanity Fair‘s November issue clad in all white with her now-iconic bold red lip and the accompanying interview is a BTS look at the powerhouse’s life. The double-breasted suit by NY-based label Aliétte...

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AOC Nominated Bernie Sanders in 90 Second DNC Speech

Virginia IsaadAugust 19, 2020August 19, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 19, 2020August 19, 202002766

Before Alexandria Ocasio Cortez took the stage to deliver her speech at the DNC there as controversy as to why she only got a minute to speak, especially when conservatives like John Kasich and Colin Powell were allotted up to...

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AOC Wins Democratic Primary Election by a Landslide

Araceli CruzJune 24, 2020July 30, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 24, 2020July 30, 2020018152

Back in 2018, some people wrote off Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez‘s campaign and victorious win in the primary election as a fluke. Yes, her success was a surprise to everyone, including herself, but there was no way in denying that AOC...

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AOC and Residente Talk About Coronavirus, Puerto Rico on Instagram Live Chat

Araceli CruzApril 14, 2020July 24, 2020

by Araceli CruzApril 14, 2020July 24, 202003120

Last night, Puerto Rican rapper Residente and Puerto Rican congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez held a fascinating bilingual chat about the coronavirus and how it’s affecting those on the island. Residente hosted the conversation (seen below) on his Instagram page and asked...

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Coronavirus Crisis: AOC Says Trump’s Response Is Costing People’s Lives

Araceli CruzMarch 23, 2020July 29, 2020

by Araceli CruzMarch 23, 2020July 29, 202002687

From the moment the coronavirus entered our lives, President Donald Trump unleashed lies about the disease. While the level of severity has increased immensely, Trump’s inactions and falsehoods continue, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that has got to stop. The...

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Republicans Need to Listen to AOC’s Coronavirus Outbreak Plan

Araceli CruzMarch 12, 2020August 3, 2020

by Araceli CruzMarch 12, 2020August 3, 202002067

The most challenging aspect of the coronavirus outbreak is that the government has proven to be unreliable. President Donald Trump is a noted liar, so how can we believe anything he says? One day he says the coronavirus is just...

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AOC & Yalitza Aparicio Join Forces to Fight for Domestic Workers

Araceli CruzFebruary 27, 2020July 23, 2020

by Araceli CruzFebruary 27, 2020July 23, 202004614

What happens when two inspiring and powerful Latinas join forces? Beautiful and life-changing things will occur. That is what happened yesterday when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and actress Yalitza Aparicio met up in Washington D.C. to discuss the rights of domestic...

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Lin-Manuel Miranda & AOC Made a Bilingual Census PSA

Araceli CruzJanuary 24, 2020July 20, 2020

by Araceli CruzJanuary 24, 2020July 20, 202007487

The 2020 Census is here! Are you ready? You better be because your contribution is crucial to the DNA of this country. To help you understand the importance of the Census, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez created a Census...