Area couple shares love story in honor of Valentine’s Day
By Angie Baldelomar Henry and Mary Estrada, both leaders in the Greater Kansas City area’s Hispanic community, celebrated 58 years of marriage last October.Their story began when the two area natives were in high school. Mary needed a prom date.“I had a girlfriend that lived on my block and she was dating Charlie Luna,” Mary […]
Premios Viva La Chicana: Marisa Moreno
Moreno’s dedication to community to be recognized with awardBy Angie BaldelomarMarisa Moreno never imagined she would get an award for doing something she loved: helping the community.“I’m very grateful for the award and to be recognized; I didn’t expect it, to be honest,” Moreno said. “It wasn’t something that was even in my focus, or […]
Premios Viva La Chicana: Giselle Guardado
Kansas resident receives ‘surreal’ news with award announcementBy CharaRecently, Giselle Guardado received an announcement that made her wonder if she was dreaming.Guardado, who’s the president of a student organization that empowers Latino students, has been named the recipient of this year’s Mujer Fuerza Award. She’ll receive the honor in April during Viva la Chicana, an […]
Clara Reyes, Dos Mundos founder to be inducted into Starr Women’s Hall of Fame
By Angie BaldelomarDos Mundos founder Clara Reyes will soon receive another recognition.Reyes will be inducted posthumously as part of the 2025 class into the Starr Women’s Hall of Fame of the University of Missouri-Kansas City during a ceremony set for 4 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.Ramona Farris, who nominated […]
Deportes y más deportes…02.06.25
Los Kansas City Chiefs buscan hacer historia en la NFLLos Kansas City Chiefs se enfrentan este domingo a los Philadelphia Eagles en el Super Bowl LIX en Nueva Orleans, en lo que será la revancha del Super Bowl LVII, cuando los Chiefs le ganaron a los Eagles por 38-35.Este será el tercer Super Bowl consecutivo […]
U.S., Mexico agree to pause tariff for a month
By Chara Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Monday (Feb. 3) during her morning press conference that she and U.S. President Donald Trump had agreed to pause the 25% tariff the United States had planned to begin imposing on Mexican goods Tuesday (Feb. 4).“I am sure that, in this month, we will be able to deliver […]
Sheinbaum administration announces Mexico Te Abraza program
By Chara The Mexican government has launched Mexico Te Abraza, a program focused on providing support for Mexican nationals returning to the United States, multiple media outlets recently reported.According to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who presented the initiative during a morning press conference, the program will focus on a humanitarian approach to mobility and integration […]
Margarita Friedman seeks support to convert old building into cultural center
By Angie Baldelomar A community leader is advocating turning a closed school in Kansas City, Missouri’s Northeast area into a cultural hub.Margarita Friedman, owner of Art Garden KC and a Northeast Arts KC board member, wants to turn the Scarritt Elementary building into a cultural center that also will offer a range of community resources.“This […]
Editorial: Evolution of Black History Month
Last Friday, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation recognizing February 2025 as National Black History Month. Honoring the annual observance continues a presidential tradition begun by former Pres. Gerald Ford in 1976. The monthlong observance recognizes and celebrates the contributions of Black Americans who “have indelibly shaped our nation’s history.”Last Saturday marked the start of […]
Dos Mundos: Volume 45 Issue 06 • 02/06/25 – 02/12/25
In this issue • Todo lo que hay que saber del Súper Bowl LIX • Premios Viva La Chicana “Christina Nicole Loyola”, “Monica Mendez” • México anuncia su programa México Te Abraza