By Refinery 29
Growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, Bianca Kea was acutely aware that outside of her family, there were no other Afro-Latinxs that looked like her. No one she could relate to or look up to. But that all changed when she moved to New York City. Continue reading This Afro-Latina Never Saw Herself Represented Growing Up — Here’s How She’s Working To Change That
By Rosie Bell, Fodors
For many years tequila has been a man’s game. Increasingly, it’s narrowing further to a non-Mexican celebrity’s enterprise. Continue reading Here’s What Mexican Tequila Brands Really Think About Celebrity Tequilas
By Shayne Rodriguez Thompson, Pop Sugar
In 2017, Afro-Latinx visual artist Reyna Noriega began her career as a full-time creator. Little did she know that in just a few short years, she would have over 100,000 followers on Instagram, would be working with huge brands like Apple and Old Navy, and would design a cover for The New Yorker. Continue reading Afro-Latinx Artist Reyna Noriega Is Using Art to Uplift Brown and Black Women
By IRENE SAN SEGUNDO, Pop Sugar
Ten years ago, Danira Cancinos was a busy single mom of three who dreaded going to work every day at an arcade. During her 9-to-5, all she could think of was her dream job: baking. “I would just think of new things I wanted to add to my menu, my orders, new classes. It was all I wanted to do,” she said. Today, that side hustle is now her full-time career. Continue reading Inspired by Family and Driven by an Entrepreneurial Spirit, Here’s How This Latina Baker Is Forging Her Own Path
Hispanic businessman George Burciaga enjoys serving on the board of directors of Chicago United, an organization seeking to empower entrepreneurs from Chicago’s communities of color. Continue reading Latino Businessman Empowers Communities Of Color
By Daniela Sirtori-Cortina, Bloomberg
Almost nine years ago, Jessica Torres launched a style blog to help build her resume as an aspiring fashion journalist. A self-described plus-sized Latina from the Bronx, she didn’t see herself reflected among staffers at the magazine where she interned. Continue reading Latina Entrepreneurs Are Forcing Beauty Giants to Pay Attention
By Raul A. Reyes, NBC News
Latina author Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez is familiar with low expectations, the judgment of strangers and colorism — even among her own community. Continue reading A Latina’s manifesto ‘For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts’
By Associated Press
CHICAGO — A Latina historian devoted to keeping alive the stories of long-dead victims of racial violence along the Texas-Mexico border is among this year’s MacArthur fellows and recipients of “genius grants.” Continue reading Latina historian Monica Muñoz Martinez among MacArthur ‘genius grant’ recipients
By Shelley Zalia, Forbes Women
Erica Beal is the founder and CEO of AVIVV, a professional services engineering firm serving the energy and utility industry. In March 2021, her company became the first engineering firm to be a certified military spouse-owned enterprise in the United States Continue reading Latina CEO Breaks Down Gender Barrier In Engineering And Provides Employment Solution For Military Spouses
By Jade Scipioni, CNBC
For nearly three decades, Sandra Campos has helped build global brands like Diane von Furstenberg, Juicy Couture and Ralph Lauren — but the question she gets most frequently has nothing to do with fashion. Continue reading This first-generation Mexican-American became one of fashion’s top CEOs — while raising three kids as a single mom. Here’s how
