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Circle de Luz helps young Latinas get intensive mentoring and scholarship funds to get to college.

Organization makes college dreams for young Latinas a reality

For Rosie Molinary, growing up Puerto Rican in Columbia, South Carolina was challenging. She says that during this time, there weren't many Latinos around. … Read More

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Young filmmaker hopes to document her mother’s 15-year domestic violence nightmare

Lorena Gordon stands on set behind her cameraman in Queens, New York trying to channel her mother's pain as a domestic abuse survivor. This film relives her … Read More

The content of Florida Marco Rubio's response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union was overshadowed in social media by Rubio's pause to take a sip of water.

Marco Rubio’s PAC makes $125,000 by selling water bottles

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s water bottle became a viral sensation after his response to President Obama's State of the Union last week. But today, that … Read More

Making sure to add bilingual games to your child's playtime is essential to raising a bilingual child.

Urban baby blog: Mean girl moms

Making friends in the mom world is hard. If your kids aren’t in the same place developmentally, then they aren’t going to play together. With toddlers, a … Read More

Raising a child is not easy, and it can also be very costly.

WOW, It costs $235,000 to raise a child!

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that a middle-income family could spend an average of nearly $235,000 to raise a child born in 2011 through their … Read More

Ted Cruz speaking at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC on October 8, 2011

Opinion: In Texas Senate race, Ted Cruz shows Dewhurst money can’t buy political love

This summer, Texas Lt. Governor David Dewhurst was supposed to be taking curtain measurements for his new D.C. Senate office, not mud wrestling in a primary … Read More

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Opinion: Hey, lay off moms

CHICAGO -- I've never launched a viral phenomenon, but here's a suggestion to whoever can rightly be called today's reigning Internet meme generator: "Leave … Read More