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Inspiring Latina Changemakers During the Covid Pandemic

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonOctober 27, 2021October 28, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonOctober 27, 2021October 28, 202104686

The COVID-19 pandemic has been raging on throughout the entire world for the better part of two years now. While there have been massive improvements and advancements made since March 2021, when the first shut downs and stay-at-home orders took...

News and Entertainment

AOC Tours NYC on ‘Vacunabus’ to Make Covid-19 Vaccine Accessible

Virginia IsaadMay 14, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMay 14, 202105962

The Latinx population in the U.S. remains one of the least vaccinated communities despite a desire to get the Covid-19 vaccine. A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that only about 13 percent of people in...

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Covid Vaccine Program for POC in LA Misused in Affluent Communities

Virginia IsaadFebruary 23, 2021February 23, 2021

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 23, 2021February 23, 202102964

Communities of color in California have had difficulty accessing the Covid-19 vaccine and now a program designed to aid them has been misused by affluent Angelenos, the Los Angeles Times reported. In an investigation the newspaper conducted, they found that...

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Coachella in California is First City in Nation to Give Hero Pay to Farmworkers

Virginia IsaadFebruary 16, 2021February 23, 2021

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 16, 2021February 23, 202103902

The Coachella City Council unanimously approved “hero pay” for certain essential workers and extended the hazard benefits to farmworkers.The emergency ordinance requires certain agricultural operations – in addition to grocery stores, retail pharmacy stores and restaurants – to provide an...

Lifestyle

Latinas Share The Cringiest Pickup Lines Men Have Tried To Use On Them

Nicole YoungFebruary 11, 2021

by Nicole YoungFebruary 11, 2021015157

The chifla: a Latino’s way of saying “how you doin’?” If you’re not getting whistled at on the street then you’ve probably run into some cringy pickup lines while you’re at the bar or on dating apps. And while men...

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18-Year Old Wilber Portillo Dies After Second Bout of COVID-19

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 202103658

An 18-year-old Latino man from Denver, Colorado has died after enduring two bouts of the deadly virus COVID-19. Wilber Portillo reportedly contracted the novel coronavirus twice just a couple of weeks apart back in the fall, ultimately passing away on...

Fashion

10 Stylish Face Masks to Add to Your Collection

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiJanuary 12, 2021

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiJanuary 12, 2021042097

Who would have ever thought that we would end up having not only one face mask, but a collection? Coronavirus has forced us to rethink our health, lifestyle, and even our fashion. Most of us have what can be considered...

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Americans Flee to Mexico to Escape Strict Quarantine

Virginia IsaadJanuary 4, 2021November 5, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJanuary 4, 2021November 5, 2021013982

The quarantine in the U.S. remains intact and some Americans have decided to flee to Mexico to escape strict stay-at-home orders. The New York Times recently did a report exploring the influx of Americans looking to settle down in Mexico...

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Former Covid Patient Margarita Montanez Made 800 Tamales for Health Care Workers

Virginia IsaadDecember 18, 2020December 18, 2020

by Virginia IsaadDecember 18, 2020December 18, 202004509

Margarita Montanez spent 20 days in the hospital in April battling coronavirus and now she’s giving back to those who helped heal her by making 800 tamales, KTLA reported. The San Fernando Valley resident was hooked up to a ventilator...

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Women of Color Among First to Get Covid-19 Vaccine in U.S.

Virginia IsaadDecember 15, 2020December 15, 2020

by Virginia IsaadDecember 15, 2020December 15, 202002671

The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine has shipped throughout the U.S. and frontline health care workers in New York City and Los Angeles are among the first to get it. Intensive care nurse Helen Cordova was inoculated on Monday in a conference...

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4-Year-Old Raiden Gonzalez Lost Both His Parents to Covid-19

Virginia IsaadNovember 18, 2020

by Virginia IsaadNovember 18, 202003507

When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the initial reports stated that the elderly and those with underlying health issues were most vulnerable. Now stories like that of 4-year-old Raiden Gonzalez are sobering reminders that no one is immune. Raiden’s parents...

Family

How to Make the Most of Zoom Holidays with Your Family and Friends

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiNovember 16, 2020November 17, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiNovember 16, 2020November 17, 202007861

The holidays, as the rest of the year, is looking pretty different in 2020. With coronavirus still a real threat, rising in cases around the country, although we want to spend this time physically near our loved ones, it’s much...