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Five Books By Empowered Latinas and Other Women Of Color To Read Today

Five Books By Empowered Latinas and Other Women Of Color To Read Today

Empowered Latinas and other women of color – will continue to trailblaze in the world of literature. For instance, notable author Elizabeth Acevedo who has a prestigious Carnegie Medal among her many awards, for ‘The Poet X’.  Here at BoldLatina, we add on to our reading lists religiously and recommend these

Migrant Crisis Continues As Trump Attempts Deals with Northern Triangle Countries

Migrant Crisis Continues As Trump Attempts Deals with Northern Triangle Countries

Trump is meeting with ‘Northern Triangle’ countries to resolve migrant crisis. July 22nd was the due date to the allegedly ‘Refugee Agreement’ President Trump had set with Mexico, regarding migrants currently held in “Concentration Camps” by the border between both countries. A couple of weeks ago, Trump held a folded

Netflix's 'Queer Eye' Explores Mexican-American Culture Through The First Latina Makeover

Netflix's 'Queer Eye' Explores Mexican-American Culture Through The First Latina Makeover

If you are not on a serious binge-watch of feel-good ‘Queer Eye’ – you should be! The Netflix original series is now streaming Season 4 of the popular ‘Queer Eye’. Not familiar? ‘Queer Eye’ is a total life and look redo makeover reality show where the ‘Fab Five’ get personal with

Troubled Puerto Rico Holds Strong Despite Hurricanes and Government Corruption

Troubled Puerto Rico Holds Strong Despite Hurricanes and Government Corruption

Less than two years ago, Hurricane Maria and Hurricane Irma leveled the densely populated beautiful island of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory and home to more than 3.7 million U.S. citizens. A reported 2,975 indirect and direct hurricane-related deaths had occurred deeming Hurricane Maria one of

Being The First Latina—But No Longer The Only One

Being The First Latina—But No Longer The Only One

My mother raised me to never take my education for granted. She immigrated here from Mexico, and despite the language barrier, she helped me with my homework and school projects in any way that she could. When my parents got me my first computer, my mom would buy dozens of

Democrat Congresswomen Stand Strong Against Trump's Racist Tirade

Democrat Congresswomen Stand Strong Against Trump's Racist Tirade

The most unpresidential thing a President of the United States can do, publicly go into a racist tirade. As of lately, Trump’s viral tweets angered hundreds of thousands of Americans and provoked our nation’s ‘progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen to respond in defense and call out the ‘white nationalist’ or

U.S. Cities Where ICE Raids Will Happen And Resources Are Available

U.S. Cities Where ICE Raids Will Happen And Resources Are Available

On Friday, July 12th — Trump (#45) and his administration confirmed that ICE raids will happen on Sunday July 14th, to detain (not arrest) as many as 2000 undocumented families including children with court-ordered removals or have missed court appearances. Many of these families are victims of family separation and are

Five Summer Latinx Musical Festivals To Show Up At

Five Summer Latinx Musical Festivals To Show Up At

It’s no Summer, if you don’t head out to enjoy a music festival event! Live music, dancing, cerveza or a michelada and if it’s an outdoor event – grub to street meat, elotes or fruta on-a-stick, and you are set! Latinx pride, resilience and persistence of cultural preservation

One Day At A Time Makes a Comeback With PopTV For Season Four

One Day At A Time Makes a Comeback With PopTV For Season Four

Last season, fans of ‘One Day At A Time’ or ‘ODAAT’ received the disappointing news that Netflix would not renew ‘ODAAT’ for a fourth season. The show had been canceled.  ODAAT captivated audiences with the story of Penelope, starring Justina Machado, a newly single Army veteran, and her Cuban-American family,

Red Is The New Black: Period Apps Make Their Mark

Red Is The New Black: Period Apps Make Their Mark

Tia Flow is in town and she’s here to stay, except this time she isn’t taking anyone by surprise—-she’s stepped into the tech world and can be easily tracked through a smartphone app. Feminine care is on the rise and growing, according to a 2015 report

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