Latinas Build Confidence Through Photography in LA

Latinas Build Confidence Through Photography in LA

Mary Mata March 8, 2013

By Nadine Natour, NBCLatino This is the second installment of Latinas empowering other Latinas to succeed in honor of Women’s History Month.  For ten high school girls enrolled in the photography […]

Abnormal Mammogram Results Typically Delayed for Latinas

Mary Mata March 7, 2013

By Salud Today Latinas who have an abnormal mammogram result take 33 days longer to reach definitive diagnosis of breast cancer than non-Hispanic white women, according to a new study by the […]

GANGS: Cisco and the Streets

Mary Mata

By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog Mexican Mafia member Rafael “Cisco” Munoz-Gonzalez was sentenced to life in prison today. Munoz-Gonzalez was tried on charges that he’d controlled the Puente 13 […]

7 Common Symptoms of a Heart Attack in Latinas

Mary Mata March 4, 2013

By Salud Today About 40% of Latinas have two or more risk factors for having a heart attack, according to a recent study. But fewer than half of Latinas recognize […]

Obama Names Latina to Head Federal Trade Commission

Mary Mata February 28, 2013

By Andrew Zajac & Hans Nichols, Bloomberg Edith Ramirez, a campaign official for President Barack Obama and one of his law school classmates, will be named as head the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, where she […]

Latinas’ Vote Under Fire?

Mary Mata

By Viviana Hurtado, The Wise Latina Club In 1965, 25,000 people marched to Montgomery, Alabama to help pass the Voting Rights Act. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court, including Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, heard […]

Experts See Peril as Latino Boys Fall Behind

Mary Mata February 26, 2013

By Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News 62 percent of all the degrees earned annually by Hispanics are earned by Latinas. Why have Latinos fallen behind? It’s complicated but, in part, […]

Family in Turkey to Search for Missing Latina Mother

Mary Mata January 29, 2013

By Kacy Capobres, Fox News Latino Sarai Sierra, a 33-year-old wife and mother, has not been heard from since Jan. 21, the day she was set to return home from a […]

Latinas Binge Drinking at Alarming Rate

Mary Mata

By Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News Latino A recent report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals binge drinking is a major issue among women and young girls. Between […]

Leon Panetta Praised by Latinas After Combat Ban Lifted

Mary Mata January 25, 2013

By Bryan Llenas, Fox News Latino Click on picture to read story. [Photo by Minnesota National Guard]