Gina Rodriguez's Latina Cover Is Awesome
Gina Rodriguez is about to star in her first big Hollywood blockbuster—as the real-life Andrea Fleytas in Deepwater…
Selena Gomez Developing New TV Show Described as a 'Latina Empire' Based on Life of Real Teen
New Latina-focused show incoming: an as-yet untitled drama executive-produced by Selena Gomez for Freeform, reports Dead…
Latina Writer on New York Times: Everywhere You Turn Another White Man
In a riveting new excerpt from A Cup of Water Under My Bed, the memoir by former New York Times writer Daisy Hernández,…
Cesar Chavez the Only Latino-Centric Studio Film Opening This Year
Directed by Diego Luna — whom you may remember as one of the stars of Y Tu Mamá También — Cesar Chavez, a biopic about…
Child Beauty Pageant Makes Contestants Prove They're Actually Latina
Child beauty pageants are fucked up enough without adding a weird racial dimension to them, but if you're going to be…
I Wanted To Marry A Latino And Fell For A White Guy
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…
Colorado Swears In First Openly Gay Latina Justice
On Friday Monica Marquez became the first openly gay and first female Hispanic Colorado Supreme Court justice. After…
Poor, White Women Least Likely To Get IUDs
A study shows doctors recommend IUDs less frequently to poor white women than to wealthier white women, or poor black…
The Dramatic Transformation Of A Mexican-American Singer
Lila Downs is an extraordinary Mixteca/American (Scottish) singer. She has thick Frida Kahlo-like natural brows, a pale…
Sign Of The 'Times'
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Justice Sotomayor's Red Nail Polish Is "A Symbol of Her Latina Culture?"
Mimi Valdés (editor of Latina magazine) and Gloria J. Baily (director of Diversity at a university) agree in Forbes…
"Her Honor:" 6 Things To Know About Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor has turned down almost every interview request since being appointed to the Supreme Court. But that…
Notable/Quotable
"My father loved women. And my mom, like a smart Dominican woman, used to smell his underwear when he came home to make…
Como Se Dice "Lady Oz?"
Possibly-awesome show alert: HBO Latino is launching a new original series set in a fictional Mexican women's prison.…