Hispanic & Latino News
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Hispanic Latino Education: North Carolina Society of Hispanic Professionals Help Shape the Future
North Carolina Society of Hispanic Professionals' 22nd annual Hispanic Educational Summit is March 25, 2022. The Summit has reached nearly 18,000 students, promoting educational opportunities and providing scholarships. Sponsored by the following Latino Education Sponsors: Food Lion (Sustainer Level), Duke Energy (Partner Level), and Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Mike and Karen Schley Foundation, Brasfield & Gorrie General Contractors, and AT&T (Friends Level). - March 26, 2022 - North Carolina Society of Hispanic Professionals
Astronada, Creative Production Agency, Work was Honored with American Advertising ADDY Award - “Latinx Heritage Month” Campaign Wins Gold
Astronada, a full-service, creative production agency, is pleased to announce the, “Ponle Color: TBS, TNT and truTV Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month,” spot celebrating the Latinx community was honored with a Regional Gold ADDY Award in the Television Spot Category. The American... - March 14, 2022 - Astronada
New Public Art in Santa Ana, California
On Sunday February 6th community artists revealed a new mural added to Fairview and Edinger, The Heavy Artist announced a gift to the community of Santa Ana. “Bending time and space” is located at the new “El Dorados BBQ.” The artists partnered with a local business owner to create a mural that would help bring more art and culture to the area. - February 12, 2022 - The Heavy
Good Coworking Launches Brazen Scholarship for 2022, Supporting the Business Incubation & Growth of BIPOC + LGBTQIA Entrepreneurs
Good Coworking announced the call for applications for year two of its Brazen Scholarship, which provides one year of coworking for an underrepresented entrepreneur who is in an incubation of growth phase of their business. - February 09, 2022 - Good Coworking LLC
UPS® and The Lonely Entrepreneur® Partner to Empower Diverse Entrepreneurs Across the US
Entrepreneurs to Receive 1 Year Free Access to Platform To Help Grow Their Business. UPS and The Lonely Entrepreneur (TLE), a non-profit that empowers individuals with entrepreneurial skills and support, have partnered to provide Black, Latin, Asian and women entrepreneurs throughout the country... - January 28, 2022 - The Lonely Entrepreneur
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis A. Miranda Jr., Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to Celebrate Inaugural Class of Posse Arts Scholarship Winners at Virtual Awards Ceremony
The Posse Arts Awards Ceremony will honor the Posse Arts Program’s inaugural class, recipients of $5.2 million in full-tuition college scholarships from Bard College, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA). Conceived in collaboration with Lin-Manuel and the Miranda Family Fund, the Posse Arts initiative connects young artists from public high schools across the country to top arts-oriented colleges and universities. - January 21, 2022 - The Posse Foundation
Modern Gentlemen Choose Rebus Signet Rings as Alternative Wedding Bands
Brides are choosing Rebus as part of the wedding suite too, hearkening tradition, with meaningful customization. - January 20, 2022 - Rebus Signet Rings Ltd.
Queen Mother Dr. Delois Blakely Presented Before the Mexican Congress’ Parliament of Sustainable Peace for the Indigenous People Mexico-Africa
Queen Mother, Community Mayor of Harlem, Dedicated Her 15 Minute Speech to the Immigrant Children Whose Lives Were Lost in the January 9th, 2022 Fire in the Bronx, NYC, USA - January 17, 2022 - New Future Foundation
Mi Casa Resource Center® Delivers Holiday Spirit to Westwood Neighborhood
Mi Casa Resource Center®, Denver Police Department, and FirstBank provide nearly 1200 toys to the local community. - December 21, 2021 - Mi Casa Resource Center
Riviana Foods Donates Over 70,000 Servings of Mahatma® Rice to Families in Need in Houston, Texas
Riviana Foods Inc. announced today it has donated over 70,000 servings of Mahatma® Jasmine Rice with Quinoa to benefit families in Houston, Texas who have been enduring financial distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Mahatma Rice Holiday Donation” initiative recognizes... - December 21, 2021 - Riviana Foods
Riviana Foods Donates Over 130,000 Servings of Carolina® Rice to Families in Need in New York City
Riviana Foods Inc. announced, today, it has donated over 130,000 servings of Carolina® Rice to benefit families in New York City who have been enduring financial distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Carolina Holiday Donation” initiative recognizes communities that were... - December 21, 2021 - Riviana Foods
Journalist Returns to His Homeland for Two Days to Experience the Spiritual Transformations at World Youth Day
Just 48 hours. That’s all Armando Machado had to capture the spirit, the stories and the spiritual journeys of those attending World Youth Day Panama 2019. It had been decades since Machado had stepped foot in his home country. In “Two Days in Panama,” he tells the story of the pilgrims who traveled there to find sacred inspiration in the presence of Pope Francis. - December 18, 2021 - Bublish
