Daddy Yankee to raise $1.5 million for Habitat for Humanity’s
Daddy Yankee to raise $1.5 million for Habitat for Humanity's hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico ATLANTA, Oct. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- In response to the tragic devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico native, rapper, producer and "Despacito"…
An Immigrant Hero – JUAN RODRIGUEZ-CHAVEZ, United States Marine Corps
An Immigrant Hero - JUAN RODRIGUEZ-CHAVEZ, United States Marine Corps On June 10, 2011, Staff Sergeant Juan Rodriguez-Chavez, a native of Acuña, Mexico, was presented with the Navy Cross, the second-highest award for valor in the military, surpassed only by…
Los Niños Héroes (The Boy Heroes)
Los Niños Héroes (The Boy Heroes) By Dave Skinner - [email protected] | Le Jardin Ombragé, Tallahassee, Florida, USA http://www.gingersrus.com As a youngster growing up in the United States, I remember well hearing the stories of Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie…
JEISON ARISTIZÁBAL – 2016 CNN Hero of the Year
JEISON ARISTIZÁBAL – 2016 CNN Hero of the Year Source: CNN.com Jeison grew up in one of the poorest areas in Cali, Colombia and has cerebral palsy. A doctor once told his mother that he would "amount to nothing." Very…
Doniece Sandoval
Doniece Sandoval Lavamae, Founder/Chief Executive Officer http://lavamae.org/ Driven by a fierce belief that everyone has a right to dignity and the knowledge that access to showers and sanitation are in serious short supply for the homeless, Doniece was compelled to…
Labor Day
Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894. Labor Day…
Latino Pride: A Result from the Harvest of Effort
Latino Pride: A Result from the Harvest of Effort By Dr. Maria Pouncey No one said that life is easy; especially for farmworker families struggling to plant and pick fruits and vegetables that we eat daily. Many times, our farm…