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From Upgraded to Música, Camila Mendes Is The New Leading Lady of ...

America Ferrera Was Nominated For An Oscar. That’s The Barbie Story...

My Father Was Forced to Flee His Country; That’s Exactly Why I Protest Today

After My Sexual Assault, My Tattoos Helped Me Heal

In 2018, when I was 29, I was walking on the beach in Uvita, Costa Rica and came across a beautiful seashell in my favorite shade of purple. The shell was

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Quarantine Taught Me How To Live More Sustainably & Here’s ...

Sustainability has been at the core of everything I’ve done for the last five years. Over time, I’ve started following a vegan diet, avoiding single-us

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Cindy De La Vega Is Paying It Forward As San Francisco’s First La...

Cindy De La Vega was 20 years old when her Mexican immigrant mother was almost hit in the head by a stray bullet during a drive-by shooting in the Sunnydal

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How I Finally Forgave Myself For Being An Unintentional Mistress

It was the summer of 2014. I was at a music festival in Brooklyn with some friends, and couldn’t wait in the enormous lines for the port-a-potties. We sp

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The Real Cost Of Unequal Pay For Latinas

Dannie Fountain, who has been an account representative at Google in Chicago for three years, claims she received her first promotion recently with a 24% p

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Is 2020 The Year Of The Latina Candidate?

Long before Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez graced the cover of Vanity Fair, trailblazing Latina politicians have spent decades making indelible marks in our

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An Indigenous Woman Recorded Hospital Staff Taunting Her As She L...

A jarring video surfaced on Tuesday in which hospital staff in Quebec, Canada can be heard harassing an Indigenous woman on her deathbed. In the video, Joy

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Seagram Heiress Clare Bronfman Sentenced To Prison For Her Role I...

On Wednesday, Clare Bronfman faced sentencing for her role in the now-infamous NXIVM (pronounced nexium) cult case. Bronfman was sentenced to six years and

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Megyn Kelly’s Tweets Make One Thing Clear: She’s For ...

In the nation-wide hangover from the first presidential debate of 2020 on Tuesday night, we emerged from a literal yelling matching learning nothing new: V

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I Got A Pachamama Tattoo To Connect With The Divine Energy Of My ...

Somewhere between Cusco and Aguas Calientes, Peru, I peered out the window of my train, yearning to absorb the energy of the surrounding verdant jungle. We

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