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															<description><![CDATA[A shoutout to Latinas going through the trials and tribulations of becoming an independent woman.]]></description>
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															<description><![CDATA[Ever since I can remember people have assumed they know me just by looking at me – and by “know me” I mean reduce me to whatever Latina stereotype they’ve seen on TV, which I’ve actually always wondered about since I rarely see Latinas who look like me on TV, but I digress. I’ve been]]></description>
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															<description><![CDATA[Simón Bolívar was born 234 years ago today. This great historical figure was anything but boring. You might remember him from that far off Latin American history class, but there are some surprising facts about “The Liberator” of six countries in Latin America that the textbooks seem to leave out. Or maybe I just don’t remember]]></description>
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