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Nice Cosas, a Latina owned and operated company, has just launched a brand new line of Latino-culture inspired pillows: the Nice Cosas Besties Club.™ It is a unique group of pillows celebrating Mexican culture. Vanessa Sanchez, owner of Nice Cosas, shares, "I love home decor, and am always looking for ways to add touches of Mexican culture to my home. Pillows are my favorite for sprucing up any room. A few years ago, it was difficult to find Latino-culture inspired options, so creating my own became the solution. We designed these pillows to be whimsical and inspired by friendship! The Besties include a little artist, a luchador, a mermaid, a pair of mariachis and more."

Today, Mike Baggz announced his intent to lead a boycott against the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), located on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Recently, concerns have mounted among Black American descendants of chattel slavery in the United States, who feel betrayed by the museum's decision to include the curation of Latinx history within the building. In recent weeks, the NMAAHC posted a nationwide job listing for a Latino curator to further their Latino Studies program, although the Museum's mission states that they focus exclusively on non-Latino Black Americans who are descendants of the chattel slavery that occurred in the United States. The museum was founded on the understanding that the culture and history of African Americans should not be intertwined with that of other ethnic groups, and the inclusion of Latino culture can thus be considered a revision of history.

Starting October 2nd, USCIS fees will be significantly rising. Attorneys at Davis & Associates are encouraging all eligible to file their application with USCIS as soon as possible.

After realizing her local hospital only offered a single breast cancer support group for Spanish-speakers, local breast cancer survivor Pierre started her own support group in her apartment building, in connection with LatinaSHARE, the Spanish-language division of national cancer nonprofit SHARE. Her next meeting, open to all Spanish-speaking women affected by breast cancer, is June 25. Pierre is also making a targeted effort to perform outreach into Orlando's Spanish-speaking communities.

Author Naeem K. Turner-Bandele may be an outlier, but his progress thus far has not been the result of luck. That is of course unless you define 'luck' as the Roman philosopher, Seneca, did "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."

Balboa Thrift and Loan, a leading loan company specializing in automobile financing and commercial real estate lending, is pleased to announce the promotion of Debbie Escobedo to Chief Executive Officer of the company. Effective as of June 15, 2018, Escobedo becomes the first female Latina named as president and CEO since the company's opening 36 years ago in 1981.

Sally Pierre, a 30 year breast cancer survivor, wants to change the landscape of breast cancer support for Latina women in Orlando.

In the past, the goal of product manufacturing was to produce as many items as possible for the lowest price. All of the products were exactly the same, enabling fast production. However, these days, consumer preferences have shifted back towards handcrafted items that are truly one of a kind.

BeTheBoss.com, a company that offers low cost franchises for sale and much more, is pleased to announce that a wide variety of great business opportunities are available through their site. In fact, some of the franchise opportunities they currently have available consist of Benjamin Moore, Fleet Services International (FSI), and Caliber Care+Transport.

Ignacio Isusi, Ontological Executive Coach, discussed the need for effective communication in automation with a growing Hispanic workforce in the recent issue of Automation.com magazine. The article is titled, "Hispanic Workforce Growth in Automation Requires New Communication Leadership."

An NBC News report March 5 featured Raymond Lahoud, an immigration attorney with law firm Baurkot & Baurkot.

VoiceNation, the industry leader in live answering and virtual receptionist services trusted by more than 50,000 businesses worldwide, has just announced the creation of a new bilingual, Spanish speaking live answering service team.

This election cycle has brought Hispanic and Latino issues to the forefront. Not since George Wallace has there been such blatant and seemingly proud racism exhibited by a major party presidential nominee. Progressives cannot afford to set this one out. All progressives, New Mexico progressives included, need to join together in this election to keep the unthinkable from happening and to support our Hispanic and Latino brothers and sisters.

The Chairman of Super Canal, Engineer Frank Jorge Elias, expressed solidarity with the Mexican people and joined the repudiation of offensive statements against the nation that made the US presidential candidate Donald Trump.

If someone is arrested, they must have a bail bondsman who will offer surety in the form of a monetary penalty if an individual fails to show up to their court date once released. Many prefer not to put this burden on their friends and family, and so turn to a Bail Bonds company. Bail Bonds Direct is one of the most professional and well respected in LA, and know the jail system inside out. This allows them a significant edge over the system in getting people out quickly and easily. Their website now supports Spanish speaking residents of LA so they can help even more people.

English to Spanish Raleigh has begun a campaign to help companies avoid offensive advertising. The Raleigh translation company knows how important the Hispanic population is for expanding a businesses’ client base. This month’s awareness campaign focuses on how easy a translation can unintentionally change an original message into culturally insensitive material.

2Leaf Press, a small independent press that publishes grassroots writers who are injecting new blood into the contemporary literary scene, launches emergency fundraiser to promote, market and distribute its books.

CARLOS B. VEGA, an award-winning author, today released his most recent book, Our Hispanic Roots: What History Failed to Tell Us. Second Edition, while at the same time, the United States begins the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

2Leaf Press is pleased to announce its first Kindle publication, "Hey Yo! Yo Soy! 40 Years of Nuyorican Street Poetry, A Bilingual Edition" by Nuyorican poet Jesús Papoleto Meléndez. Besides being the first major contemporary poet to publish his works bilingually in the U.S., he is also the first to publish his collected works as an eBook on Amazon Kindle.

It seems as if it was only yesterday when 2Leaf Press published its first book, HEY YO! YO SOY! collected works and bilingual edition by Jesús Papoleto Meléndez in October 2012. Since then, we've published Shirley Bradley LeFlore's debut poetry collection, BRASSBONES & RAINBOWS and her groundbreaking play, RIVERS OF WOMEN. featuring a photographic essay by Michael J. Bracey; and Tony Medina's poetry collection BROKE BAROQUE.

Getting ready for Leander Jackie Grogan’s new spellbinding novel requires at least three things: a disregard for traditional genres, a palate for provocative thought and a pair of strong arms to hold up the 626 page, James A Michener type block of paper concrete, while reading late at night.

2Leaf Press is pleased to announce the publication of poet, professor and activist Tony Medina’s latest poetry collection, BROKE BAROQUE, with a powerful introduction by MacArthur-winner, author, and Professor Emeritus at University of Berkeley, Ishmael Reed. BROKE BAROQUE is available for sale on Amazon.com and other online outlets.

An insight to the drive and tough-minded principles of seven successful Latinos, Profiles in Latino Courage discloses the journeys in which these individuals embarked upon to reach their achievements. Bill Miranda (www.billmiranda.com), author and one of the featured Latino professionals, wrote this book to inspire and educate Latinos to take action toward their careers—to not let fear and roadblocks keep them from reaching their goals.

ZOOMinformatico, an authority Spanish article directory, now enables readers to find content on many topics and on a range of issues.

As a young retired entrepreneur, Carvajal now writes and posts on several blogs about his experiences with God, and his new found life. Within two years, Carvajal has become one of the most successful and popular bloggers within the Spanish language. To date, he reaches out to over 40 million Spanish readers every single week. His Facebook page, Dios Es Bueno has grown from zero to 9 million fans in just over two years. Currently, Carvajal writes through his main blog at Beliefnet.com.