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This is How Accounting Helped Me Build a Six Figure Online Brand as a First-Gen Latina

Alejandra MedinaAugust 30, 2023August 22, 2023

by Alejandra MedinaAugust 30, 2023August 22, 2023021990

The world is changing every day as we see it. New opportunities are arising, especially in the job market. Social media and technology have played a big role in this – and creators with accounting and finance backgrounds are not...

Lifestyle

How I Learned Not to Be Afraid of Numbers in Accounting

Alejandra MedinaAugust 22, 2023August 22, 2023

by Alejandra MedinaAugust 22, 2023August 22, 2023022960

The myth that accounting is all about numbers has traveled across generations. But is accounting really just numbers? Welcome to a new space where we demystify some of the major myths in accounting. My name is Stephanie Nuesi, I am...

Lifestyle

There Is No One Path To Accounting and My Journey Proves It

Alejandra MedinaAugust 18, 2023August 17, 2023

by Alejandra MedinaAugust 18, 2023August 17, 2023023142

Whenever we hear the word “accountant”, we are instantly driven to the idea that they are someone who does our taxes. And while ultimately this isn’t wrong, there’s so much more that an accountant does and I’m a prime example...

Culture

Alyssa Reynoso-Morris Talks ‘Plátanos Are Love’ and BIPOC Representation in Publishing

Ashley MercadoApril 28, 2023May 2, 2023

by Ashley MercadoApril 28, 2023May 2, 202305555

Queer Afro-Latinx and Bronx-native Alyssa Reynoso-Morris is proud of her Dominican and Puerto Rican roots and it’s through her storytelling that she’s celebrating her cultura and community. She recently published Plátanos Are Love, a children’s picture book that centers on a...

Culture

Honoring my Dominican Immigrant Mom for Women’s History Month

Ashley MercadoMarch 21, 2023March 23, 2023

by Ashley MercadoMarch 21, 2023March 23, 202301738

This Women’s History Month I am thinking about my mom more often than usual. Although I was raised by my eldest brother when I was around 14 years old due to my mother working intensive hours, my mom’s impact was...

Culture News and Entertainment

Katelina “La Gata” Eccleston is Amplifying Reggaeton’s Black Voices in ‘Perreo 101’

Ashley MercadoMarch 1, 2023March 2, 2023

by Ashley MercadoMarch 1, 2023March 2, 20230301

Katelina “La Gata” Eccleston is an internationally distinguished Black Panamanian social entrepreneur, music historian, and owner of Reggaeton Con La Gata; a platform that serves as the blueprint for being the first femme bilingual platform dedicated to the intersectional analysis...

Culture

My Experience as a Dominicana at an Elite Private School in New York

Ashley MercadoFebruary 13, 2023March 14, 2023

by Ashley MercadoFebruary 13, 2023March 14, 202304540

In my 23 years of living, there have been many things that I have not been sure of, but my Dominican identity was surely not one of them. I grew up in Washington Heights in Manhattan, known as the Little...

Culture

Loisa Brand is Bringing Authentic Latin Flavors to the Food Industry

Virginia IsaadSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2022

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 202204415

In Latin families, cooking is essential for both old and new generations to bond over delicious food in the kitchen and having authentic recipes filled with sabor is arguably the best way to preserve la cultura and family traditions. One...

Fashion Lifestyle

Vibemade is Making Crystal Healing Accessible Through Jewelry

Virginia IsaadJuly 11, 2022

by Virginia IsaadJuly 11, 2022014380

Harnessing the power of crystals is an ancestral practice that is experiencing a growth in popularity as part of spiritual practices. Research has found that the ancient Maya religion used crystals for “curing and divining” by ritual specialists. Today, the...

News and Entertainment

Disney’s First Bisexual Lead Character is Dominican-American

Virginia IsaadAugust 20, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 20, 2020011217

Disney’s first gay character (voiced by Lena Waithe) premiered in the recent film Onward and now, they just announced their first bisexual lead character, who also happens to be Dominican! Luz Noceda is the 14-year-old Dominican-American lead character in The...

Culture

Author Angie Cruz Touches on Immigration, Identity, and Colorism in New Novel ‘Dominicana’

Johanna FerreiraNovember 7, 2019

by Johanna FerreiraNovember 7, 201904611

As she made her way passed Barnes and Noble on 183rd st in Manhattan, writer Angie Cruz she took a quick glance at the window and realized an interesting title: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez....

News and Entertainment

Iconic Rapper Trina Opens Up About Being a Boss and Female Empowerment

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiOctober 24, 2019July 26, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiOctober 24, 2019July 26, 202006841

If you grew up listening to rapper Trina in the early 2000s you’re well aware of her music and her influence but you still may not have known that she’s a proud Afro-Dominicana. In fact, quite a few of our...