Seen that? – Powerful Latinos
Hispanic Magazine has published their choice of the leading Hispanics impacting Hollywood today. I loved the idea. The list shows ten powerful, influent Latinos, and it's pretty heterogeneous. That's what I liked more than anything: the choices aren't bounded to a stereotype, but reflect the diversity of talents of our community. I agree with the choices, and the summaries are very nice and well done. Check it out, and see if [...] Read More
Why Are Latinos Wasting Their Political Power? Latina Viva
Latinos are wasting their political potentialLatinos don't have the luxury of taking a "manana, manana" approach when it comes to increasing their impact in the voting booth. Pivotal issues are being decided right now. If Latinos want their voice to be considered by lawmakers, they have to register and then vote. During the immigration marches, many Latinos carried signs that said, "Today we march, tomorrow we vote." That's a wonderful [...] Read More
Test Your Knowledge About Latinos and Latin Culture With Fun Quizzes Latina Viva
I was looking for info about 2007 Hispanic Heritage Month, and found this site: Info Please. They have A LOT of info over there, about many, many subjects. In the page about Hispanic Heritage Month, there are links to Hispanic-related info (I didn't check more than two or three links, but the ones I did visit seemed to be pretty outdated), and some fun stuff. You can choose from a Crossword and [...] Read More
In Diabetes Control, Older African-Americans and Latinos Lag Behind Whites Daily Diabetic
Even with the help of medications and despite the decades of advances in diabetes care, when it comes to putting the blood sugar under control, middle-aged and older adults African-Americans and Latinos are more likely to fail compared to their white counterparts. Such were the findings of a new nationally representative study conducted by a team from the University of Michigan and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Most notably, two factors [...] Read More
Powerful Walking Advice Creative Weblogging
Walking is one of the best forms of exercise no matter what your fitness level or age, and the Daily Power Walk blog is here to help you make your walks more powerful as well as more fun with lots of great advice from a blog editor who also happens to be an avid walker herself. Just some of the tips she has passed down recently include taking a camera [...] Read More