A Brief History of Latin Representation at the Oscars
A Brief History of Latin Representation at the Oscars
It’s Oscars season, which means some of the best and the brightest talents in cinema will be recognized for their work on one of film’s top stages. While the awards have been plagued with backlash due to their lack of diversity, leading to movements likes #OscarsSoWhite, it is still one [...]
Remembering My Family’s Stolen Land
Remembering My Family’s Stolen Land
As a child growing up in a large Mexican-American family, I heard countless tales of new beginnings, adventures, reunions, losses, and joys from my older relatives. The context for nearly every story was the border town of Brownsville – Texas’s southernmost city – where my parents and grandparents were born [...]
Selena Gomez Makes Statement Against Border Camps
Selena Gomez Makes Statement Against Border Camps
Selena Gomez is using social media to speak out against migrant children being held in detention camps. The Texas-born star of Mexican descent made a statement on her Instagram account bringing attention to the crisis at the border. "Kids in cages! Sleeping on concrete floors with aluminum blankets! No access [...]
Top 5 Tips to Getting Perfect Brows
Top 5 Tips to Getting Perfect Brows
Ladies, it's time that you stop overdoing your eyebrows! More than ever before, we're embracing a more natural look and that means overdrawn brows are a thing of the past. Umbreen Sheikh is the founder and CEO of Wink Brow Bar and she's sharing her top 5 tips to have [...]
Rosa Salazar and Angelique Cabral Debut Trailer for New Animated Series ‘Undone’
Rosa Salazar and Angelique Cabral Debut Trailer for New Animated Series ‘Undone’
Rosa Salazar and Angelique Cabral are lending their voices to the new animated series Undone, and Amazon has just released the first trailer. The half hour drama series tells the story of Alma Winograd-Diaz (Salazar) and her complex journey to unlock her past and solve the mystery of her father Jacob's death. [...]
Audible Shares ‘Mujeres Poderosas’ Playlist
Audible Shares ‘Mujeres Poderosas’ Playlist
With summer upon us, it's the perfect time to create a list of books you want to get lost in while sitting poolside or relaxing on the beach. Audible is sharing a list of titles that you can dive into without even taking off your new sunglasses. Through their popular app, [...]
Zahira Domenech Wants to Help Latinas Break Financial Taboos
Zahira Domenech Wants to Help Latinas Break Financial Taboos
Zahira Domenech knows a thing or two about money, she's a business coach and owns an award-winning wedding planning business. Discussing finances is still a big taboo topic in the Latino community, but by breaking these outdated taboos we can support each other make better financial decisions. One of her suggestions [...]