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Rita Moreno Receives George Eastman Museum Award

In Rochester, the George Eastman Museum placed Rita Moreno alongside Chaplin and Hepburn on its award roll — and made sure the room understood how few Latino names had come before her.

Jul 8, 2026

Culture

A Memorable Evening at the 2025 (SOLE) Summit Gala

A last-minute text pulled Rafael Magaña away from a day of meetings and into a room at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where founders, investors, and advocates took stock of how far Latino entrepreneurship has come, and how much ground still needs closing.

Jul 8, 2026

New Census Data: Hispanic-Owned Firms Top 5.8 Million, Nearly $1 Trillion in Receipts

The U.S. Census Bureau has released new figures on Hispanic-owned businesses, and the scale is now unmistakable. Hispanic-owned firms

Feb 2, 2026

Community

The Growing Influence of Latinos in the U.S.

By 2050, nearly one in three U.S. residents will be Latino. The purchasing power, the population, and the record already set by figures like Cesar Chavez, Mario Molina, and Ellen Ochoa point to a country arriving faster than its institutions are ready for.

Jan 1, 2026

Culture

A Historic First: Celia Cruz Becomes the First Afro-Latina on U.S. Currency

Celia Cruz spent six decades turning exile and hardship into ¡Azúcar! Now the U.S. Mint has made her the first Afro-Latina honored on American currency, a distinction her estate calls a tribute she never could have imagined.

Aug 12, 2024

Executive Profiles

Latina Leadership: Lidiane Jones — Bumble's New CEO

Bumble Inc. names Lidiane Jones as the new chief executive officer. The move brings a product leader from Slack and Salesforce to the top of one of tech's most closely watched companies, and marks a milestone for Latina representation in the chief executive ranks.

Jan 24, 2024