Fotos: Cultura Profética celebra 20 años de trayectoria

Originalmente publicado en Uforia Music. Cultura Profética no ha parado de celebrar con sus fans concierto tras concierto por Latinoamérica y Estados Unidos. Y que mejor manera de marcar 20 años de carrera que tocando para sus fans, cuya lealtad la banda asegura es su mayor logro. El sábado 21 de mayo el grupo de […]

Powerful Latina journalists reflect on the past & future of Hispanics in media

Published in All Digitocracy. There are over 54 million Hispanics in the U.S. today according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Attitudes toward this community have improved over the past three decades but four of the most powerful Latina journalists say there’s still work to be done. Here are three things learned from veteran journalists Maria […]

From Reporters to Business Owners: Hispanic Entrepreneurs On Joining the Startup Culture

Published in All Digitocracy. Tania Luviano had been a TV news anchor for 10 years until she was laid off during the 2008 economic crisis. She sent resumes to several media companies but nobody was hiring. Luviano found herself vlogging about her life as a mother and founded Latina Mom TV. “You have to stick […]

GoBaller Founder Chris Dell: More Hispanic startups and investors are needed today

Published in All Digitocracy. In the United States, less than one percent of Latino owned startups are backed by venture capitalists, according to a study by CB Insights. Hispanics’ buying power totaled $1.3 trillion in 2014, according to a report from Selig Center for Economic Growth, and spent 13 percent more than the overall population […]

Mexicans in Miami Show Solidarity With Protests in Mexico

Published in WLRN and Cancunissimo. From Mexico City to Miami, protesters gathered in front of Mexican government offices and consulates Thursday, voicing their frustration in the case of the missing students. Protesters in Miami were wearing black and holding candles and signs with messages against their country’s government. Ramon Hernandez has been in Miami for […]

Gang Violence Pushes Even The Prosperous To Flee Central America

Story published in WLRN-Miami Herald News. The country is grappling with how to handle the influx of Central American children who have come to the United States over the past few months. And as Central America has become more and more violent, more families have been coming to South Florida too. Over the last year […]

Miami-Dade Moms Among The Highest In C-Section Rates

Story published WLRN-Miami Herald News. Although the World Health Organization recommends Cesarean rates stay between 10 and 15 percent, last year almost half of all babies born in Miami-Dade County were delivered by C-section. That’s a 49-percent rate. According to the Florida Department of Health, the cesarean rate in Miami-Dade County has been steadily growing during the […]

PaoPao

Listen to her story: Domestic violence victims can approach their past and future through photography. This is what photographer PaoPao is doing with her latest project called Broken Free. She photographs victims as they tell their story and incorporates photo collages put together by the person. “It´s called Broken Free,” she said. “The […]

Sarah Gamazo

Listen to her story: Can stability be someone’s passion? Something a person wants in their life so they can later on do what they have always wanted. Stability as a motivational passion? Sara Gamazo, born and raised in Spain, is 27 years old and a few days ago she moved to Portland, Ore., to work […]

Sana Ullah

Listen to her story: Sana Ullah is about to graduate with a bachelor´s in digital media. She could start working for a company as their digital marketing agent, but what she really wants is to be a photojournalist and travel around the world. Her love for photography started years ago, and she even started her […]