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Michelle Obama spoke out against “white flight” Tuesday at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago. She said she experienced it as a child growing up on the South Side of the city, but that it still exists today with immigrants as the “others.” “I want to remind white folks that…
Via TIAA press team In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, TIAA hosted several events in September and October that educated and entertained employees about the Latino culture and community. Hispanic Heritage Month starts September 15, which marks the independence of many Latin American countries, and ends on October 15….
“Jane the Virgin” actress Gina Rodriguez is facing backlash over rapping the n-word in an Instagram Stories video — and then apologizing, but perhaps not sincerely, critics say. It all started on Tuesday afternoon, when Rodriguez rapped along to “Ready or Not” by the Fugees while getting her makeup done….
The number of women working in tech positions is growing, according to the 2019 Top Companies for Women Technologists Insights Report by AnitaB.org. AnitaB.org is a nonprofit that works to increase representation of women working in tech, and their annual report serves as a benchmark on how the industry is…
National Suicide Prevention Week runs from Sept. 8–14 to raise awareness about suicide and the resources available to help those struggling with mental health crises. However, certain demographics seem to consistently slip through the cracks of mental health education, advocacy and care. People of color in the United States suffer…
Cyntoia Brown will finally walk as a free woman when she is released from jail on August 7. Brown, now 31, has spent half of her life behind bars. Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam granted Brown clemency eight months ago after being sentenced to life in prison in connection with the…
Hispanic and Latina women have not fared well in terms of health after the 2016 presidential election. A study published Friday using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that there could be correlations between President Donald Trump’s election and premature births, worsening cardiovascular health, sleep problems, anxiety…
The hashtag #RacistPresident trended Monday morning in the wake of President Trump tweeting that the four freshman Democratic Congresswomen of color should “go back” to where they came from. All but one were born in the U.S. Often called “the squad,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rep. Rashida Tlaib…
Tiffany Cabán could make history as the first Latina ever elected as district attorney in the borough of Queens, New York. The 31-year-old public defender from Richmond Hills, Queens, born to Puerto Rican parents, is just one of the new faces in Latino advocacy. Cabán has been actively fighting for…
… Says the working American Latina Congresswoman to the elitist, rich, white administration. Trump tried to belittle Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) with a “young bartender” comment, but it only resulted in a dig at working-class people. He remarked at an NRCC fundraising dinner on Tuesday: “The Green New Deal done by…
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