Personal Development and Career Success for Today's Latina
This week’s Latina Spotlight is on Erika Batista, fashion blogger and owner of Lola Blue, the Closet. Erika has transformed her fashion obsession into a successful online jewelry boutique and popular fashion blog. A dedicated mother and wife, Erika is determined to walk her own path–in fabulous high heels–setting an example for her family, her [...]
As The Get-Right! Organization, Inc. (Get-Right!)’s ongoing effort through the National Hispanic Mental Health Professionals Advocacy Network (HMHP) initiative, we are courageously telling the true life stories of mental health and mental illness as experienced by members of our communities. This is in line with HMHP’s mission to promote education, awareness and advocacy for the mental health services needs [...]
Life may not come with an easy button, but smart phones can give you access to a seemingly endless supply of buttons—or apps—that will make your life a whole lot easier! We here at New Latina want to share with you a few handy apps that will help you stay organized, connected and motivated as [...]
New Futuro wants to help students pursue their picture-perfect future by providing them with the opportunity to win one of three New Futuro scholarship prizes! To kick off 2013, New Futuro has launched the My New Futuro Scholarship Contest, a new scholarship opportunity to help students get the resources they need to pay for college. Students can [...]
This week’s Latina Spotlight is on Xiomara A. Sosa, mental health professional, mental health advocate and founder of the National Hispanic Mental Health Professionals Advocacy Network. As a Latina, a veteran and a mental health professional, Xiomara has dedicated her career to ensuring that often underserved populations, such as the Latino community and U.S. [...]
Meet Alexandra Morbitzer, the founder of Fit Latina and our newest contributor! Alexandra believes that fitness should be about gaining confidence, strength and well-being, not about losing your nalgas! Alexandra launched Fit Latina, a culturally relevant social media platform for Latinas interested in pursuing a healthy lifestyle, in April and has since inspired countless mujeres [...]
Telemundo unveiled it’s bold new look and logo at the New York NASDAQ MarketSite this morning, in celebration of its viewers Latino duality. It has been approximately twelve years since Telemundo, the nation’s premiere producer of original Spanish-language prime time content, revamped its image. Telemundo Media’s president since October 2011, Emilio Romano, was on hand [...]
New Latina is thrilled to be an official stop on the Count on Me: Tales of Sisterhood and Fierce Friendships book tour hosted by Condor Book Tours. Count on Me, by Las Comadres Para Las Americas and edited by Adriana V. Lopez, features stories from twelve prominent Latina/o authors who reveal how friendships have helped [...]
MIAMI, FL (December 6, 2012) – In recognition of the new and growing role Hispanic journalists will play at the annual Hispanicize event, Hispanicize 2013 organizers today named CNN “Starting Point” anchor Soledad O’Brien co-chair and unveiled the agenda for its inaugural Hispanic Journalist Showcase. Hispanicize 2013 (www.hispanicizeevent.com / #Hispz13) will take place April 9-13, [...]
Janel Rodriguez Ferrer is the author of the new tween book series, The Arts-Angels. A biographer-turned-tween-fiction-author, Janel has always dreamed of creating a book series for Latino tweens and teens. In the first book of the series, The Arts-Angels Track 1: Drawn to You, readers meet Gina Santiago, a smart, spunky and talented Nuyorican teen, [...]
