Guapura 101: Drinking Water First Thing In The Morning

Guapura 101: Drinking Water First Thing In The Morning

Mary Mata June 27, 2011

So one of my morning rituals includes drinking a glass of water first thing. I mean, maybe not first thing, I do wash my face and brush my teeth first, […]

White Babies In Minority, Latinos Growing On Both Coasts

Mary Mata June 23, 2011

The big news this morning is that white babies are now in the minority, while non-white babies make up the majority currently being born in the United States. We’ve written […]

LGBTQ Latinos Need Better Reproductive Care

Mary Mata June 20, 2011

A new report from the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) finds that cultural and linguistic barriers, among others, affect how LGBTQ Latinos receive reproductive care. An excerpt from the report noted: […]

What You Need To Know About The Latino Vote In 2012

NewsTaco June 10, 2011

The appointment of Katherine Archuleta as political director of president Obama’s re-election campaign is significant, but not for the obvious reasons. Yeah, it’s a big deal that Obama gave a […]

Latina, Katherine Archuleta, Will Head Obama’s 2012 Campaign

Mary Mata June 9, 2011

The Obama For America organization picked Latina, Katherine Archuleta, to run the organization as political director. The Denver Post reported: Katherine Archuleta, a staffer for former Denver Mayors John Hickenlooper and […]

Anti-Gay, GOP-Funded Group Pushing Anti-Abortion To Latinos

Mary Mata

You might have heard of this group, Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, which is pushing the anti-abortion message to Latinos with billboards in Los Angeles. What are these people selling and […]

Less Than 6 Million Latino Adults Have A College Degree

Mary Mata June 7, 2011

Recently I was perusing Census data to determine, exactly, how many Latinos in this country have college degrees. Given that Latinos are a fast growing portion of the U.S. population, […]

Bien Hecho: Latinitas Inspires Girls With Media, Tech

Mary Mata

Latinitas Magazine started off in 2002 as a way to help empower young Latinas with media and technology. By allowing young women to participate in school programs, teen internships, Saturday and […]

Being A Bridesmaid For The First Time

Mary Mata June 6, 2011

So, now that I’m sneaking up on 30, it’s finally my turn to be a bridesmaid. The lucky girl in question is someone I’ve known more than half my life […]

Interview With Mexico’s Vampire Woman

Mary Mata June 3, 2011

By Enrique Limón, of El Zonkey Show and on Twitter Mexicans fall short on internet meme hierarchy. Perhaps it’s because we hardly keep inside cats; maybe it’s because we need to save up memory […]