League of Women Voters celebrates 1000-year anniversary of women’s suffrage
Mary Estrada, Rep.Susana Ruiz, Labor Sec. Delia Garcia, Mary Lou Jaramillo, Former U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios, Aude Negrete and U.S. Rep Sherice Davids . On Feb. 29, the League of Women Voters celebrated the centenary of women’s right to vote and the foundation of the league at the Yardley Hall at Johnson County Community College. […]
Leticia Munoz: Moved by faith
By Chara Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, native and current Shawnee, Kansas, resident Leticia Munoz (Muñoz in Spanish) has a passion for helping others, whether she does so through her business or her volunteering. Munoz tributes that passion to her love for God and her faith. And her desire to work and be active. “I don’t wait […]
Mary Sanchez Shares key to longstanding success as a journalist
By Angie Baldelomar For Mary Sanchez, being a journalist was always the path for her. As young as 13, Sanchez already knew that was the career path she would follow. “By the time I was in high school, I was already winning journalism awards,” she said. The Kansas City, Missouri, native went on to attend […]
WOMEN’S History Month: Negrete discusses why politics and civic engagement matter
By Angie Baldelomar A passion for helping the community and creating change led Aude Negrete to a career in politics. Born in Mexico City, Negrete moved to Overland Park, Kansas, when she was 14. She is the executive director of Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs (KHLAA) with Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s office. “We’re the […]
Bilingual KC school’s new mural celebrates Hispanic heritage
By Roberta Pardo // Photos cortesy of Elle Moxley / KCUR 89.3 Carver Dual Language School has a new mural that celebrates the Hispanic heritage in its students. Connie Fiorella Fitzpatrick, a Latina artist who lives in Lawrence, Kansas, worked on the mural. During a recent radio interview with KCUR (89.3), Fitzpatrick said the ideas […]
Sun Fresh Calle 18 hosts annual Dia de Reyes celebration
On Jan. 6, Sun Fresh Calle 18, along with Dos Mundos Newspaper, hosted a Dia de Reyes celebration at the Sun Fresh Market located on 241 S 18th St. in Kansas City, Kansas, near I-70. The event featured the biggest Rosca de Reyes in Kansas City, which was shared with those in attendance free of […]
Westside Christmas Party brings together more than 100 families
By Roberta Pardo Around 103 families participated in the Annual Westside Christmas Party held at the Tony Aguirre Community Center on Dec. 7. Children and parents enjoyed activities such as photos with Santa, holiday face painting, family craft activities, and decorating stockings. Jorge Coromac, Westside Community Action Network executive director, said the event is a […]
Church honoring the Lady of Guadalupe still going strong
By Tere Siqueira Almost 30 years ago, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church was on the verge of closing. But in December 2019, as many Hispanics prepare to observe the Day of the Virgin of the Lady of Guadalupe (Dec. 12), the Kansas City, Missouri, church on Madison Avenue continues to serve parishioners, albeit under a […]
Paulo Ramirez, KC Spanish radio pioneer, dies at 81
By Roberta Pardo Paulo Ramirez Sr., 81, died Nov. 30 at home, surrounded by his family. Founder of Radio Canonazo (Cañonazo in Spanish), the Kansas City area’s first Spanish-only station, Ramirez became a pioneer of area Hispanic radio. It was his dream to have a solidified Spanish station, so he started by playing Spanish music […]
Henry Corona Jr. dies at 81
By Roberta Pardo Henry Corona Jr., a founding member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City (HCC), passed away Nov. 8. Known by family and friends as “Hank,” Corona was born Aug. 19, 1938, to Henry Corona Sr. and Carmen Corona. In 1977, he started the Corona Litho Co., running the family […]