Activist Joe Madison Enters Second Month of Hunger Strike for Voting Rights
Joe Madison “The Black Eagle” calls on Democrats to set a deadline on voting rights action in Congress. - December 09, 2021 - Joe Madison
The Discipline Therapy Podcast, Hosted by E.L Discipline and Sujey Sotomayor, Shares Their Story of Rapid Success, with Andrea Johnson Books Publishing
E.L Discipline, the co-host of the fast rising show: The Discipline Therapy Podcast, discusses his journey as a successful podcaster and plans for the future, in the show's first press release, with Andrea Johnson Books Publishing. - December 03, 2021 - Andrea Johnson Books Publishing
Mi Casa Resource Center® and Wells Fargo Work Together to Help Entrepreneurs
Mi Casa Resource Center expands its Business Pathways program to provide technical assistance to Colorado’s most underserved entrepreneurs with Wells Fargo Open for Business Fund. - November 16, 2021 - Mi Casa Resource Center
The Quest to Commemorate Unsung Filipino Labor Leader, Larry Itliong, with a U.S. Postal Stamp
In trying to bring greater public awareness to the activist efforts of Larry Itliong and the plight of the Filipino farm workers from the mid-20th century in California's Central Valley, a group of supporters are petitioning the United State Postal service to create a commemorative stamp in his honor. - November 12, 2021 - RMFL
Resilient Community of New Brunswick Immerses in Hispanic Culture at Ay Caramba Seafood Restaurant and Fish Market
Servant Leaders and Residents Celebrate the Day of Saint Jude Thaddaeus, October 2021 at Ay Caramba. “New Brunswick is so grateful to Mr. Morales and his family for their dedication and commitment to our community. By celebrating cultural and religious traditions with generosity, they continue to demonstrate the true meaning of social responsibility. Congratulations to Mr. Morales for a great event and heartfelt thanks for his service to our community,” said Mayor Cahill. - November 10, 2021 - Ay Caramba Seafood Restaurant and Fish Market
Creative Ad Agency, SPREAD and Western Dental and Orthodontics Team Up to Launch the I Love Western Dental and I Love Brident Campaigns
Top Los Angeles creative advertising agency, SPREAD, teams up with Western Dental & Orthodontics to launch the I Love Western Dental and I Love Brident campaigns, which will focus on brand-oriented entertainment content creation and distribution. - November 08, 2021 - SPREAD
Color Marketing Group® Announces 2023+ Latin American Key Color – Mirada Alegre
Color Marketing Group, the leading international association of color design professionals, introduced the organizations’ forecasted Key Colors at the 2021 Virtual Summit in early November. Color Marketing Group’s 2023+ Latin American Key Color “Mirada Alegre” is a medium chromaticity, soft orange. - November 03, 2021 - Color Marketing Group
Ted Lasso Star Shines in the Award-Winning Short Film, Immigrant Mother, the Latest Release by Santa Monica-Based Writer Katherine King
Ted Lasso Actor Cristo Hernández (Dani Rojas), best known for the character's tagline, "Fútbol is Life!," which has spawned an internet sensation, memes, and even t-shirts, stars in Immigrant Mother, a timely anecdote on the current hot topics of U.S.-Mexican border... - October 14, 2021 - Katherine King
The Epic Story of the San Patricios and the Mexican American War Told in a New Historical Novel, "The Guns of Santa Muerte: A Tale of the San Patricios," by Bill Vlach
St Andrews Press, London, is proud to announce the release of the dramatic historical novel, "The Guns of Santa Muerte: A Tale Of The San Patricio" by the best-selling Western author, Bill Vlach. Here is a hybrid Military history and Western novel about the origins of the United States of America. - October 08, 2021 - William Vlach
Rainbow PUSH Coalition Offering Free Registrations to the 22nd Annual Creating Opportunities Virtual Conference
Rainbow PUSH Coalition, today, announces upcoming sessions in this year's 22nd Annual Creating Opportunities virtual conference entitled, “Restoring Democracy: Leveling the Playing Field in the Era of COVID.” This virtual conference will be held October 14 - 15, 2021 and registrations are complimentary. - October 07, 2021 - Rainbow PUSH Atlanta
Kings of Carlisle is Back with the New Latin Influenced Single, "Show Me the Light"
As a tribute to his Miami roots and the wonderful musicians that influenced him throughout the years, Kings of Carlisle will release his second single. “Show Me The Light” on all major digital platforms on October 22. The brand new single will be released on October 22 and will be... - October 06, 2021 - Kings of Carlisle
Mi Casa Resource Center Hosts Minority Small Businesses at Denver Startup Week
Mi Casa Resource Center and Denver Startup Week unite to host a panel of minority small business owners; draw attention to challenges, successes, and community support. - September 29, 2021 - Mi Casa Resource Center
Mani Nasry's 14 Film Released the Film "We" (2021) on Immigration, Equality, Diversity and Unity. Available on Amazon Prime, Google Play and Vudu.
