Excerpt: The Good Men Project by Luis Velasquez As a dad welcomes his first birth child, change will hit the household. Luis Velasquez has 7 that the dad needs to know about his spouse. — Having a baby is all about change. I knew that going into it. There are the changes they tell you about in books, like shifting priorities and adjusting to the needs of a third person in … [Read more...] about 7 Things a New Dad Needs to Know About His Spouse After the Baby’s Birth
Archives for November 2015
Jennifer Lopez’s Performance American Music Awards 2015
Jennifer Lopez showed us again that she is a triple threat with her amazing opening performance at the 2015 American Music Awards. In case you missed Jennifer Lopez's performance from the AMAs ...or need to see it again, either way we just can’t get enough of her performance. … [Read more...] about Jennifer Lopez’s Performance American Music Awards 2015
How A Brazilian Graffiti Artist Is Empowering Women Around The World
Excerpt: HUFFPOST LATINO VOICES by Taylor Pittman "Art is how we can be influenced and be an influence." Panmela Castro is speaking out through her art to combat Brazil's high rates of violence against women. Based in Rio de Janeiro, the feminist graffiti artist and activist uses her skills to create murals addressing the country’s problem with domestic violence, … [Read more...] about How A Brazilian Graffiti Artist Is Empowering Women Around The World
I Am… Yo Soy Latina!!!
Thank you so much to our reader, Christal Clonts-Cortanza, a proud Puerto Rican and Dominican from Atlanta, Georgia who submitted this powerful and beautiful poem, “I am… Yo Soy Latina!” I Am... Yo Soy Latina!!! I am the rhythm of the merengue, salsa, bachata, bomba, mambo beat heard deep down in the bosom of the hermoso Caribe I am Celia Cruz, La Lupe, Gloria Estefan … [Read more...] about I Am… Yo Soy Latina!!!
Giving the Gift of Reading – Reading Partners
by Joanne Hernandez All learning is built on the foundation of reading and Reading Partners is striving to make a difference. Reading partners is a national nonprofit that partners with under-resourced schools. The program engages volunteer reading partners (community tutors) to help students who struggle with reading unlock and develop the foundational skills they need to … [Read more...] about Giving the Gift of Reading – Reading Partners