Affordable Care Act Extended Medical Coverage For Women This Week

Affordable Care Act Extended Medical Coverage For Women This Week

Mary Mata August 3, 2012

By Voxxi Health This week, more than 47 million women in the United States gained access to additional preventative health care options under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Department of Health and […]

A Latino And A Latina Walk Into A University…

Mary Mata August 2, 2012

By Maitri Pamo, Being Latino The news broke her heart. Even though my cousin was well on her way to becoming the first person in our family to go to […]

Latina College Student Creates National Mentoring Program

Mary Mata

By Voxxi News Stephanie Bravo, a Mexican-American student from Stanford University, has created StudentMentor.org, a free online mentoring program for minority students. “I didn’t have anybody there to really guide me in […]

Latinas Nationwide Celebrate Launch Of ACA Benefits

NewsTaco August 1, 2012

PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK — Today Latinas nationwide celebrate access to contraception without co-pays, as well as the launch of a series of additional provisions of the Affordable Care Act […]

Poll: Latino/as Hold Compassionate Views On Abortion

Mary Mata July 27, 2012

PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK — Poll results released today about Latino/a and African-American attitudes on abortion and reproductive health echo similar results of a joint poll by the National Latina Institute […]

Why Women Love John Roberts

Mary Mata July 12, 2012

By Martha Burk, Other Words The unprecedented attack on women’s health hit a roadblock on June 27, when the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Affordable Care Act’s individual […]

Morning NewsTaco

Mary Mata

Thursday July 12, 2012 Mitt Romney NAACP Speech Shows He Failed To Learn Father’s Civil Rights Lessons, Black Caucus Says (Huffington Post):  Prominent members of the Congressional Black Caucus gave […]

Olympics Spotlight: Sabrina Vega, Gymnastics

Mary Mata July 10, 2012

By NBC Latino Staff At 16 years old, Olympic hopeful, Sabrina Vega, is one of the youngest athletes to compete during the 2012 London games. Vega shared with NBC News how […]

Xicanosmotic Musica: Chicano Batman On Latination…

Mary Mata

From the textmex obsessed imagination of Memo Nericcio This post first appeared in the textmex galleryblog. William Anthony Nericcio, aka “Memo,” is the Director of San Diego State University’s ever-evolving MALAS program (The Master […]

2012 ALMA Awards Nominees Announced

Mary Mata

By Veronica Villafañe, Media Moves The nominees for the 2012 Alma Awards were announced today. Very few Latino newcomers have been added to the nominee list, which seems to have […]