Jezebel: Latina

I Wanted To Marry A Latino And Fell For A White Guy

Oh Hells Nah — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:35:00 EDT

In college there was no doubt in my mind that I would marry a Mexican. I didn't want my culture to be diluted. I wanted to live in a Spanish-speaking household. I wore Ché Guevara berets with rebozos and Tehuana blouses. I just stopped short of wearing a poncho and purchasing a donkey just to really make a point. I wanted my partner to understand my family, and not judge them for being so incredibly loud. More »

Colorado Swears In First Openly Gay Latina Justice

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:14:00 EST

On Friday Monica Marquez became the first openly gay and first female Hispanic Colorado Supreme Court justice. After being sworn in by her father, a retired judge, Marquez noted, "My allegiance is to the law, not to any particular constituency." More »

Poor, White Women Least Likely To Get IUDs

Anna North — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:26:00 EDT

A study shows doctors recommend IUDs less frequently to poor white women than to wealthier white women, or poor black or Latina women. One author says doctors must consider "how their patients' characteristics may influence the care they provide." More »

The Dramatic Transformation Of A Mexican-American Singer

Sonia Murphy — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Lila Downs is an extraordinary Mixteca/American (Scottish) singer. She has thick Frida Kahlo-like natural brows, a pale olive-tinted complexion, long black braids, and the fashion sense of an old-world, beautiful Mexican woman. Well, she used to have all those things. More »

Sign Of The 'Times'

Anna Holmes — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:10:00 EST

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Justice Sotomayor's Red Nail Polish Is "A Symbol of Her Latina Culture?"

LatoyaPeterson — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:45:00 EST

Mimi Valdés (editor of Latina magazine) and Gloria J. Baily (director of Diversity at a university) agree in Forbes Woman that Sotomayor's nail polish color choice stems from ethnic pride. [Forbes Woman] More »

"Her Honor:" 6 Things To Know About Justice Sonia Sotomayor

LatoyaPeterson — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:20:00 EST

Sonia Sotomayor has turned down almost every interview request since being appointed to the Supreme Court. But that didn't stop the former editor of Latina from drawing on her history with the Justice in a new piece. More »

Notable/Quotable

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:45:00 EDT

"My father loved women. And my mom, like a smart Dominican woman, used to smell his underwear when he came home to make sure he hadn't been with someone else." — Michelle Rodriguez. [Latina] More »

Como Se Dice "Lady Oz?"

Maria — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:20:00 EDT

Possibly-awesome show alert: HBO Latino is launching a new original series set in a fictional Mexican women's prison. The drama, titled Capadocia, will begin airing on September 10th and focuses on the corruption and abuse within women's prisons and the tensions between a prison rights attorney (Dolores Heredia) and a corporate shill who wants to privatize them (Juan Manuel Bernal). (Lady Oz: En Español?) The series will also run subtitled on-demand for non-Spanish-speaking viewers. [Time] More »