President Obama nominated astrophysicist France A. Cordova to head the National Science Foundation.  I first became aware of this when I saw the headline, “First Latina to be nominated to head National Science Foundation”.  My first thought was, ‘What is the National Science Foundation?’ Turns out the NSF supports fundamental

Entertainer Marc Anthony has suddenly emerged as a voice of reason for the 50 Million Hispanics in the United States.  Following his rendition of God Bless America at the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star game he became the target of a series of racist tirades on social media.   The 44

As of July 12, 2013, I have been at the Latino Commission on AIDS (the Commission) for nine years.  I was hired and mentored by the Commission’s founder and committed champion of civil rights Dennis Deleon, who passed away two years ago, but lives on with us in spirit.  As

Conversations regarding Hispanic health often suggest perpetual negative outcomes.  It seems to be conventional wisdom that populations with lower educational and socio-economic levels are predestined to have high mortality rates.  Therefore, Hispanics (stereotypically regarded as poor and uneducated) must have high mortality rates, right?  Well…it turns out this is not

Reasons/Razones is a bilingual social marketing campaign that demonstrates why some of our cultural leaders get tested for HIV.  We’ve decided to partner with the Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) to provide our communities with an essential tool for our Gay/Bi Latino men.  We’ve chosen to be