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In honor of the Dead.
In honor of the Survivors.
In honor of America.
In the hope for Peace.
Paz.

September 8 is the Feast of La Caridad del Cobre, Cuba’s Patron Saint.
I, like lots of girls born to Cubans, was named after la Caridad and on this day, my family calls. It’s almost like …

Happy Labor Day, gente.
We hope you are taking a much needed rest from the busy and hectic in your lives and honoring the hard work you, and others do.
Today, we offer a visual tribute to …

The Colombian Bandana Cure-all
“Oooooh, I don’t feel good,” my 5-year-old sister moans in the middle of a stifling summer afternoon, 1973.
My eyes widen with alarm.
“Shhhhh!” I direct her. “Shhhhh! If you’re not quiet, she’ll hear …

Wanted: LatinaSmart Ambassadors
You: Smart, Funny, Interesting, Connected, Con un poco de Chispa and a Big Corazon.
Me: Looking for you — that would be 5 of you — to join me as a LatinaSmart Ambassador.
Why: To …

I love my playa, Miami Beach, for its blue-green waters, miles of sandy shore, and its generous acceptance of nalgas of all shapes and sizes — in all manners of exposure.
Big ones, little ones, dimply …

Hola amigos! I’m back for another round of cositas lindas. This month I’m feeling the back-to-school wave, even though I don’t have to go back to school I’m feeling like a new cycle has started, …

By Rubén González
With all the earnestness of a loving and proud father, I took my boy for a walk around the lake so we could take some fresh air, get some exercise, and spend some …

We’ve talked fashion, food, trends and dichos over at the Latina Smart community this summer.
It’s the simple beginning of an on-going conversation that is meant to unite, educate, empower and even give us a laugh …

By Lisa Quinones-Fontanez 
I will never forget the day I came across the book that would change my literary life. I was in my college bookstore, buying textbooks when the title caught me by surprise: When …