Mani Nasry is a multi-talented film producer, director and actor. Mani is known as leading actor for his recent role in the film, We (2021). The recently released film is touching on subjects of immigration, equality, diversity and unity. The cast of the film includes leading characters with Afghan, Israeli, Iranian, Venezuelan, Chinese backgrounds who portray these roles and have had related personal real life experience. - September 24, 2021 - 14 Film
The Georgia Latino Film Alliance and Festival (GALFA) Announces Appointment of Julie Ann Crommett as New Board Chair
Crommett, A Nationally Recognized Industry Thought Leader and Champion for Equity, Opportunity & Representation, To Lead GALFA Board of Directors in Its Continued Mission to Advocate for Latino Film Creators & Communities. - September 18, 2021 - Georgia LatinoFilmFestival
Tequila Has Become the New Bourbon Whiskey
Inclusive Brands introduces Extra Anejo and Cristalino Tequila. The meaning of the word Inclusivo "Inclusive" is straightforward it encompasses all and excludes none. Join Inclusive Brands in supporting their vision promote an environment where inclusivity and inclusion occur naturally. - September 16, 2021 - Inclusive One World Brands
Restitution Study Group Announced as Inaugural Grantee in Multi-Million Dollar Initiative for Reparations Advancement -- The #Case4Reparations Fund
Today, Liberated Capital, Decolonizing Wealth Project’s donor community and funding vehicle focused on providing resources to Black, Indigenous and other communities of color, officially announced the Restitution Study Group (RSG) as part of the inaugural cohort who will receive funding to... - September 14, 2021 - Restitution Study Group
RDMJ Entertainment Announces Fall Line-Up for Soulful Sundays Live! At the Legendary Globe Theatre Los Angeles
A Fall Lineup concert series with legendary R&B artists including El DeBarge, Regina Belle, Klymaxx featuring Bernadette Cooper, Electro funk duo The System, R&B groups Switch, Raydio, Surface and more. - September 07, 2021 - RDMJ Entertainment LLC
Georgia Latino International Film Festival Returns to Celebrate Its 10th Year Anniversary and Make a New Generation of Latino Voices be Heard
Univision and Motion Picture Association will present at this year’s festival. The Georgia Latino International Film Festival (GALIFF), the premiere Latino film festival in the tristate area (Georgia, Florida and Tennessee), is back for its tenth season, tackling the wave of change that has overwhelmed the film and entertainment business in recent years, and creating more opportunity and a platform for the Latino storyteller. - August 06, 2021 - Georgia LatinoFilmFestival
Houston, Texas Immigration Law Firm Breaks Down the New Supreme Court Decision on Adjustment of Status Eligibility for TPS Holders
July 2, 2021, the US Supreme Court issued an official decision on the adjustment of status, AOS, eligibility for people with Temporary Protected Status, TPS. In the Sanchez v. Mayorkas case, the supreme court ruled that a person that has been granted TPS has not necessarily been... - July 23, 2021 - Davis & Associates
SIFTMedia 215 Granted Two Year Operating Grant from Independence Public Media Foundation
SIFTMedia 215, a Black & Latinx Women Filmmakers Collective of Philadelphia, was awarded $215,000 for operating expenses from The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) as part of their initiative to support organizations that lift up storytelling and creative expression as pathways for communities building power. - July 23, 2021 - SIFTMedia 215 Collective
KL Winterbourne Associates – El Salvador Looks to Bitcoin as New Legal Tender
President Nayib Bukele plans to formally recognize Bitcoin as currency, with some believing that Paraguay will follow suit. - July 05, 2021 - KL Winterbourne Associates
Mimi-Choon Quiñones, PhD, MBA, Joins Hispanic Health Council as the Co-Chief Research Officer
Dr. Mimi-Choon Quinones, MBA, has joined the Hispanic Health Council as the co-chief research officer to lead the Research, Advocacy and Training Departments. She is a Medical Anthropologist graduated from the American University in London and has Master’s in Business Administration from the... - June 25, 2021 - Hispanic Health Council
Mi Casa Resource Center’s ProBoPat Program and Rocky Mountain USPTO Recognize Patent Practitioners for Patent Law Volunteerism
Mi Casa Resource Center, along with the Rocky Mountain USPTO, recognizes a group of patent agents and patent lawyers for their dedication to low-income inventors. - June 23, 2021 - Mi Casa Resource Center
Amotec Celebrates the Grand Opening of Its New Bilingual Location on Lorain Road in Cleveland
Amotec Staffing is Announcing the Opening of its 2nd location in the city of Cleveland at 4615 Lorain Avenue. The office is bilingual and will serve the west side of Cleveland. - June 09, 2021 - Amotec
Fatherhood is Redefined in Transformative Poetry Book, "A Son with No Father is A Book with No Author"
