HipLatina https://hiplatina.com HipLatina amplifies Latinx stories and voices covering entertainment, news, culture, wellness, and the Latinas making a difference. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:39:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hiplatina.com/wp-content/themes/hiplatina/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png HipLatina https://hiplatina.com 144 144 A Love Letter to LA’s Resilient Mexican American Community https://hiplatina.com/love-letter-los-angeles-mexican-americans/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:54:11 +0000 https://hiplatina.com/?p=111089 After Immigration Raids Photo Essay Flower vendor Jose, an immigrant from Mexico, sits for a photo with his face covered by flowers outside a gas station in Los Angeles, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. 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(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File) Man Charged with Murder of Activist Amanda “Mandi” Torres https://hiplatina.com/amanda-mandi-torres-murder-charge/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:47:51 +0000 https://hiplatina.com/?p=106891 Amanda Torres GoFundMe Photo: GoFundMe Los Angeles Fires: Mexican Firefighters & Latinx Celebs Provide Aid https://hiplatina.com/la-fires-mexico-firefighters-latinx-celebs/ Sat, 18 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://hiplatina.com/?p=106176 Mexico Firefighters LA Fires Photo: X/@Claudiashein Federal Courthouse Becomes First to Be Named After a Latina https://hiplatina.com/federal-courthouse-mendez-first-latina/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:16:40 +0000 https://hiplatina.com/?p=105998 Sylvia Mendez courthouse Photo: Sylvia Mendez, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Best of 2024: 18 Latin Pop Culture & Historic Moments https://hiplatina.com/best-2024-latin-pop-culture/ Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://hiplatina.com/?p=105679 best of 2024 pop culture Photo: "Exodo" Album. Cover - Double P Records/Warner Bros. Studio/ (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)/ Courtesy of Max Los Angeles Passes Sanctuary City Ordinance https://hiplatina.com/los-angeles-sanctuary-city/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 23:26:39 +0000 https://hiplatina.com/?p=104182 Los Angeles Sanctuary City Members of immigration advocacy groups react as Los Angeles City Council votes to enact an ordinance to prohibit city resources from being used for immigration enforcement in anticipation of potential mass deportations under President-elect Donald Trump, inside Los Angeles City Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. 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