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Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Self-Care Splurges, the Luar Weekender, a Chic Tostonera, and More

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Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Self-Care Splurges, the Luar Weekender, a Chic Tostonera, and More

“La Mamá, solo hay unica,” my very own Mom likes to say. Every woman figure you’ll celebrate this Mother’s Day is reflected in this concept; she’s either guided you in becoming who you are, acts as the confidant to your life experiences, or is the matriarch of the line of [...]

Q&A: Yari Blanco on Authenticity and Resilience in the Workplace

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Q&A: Yari Blanco on Authenticity and Resilience in the Workplace

Name: Yari Blanco Age: 35 Homebase: Los Angeles and NYC Tu país: Dominican Republic Describe your professional role(s):  Head of Multicultural Partnerships at Twitter What's been your journey to your current profession?  Many ups, some downs but mostly a lot of moments full of gratitude because I'm always prepared when new opportunities arise. [...]

Q&A: Zoila Darton’s Path to Cultural Storytelling Was Anything But Linear

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Q&A: Zoila Darton’s Path to Cultural Storytelling Was Anything But Linear

Name: Zoila Darton Age: 36 Homebase: Cali, but I’m a New Yorker forever Tu país: I rep Panama, Jamaica, New York and Eastern Europe. Describe your professional role(s):  I’m the founder and creative director of WORD. We are an evolving creative studio dedicated to cultural storytelling that puts historically marginalized voices [...]

Q&A: Briana Mendez Seeks Out Collective Latinx Wisdom

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Q&A: Briana Mendez Seeks Out Collective Latinx Wisdom

Name: Briana Mendez Age: 28 Homebase: Tampa, Florida Tu país: Puerto Rico Describe your professional role(s):  Co-founder of La Nueva Link, Creative Strategist & Brand Partnerships What's been your journey to your current profession?  I’ll never forget those moments feeling seen in my bi-cultural identity as a Puerto Rican growing up in [...]

Q&A: Deb Renteria Pushes Pa’lante

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Q&A: Deb Renteria Pushes Pa’lante

Name: Deborah “Deb” Renteria Age: 31 Homebase: Harlem, NY to Los Angeles, CA Tu país: Mexico Describe your professional role(s):  Co-founder of La Nueva Link & Executive Director of Inclusive Creative and Marketing Strategy at Lionsgate What's been your journey to your current profession?  3 words: Creativity, Healing, and Sacrifice. The moment [...]