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Why Community-Based Doulas are a Lifeline for Latinas

Mariela RosarioJune 11, 2020June 10, 2020

by Mariela RosarioJune 11, 2020June 10, 202002019

Becoming a mom is the most sacred and wonderful gift women are blessed with. Yet this miraculous experience can be quite different depending on who you are and where you live. This is especially true today, as the pandemic can...

Lifestyle

7 Ways to Stay Sane & Healthy Through the Coronavirus Quarantine

Johanna FerreiraMarch 19, 2020August 3, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraMarch 19, 2020August 3, 20200531

The Coronavirus hasn’t reached its peak yet. Meaning that since doctors and scientists haven’t yet created a vaccine, more and more people will be infected so staying indoors is more imperative now than ever since it prevents the virus from...

Lifestyle

These Femtech Companies Founded by WOC Are Innovating Women’s Healthcare

Yvette MontoyaSeptember 18, 2019July 29, 2020

by Yvette MontoyaSeptember 18, 2019July 29, 20200631

In 2019 women in the U.S. and all over the world are still dangerously underserved by the medical community and the healthcare gap is compounded even further for women of color. For a long time, women’s bodies and health concerns...

News and Entertainment

More Women of Color Are Joining the Workforce Than Ever Before

Araceli CruzSeptember 11, 2019July 28, 2020

by Araceli CruzSeptember 11, 2019July 28, 20200113

In today’s chaotic era of deportations and mass shootings, we rarely have good news to report. Today, however, is a new day and we’re excited about this one: more women of color are joining the workforce than ever before! Not...

News and Entertainment

AOC and The Squad Are Superheroes in New Comic Book

Virginia IsaadAugust 28, 2019July 31, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 28, 2019July 31, 20200200

AOC and The Squad are getting the superhero treatment with the upcoming release of AOC and the Freshman Force: New Party, Who Dis? featuring them as a superhero team fighting corruption, racism, and the GOP. The subtitle reads “we’re not...

Fashion Uncategorized

‘Icons of Style’ Exhibit in Houston Shows the WOC Who Greatly Influenced Fashion

Johanna FerreiraAugust 13, 2019July 30, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraAugust 13, 2019July 30, 20200834

Houston, TX is known for its melting pot of ethnicities as it trail blazes ahead offering travelers a mecca of entertainment options to choose from. Most recently, the Bayou City debuted its newest exhibit to hit the town —“Icons of...

Culture

7 Tinted Moisturizers That Work For WOC With Darker Complexions

HipLatinaMarch 6, 2019August 11, 2020

by HipLatinaMarch 6, 2019August 11, 202003657

It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that it’s 2019 and we still don’t have enough Tinted Moisturizers and BB creams for women of color. Brands Have finally been catching up to the fact that not offering enough...

Culture

How Not Talking About Mental Illness Is Hurting The Latinx Community

HipLatinaJune 27, 2018August 12, 2020

by HipLatinaJune 27, 2018August 12, 20200160

[article_ad_lb] Seventeen-year-old Sarah Lisa Guerrero loved dancing folklorico and eating enchiladas with rice and Hershey’s chocolate kisses. She also battled with depression and according to her mom Martha Castanon, she rebelled by smoking and not submitting her schoolwork. Guerrero began...

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