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I can hardly believe I have been working on Powerful Latinas projects for the past 4 years as of this month! (The blog began in January 2008) As a reference both for myself and for you, I thought I would take some time during January to recap what all we’ve been doing for the past …

An interesting infographic () was released earlier this year that combined data from a Pew Hispanic Research study, IAB, Comscore, Facebook.com and eMarketer. The information shared was intriguing to me, and caused me to ask even further questions. In 2010, there were 30 million Hispanics online. Out of 50 million of us, total, that’s 60% …

When we look at how Latinos use or interact with media and technology, it’s interesting to me to see how the trends in our population show up. This month, as I pull certain statistics from marketing reports, I also note that, because these studies are done with an eye towards how to SELL to us, …

As Dr. Thelma Reyna pointed out in her post yesterday, the engagement of Latinos at the polls needs to change. Although our voting numbers are increasing, we can continue to do better. It is important to recognize where we’re doing well, and where we’re doing not so well. Get this: Over one third of the …

Although a voting district is, “the wide variety of small polling areas, such as election districts, precincts, or wards, that State and local governments create for the purpose of administering elections”, when discussing redistricting, people are referring to congressional districts. Every ten years, we have the census count, which gives us information on where people …

As Latinos, we know our numbers are growing, our educational attainment is increasing, we’re breaking barriers, and finding a voice in ways not previously seen in the U.S. mainstream. And yet… there is still a lot of ground to be gained, and one of the arenas in which we have a lot of work to …

My friend Jose Luis Vilson (Mr. Vilson to his students, and TheJLV to his online fans) agreed to share some of his ideas with me surrounding the theme of education for Latinos. As a middle school math teacher, in addition to being a writer, activist, edublogger, and poet (among his other skills), Jose has some …

This past week I went to a very interesting presentation by the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education, Russlyn Ali. The title of Ms. Ali’s talk was Achieving Equity in Education: The Resurgence of Civil Rights & Education in the Obama Administration. The presentation was offered by a local law …

If we are serious about helping all kids, including Latino children, get the best education, it makes sense for us to consider what gets in the way. Getting a quality education is much more than using the best methods, having the best teachers, and making the best educational tools accessible, although each of these pieces …

In addition to teaching our kids, it’s up to up to keep learning ourselves! Learning is such a foundational part for me, it’s one of the core modules in my Power Program. One of the issues I feel strongly about learning is who we as Latinos are and how we’re positioned. This means learning what …