Author Mario Reyes is celebrating fatherhood through education and edification with his first contribution to the literary world, “A Son with No Father is A Book with No Author.” In this hybrid of poetic short stories, Reyes gracefully, yet unapologetically, tackles complicated subjects... - June 09, 2021 - Mario "Papi Picasso" Reyes
Illyasha Peete Named Executive Director of CLS Racial and Social Equity Initiative
Will Lead Organizational Focus on Addressing Racial & Social Equity within Life Sciences Industry. - June 07, 2021 - California Life Sciences
Posse Foundation, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Launch Arts Leadership Scholarship in Puerto Rico; Bard College Offers Full-Tuition Posse Scholarships to Students from Puerto Rico
The Posse Foundation is expanding to recruit art students in Puerto Rico through a new project launched in collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Miranda Family Fund and Bard College. Beginning this fall, the college success and youth leadership development organization will identify, select... - May 25, 2021 - The Posse Foundation
Amilcar Releases Single "Dancing Fireflies"
Following his recent Electronic EP “Sleep,” Franco-Venezuelan artist Amílcar surprises us one more time with his new single "Dancing Fireflies” inspired by the mesmerizing light show of Mother Nature’s delicate insects. “This song, inspired by the hypnotic... - May 21, 2021 - Amilcar
Genesys Works Announces Selvon M. Waldron as Executive Director of Its National Capital Region Program
Today, Genesys Works, a national youth workforce development program for promising high school students which creates a diverse talent pipeline for top U.S. employers, announced Selvon M. Waldron as executive director of its National Capital Region (NCR) program, which serves students in the Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia areas. - May 11, 2021 - Genesys Works - National Capital Region
Baumgartens Announces National Minority-Owned Business Certification
Baumgartens, an award-winning family business that provides school, home, and office supplies nationwide, has been certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) by the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC) and officially part of the National Minority Supplier Development Council... - May 10, 2021 - Baumgartens
Veronica's Insurance Ranked No. 1 in the 2021 Top 500 New Franchises by Entrepreneur Magazine
Veronica's Insurance is the leading insurance broker for Hispanics and Latinos in the United States. Based in California, they have already more than 90 locations across the country. - April 15, 2021 - Veronica's Insurance
Upscale Living Magazine Launches New Website in Spanish
Upscale Living Magazine (ULM), based in Miami, Florida, and dedicated to the creation of content specialized in the latest trends in the luxury, lifestyle, and real estate market, launched its new site in Spanish completely dedicated to the Hispanic community in South Florida, and throughout Latin... - April 06, 2021 - Leyva Publishing Group LLC
Patricia Beasley Joins the Law Firm of Fuerst, Carrier & Ogden as Partner
The law firm of Fuerst, Carrier & Ogden is pleased to announce that Patricia Manetsch Beasley has joined the firm as a partner. - February 22, 2021 - Fuerst, Carrier & Odgen
Prospanica DFW Announces Chapter's 2021 Board Officers
Prospanica’s Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter announced the election of its 2021 board officers and appointed Committee Chairpersons. Prospanica DFW is part of a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and advocating for the growth of Hispanic professionals in corporate America. The chapter's focus is on helping Hispanic professionals to connect, advance, and thrive in their careers. - February 21, 2021 - Prospanica DFW
Cross Rose Circle and the Trill Drill the Movement, Music and Lifestyle
Cross Rose Circle and Luni Mofo's Contribution to the Trill Drill the Movement, Music, Lifestyle and Dallas, Texas' Contribution to the Evolution of Hip Hop Music and Drill Music. - February 13, 2021 - Cross Rose Circle, LLC
New Album Release: "Yo Vine a Querer" by Cuban Singer-Songwriter, Boris Larramendi
On March 5, 2021, Boris Larramendi - founder and former member of famous Cuban music collective Habana Abierta - will be releasing a new album “Yo vine a querer.” “Yo vine a querer” is Larramendi’s sixth solo album, and second one since living in Miami, Florida. This... - February 03, 2021 - Borisongs LLC
Celebrated Writer Sandra Cisneros to Receive MOSTe Lanterns Award on April 22
"The House on Mango Street" author will speak at Los Angeles college-access fundraiser. - January 29, 2021 - MOSTe Motivating Our Students Through Experience
Posse Launches Virtual Program, Expands to Recruit Students from 20 Cities Across America for Full-Tuition Scholarships
The Posse Foundation - a national college scholarship and youth leadership development organization - has launched a major expansion initiative to recruit students from 20 cities across the United States. The new Virtual Program project was inspired by Posse’s successful transition to an... - January 28, 2021 - The Posse Foundation