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How to Support Latina Salon Owners Through the Coronavirus Crisis

Johanna FerreiraMay 28, 2020July 10, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraMay 28, 2020July 10, 202003046

This past October, Carolina Contreras, the woman behind one of the first natural hair salons in the Dominican Republic, opened the doors of her second Miss Rizos salon in Washing Heights. After years of experiencing success from her original location,...

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Undocumented Latina Entrepreneurs Thrive Despite Their Status

Virginia IsaadApril 23, 2020July 24, 2020

by Virginia IsaadApril 23, 2020July 24, 202003281

Rosa Torres is a 23-year-old undocumented sociology student who co-founded Floreria Esperanza with her mom selling custom flower arrangements through Instagram as a creative avenue to make money. Torres was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and came to the U.S. when...

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Chingona Ventures Jefa Wants to Fund Latina-Owned Businesses

Virginia IsaadApril 8, 2020July 24, 2020

by Virginia IsaadApril 8, 2020July 24, 202001659

Venture Capitalist Samara Hernandez, 35, has invested in non-diverse teams and when confronted about why she doesn’t only invest in Latinx businesses she explains that working in a white male-dominated space means she can be a better advocate for women...

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The Rise in Latina-Owned Feminist Bookstores Is More Important Than Ever

Johanna FerreiraJune 15, 2018September 29, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJune 15, 2018September 29, 202001114

Small bookshops have been a dying business in the states, especially in big cities like NYC thanks to Barnes & Nobles and Amazon.com. But it seems that the number of feminist, Latina-owned independent bookstores is slowly growing and the timing...