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Alexa Grasso is the First Mexican-Born Woman to Become UFC Champion

Sofía AguilarMarch 6, 2023March 7, 2023

by Sofía AguilarMarch 6, 2023March 7, 202302012

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which specializes in mixed martial arts, has famously been a male-dominated sport but this weekend a Latina made history. UFC athlete Alexa Grasso, who is originally from Guadalajara, made headlines for being the first Mexican-born woman...

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Vanessa Yeager is Making Surfing A More Inclusive Sport for Latinas

Nicole YoungOctober 30, 2021November 4, 2021

by Nicole YoungOctober 30, 2021November 4, 202103686

Vanessa Yeager grew up in in sunny California which helped cultivate her love of surfing and yet, as a Latina, she realized there wasn’t a whole lot of diversity in that world. The physical education teacher and surf coach decided...

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Natalia Dorantes Becomes NFL’s First Latina Chief of Staff

Virginia IsaadApril 7, 2021April 7, 2021

by Virginia IsaadApril 7, 2021April 7, 2021040164

The world of sports in the U.S. is notoriously dominated by white men but that’s slowly changing. The Washington Football Team announced this morning that they hired Natalia Dorantes as coordinator of football operations. As the chief of staff she’ll...

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Baja Sea Souls Came Together to Empower Latina Surfers in Mexico

Nicole YoungMarch 2, 2021

by Nicole YoungMarch 2, 202105149

Surfing has always been a male-dominated sport, but three Latinas in Rosarito, Mexico are going against the norm by joining the adventurous sport and creating a safe space for girls and women to boost their confidence and bring down the...

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U.S. Women Soccer Champions Deserve Equal Pay

Araceli CruzJuly 8, 2019August 1, 2020

by Araceli CruzJuly 8, 2019August 1, 202001192

Yesterday, the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated the Netherlands 2-0 in the finals making them World Cup champions once again. While Americans worldwide celebrated this triumphant win, the real moment of victory has yet to come. While these spectacular female...