Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People
Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People By Susan Goldman Rubin Abrams Books • 2013 • 56 pages Hardcover ($21.95) ISBN: 978-0-8109-8411-0 Ages 8-12 Diego Rivera’s legacy lives on to this day through his extensive collection of works of art. An interesting character, his quirks and talent both continue to fascinate people around the world, [...]
Shakira Leaving ‘The Voice’ to Be with Baby Milan
Colombian superstar Shakira is leaving The Voice after just one season, citing her desire to focus on her own musical career and spend more time with her new baby, Milan. In an interview with E! Online, Shakira confirmed she was leaving NBC’s hit singing competition. “It was a hard decision for me to make, because [...]
Latina & Overweight: What’s Your Risk for High Blood Pressure?
You get married and the pounds suddenly start piling on. While you are pregnant, you put on more than the recommended weight. After the baby, it is hard to shed the extra padding. Whether you learn to love your body as it is or struggle in a permanent battle to slim down, it is not [...]
Latino Children’s Book Publisher Launches ‘A Day Without Sugar’ Campaign
Inspired by Diane de Anda’s bilingual picture book A Day Without Sugar/Un día sin azúcar, about an aunt who leads a group of kids on a hunt for “hidden sugars,” its publisher, Arte Público Press, has launched a new initiative challenging children across the country to limit their sugar intake by participating in the A [...]
More Latinos Voted in 2012 But Still Fewer Than Whites
Today’s voting report from the Census Bureau is promising in the sense that over a million more Latinos voted this past election. However, our voter turnout rate is down since President Barack Obama’s first election in 2008, and way below that of other ethnic groups. Read Related: The Latino Vote: Shaping Our Future For the [...]
Are We Teaching Our Daughters to Be Nice Instead of Leaders?
“We call our little girls bossy. Go to a playground: Little girls get called ‘bossy’ all the time, a word that’s almost never used for boys. And that leads directly to the problems women face in the workforce. When a man does a good job, everyone says, ‘That’s great.’ When a woman does [...]
