National Latino Business Leaders Reach Out to African AmericanBusiness Leaders for a Historic Convening on Education
June 18-20 in Santa Barbara, CA
Posted on 04/16/2009
DALLAS, April 14 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ --
The New America Alliance (NAA), a national network
of prominent Latino business leaders, announced it
will convene business leaders from the Latino and
African American communities to address the
pressing issue of public education (Pre-kindergarten
through high school). The June 18-20 meeting in
Santa Barbara, CA is to develop business-driven
action... Read More >>
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Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey
December 11th
Posted on 12/03/2008
Holiday Business Card Exchange Reception
DATE: THURSDAY DECEMBER 11, 2008
TIME: 6:00PM-11:00PM
LOCATION: The Brownstone
351 W. Broadway
Paterson, NJ 07522
Admission: $ 35* Members (Discounted if paid before
December 5)
$ 45* Non-Members
(Discounted if paid before December 5)
*(Includes Buffet Dinner)
Admission: $ 35* Members (Discounted if p... Read More >>
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Why women now reign in Spain
Closing the gender gap
Posted on 05/02/2008
By Andy McSmith
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Reporting for Independent UK
For the first time in history, unless you believe the
ancient Greek myth of the Amazons, a European
country has a government in which more women than
men hold positions of power. The new Spanish
cabinet, sworn in by the socialist Prime Minister Jose
Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, has nine women alongside
e... Read More >>
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Does Hispanic growth equal influence?
5/1/2008, 12:01 a.m. EDT,/P>By SUZANNE GAMBOA The Associated Press
Posted on 05/01/2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Hispanics in
the United States rose by 1.4 million over a year's time
to 45.5 million as of last July, continuing rapid growth
that could increase their influence.
This election year has focused more attention on how
much it is increasing.
Nine of the top 10 states with the highest growth rates
in their populations were in the South, according to
new census data released Thursday.
South Carolina topped the list with an 8.7 percent
increase, gaining 13,569 Hispanics, according to an
an... Read More >>
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Table Talk: Warm up to Hispanic flavors gradually
Burlington Free Press
Posted on 01/01/2008
By Debbie Salomon
Free Press Columnist
Here's a New Year's food resolution you won't find on
many lists: Spark your diets with
Hispanic/Latino/Mexican touches.
This is how integration usually happens: An ethnic or
regional food -- Italian, Greek, Chinese, Cajun --
becomes fashionable because of immigration,
nutrition, a TV chef or famous restaurateur. After the... Read More >>
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The Latino Challenge to Black America: Towards a Conversation Between African-Americans and Hispanics
by Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Posted on 12/27/2007
The Latino Challenge to Black America: Towards
a Conversation Between African-Americans and
Hispanics examines the hot button issues and
problems that conflict and unite blacks and Latinos. It
looks at how both groups see and interpret those
issues and problems through the prism of their
experiences.
It’s a highly readable, fast paced, cutting edge book
that blends the personal and the... Read More >>
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Hispanic groups gain $3.8 million in state aid
Grants to Benefit Municipalities Across New Jersey
Posted on 08/05/2007
Friday, August 03, 2007
BY TOM HESTER
Star-Ledger Staff
The state yesterday awarded $3,781,270 in aid to 30
Hispanic community organizations to address
economic, educational and social needs among New
Jersey's Hispanic residents.
"This assistance will help create a comfortable and
supportive environment for a broad spectrum of
needs," Gov. Jon Corzine s... Read More >>
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Richardson Says He Has Plan to Mobilize Iowa Hispanic Voters
Is Richardson intentionally reaching out to white voters first to avoid the ethnic tag?
Posted on 07/29/2007
by: Douglas Burns
Sunday (07/29) at 15:43 PM
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, the first serious
Latino candidate for president, is surging in Iowa
polls and drawing larger and larger crowds to his
campaign appearances in the Hawkeye
States.
And he's doing it before audiences of primarily white
rural voters, at least in western Iowa, a part of the
state with a burgeoning Latino population.
This raises several questions: Could a behind-the-
scenes, or at least less visible, Richardson campaign
in the Latin comm... Read More >>
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Wal-Mart CEO Attributes Revenue Growth to Latinos at La Raza Conference
Announces plans to open 1,000 in-store financial centers
Posted on 07/29/2007
July 25, 2007
By Derek Reveron
Hispanics are among Wal-Mart's most loyal
customers and account for about 14 percent of the
127 million people who shop at the retailer's stores in
the United States every week, said Lee Scott, the
company's CEO, during a speech Tuesday at the
National Council of La Raza convention in Miami
Beach, Fla.
Many of Wal-Mart's customers are either imm... Read More >>
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NCLR President challenges Latinos
"Stand up and reaffirm the best of America"
Posted on 07/29/2007
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR)held its 2007
Annual Conference at the Miami Beach Convention
Center, July 21-24. At that conference, challenged
Latinos to "Stand up and reaffirm the best of
America."
Her powerful words are below. They serve as a wake-
up call for Latinos and non-Latinos alike.
Miami has been quite a host, wouldn’t you say?
Coming here always... Read More >>
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Lender wants to give fair deal to Hispanics
BY KENNETH HARNEY
Posted on 07/22/2007
Leonardo Simpser has blunt advice for homebuyers
considering a funny-money subprime loan requiring
no documentation: Don't! "If you can't afford to buy a
house," he says, "don't buy a house."
Simpser holds a key position in the American
mortgage market. He is managing director of the
Hispanic National Mortgage Association (HNMA), a
major new funding channel connecting Latin... Read More >>
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