Beyoncé Interpretará a ‘Nala’
Es oficial, tras los rumores que indicaban que Beyoncé daría vida a “Nala” en la nueva versión de El Rey León, finalmente Disney confirmó esta información. Además, la intérprete compartió una imagen en su cuenta oficial en Facebook en la que aparece su nombre y su fotografía indicando que prestará su voz a este simpático […]
Medal of Honor recipients include dozens of Latinos
By Tere Siqueira For generations, Latinos have served in the U.S. military. Latinos have been awarded in various ways for their service. For example, 60 Latinos have received the nation’s highest military distinction, the Medal of Honor. Introduced during the Civil War, the Medal of Honor is awarded for valor during combat. Typically, it’s presented […]
Hispanic representation in the U.S. military keeps growing
By Yanis De Palma As the United States has become more racially and ethnically diverse, so has the U.S. military. According to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Defense, racial and ethnic minority groups made up 40 percent of Defense Department active-duty military personnel in 2015. The research also […]
Trump wants to end diversity lottery visa program
By Chara CNN reported recently that President Trump met with his cabinet at the White House and expressed his desire to end the diversity visa lottery. “I am going to ask Congress to immediately initiate work to get rid of this program, diversity lottery,” Trump stated. “Sounds nice. It is not nice. It is not […]
Hablando con la abogada Jessica Piedra: Need to divorce? Do it where you live now!
Often, I hear immigrants talk about hiring an attorney in their home country to handle family law matters. They think because they married there, they have to also divorce there. This is not true! Family laws apply to you where you currently live. So, it is possible to divorce where you live now. In Missouri, […]
Termómetro KC: Noticias locales 11.09.17
11/02/17 Un hombre de Kansas City, Kan., que se declaró culpable de haber asesinado a su hijo de 7 años ahora está negando los cargos. El hombre se estará enfrentando a un juicio los próximos días y el jurado determinará si el hombre es culpable o inocente, así como el castigo que recibirá. 11/02/17 Un […]
Jorge Ramos : Puerto Rico Rises Up
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — There are times when a country’s best qualities shine during its most difficult tests. And I hesitate neither to call Puerto Rico a country — it has preserved its history, culture and language despite being a U.S. territory — nor to acknowledge that the island is going through one of […]
Complacency & sanctimony hazardous to veterans
Veterans Day is the modern iteration of Armistice Day, instituted in November 1919 to commemorate the end of World War I a year earlier and reflect on “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service.” In 1938, Congress enshrined Nov. 11 as a federal holiday “to honor veterans of World War I.” Then, […]
Daddy Yankee , regresa con ‘Boom Boom’
Definitivamente este ha sido un año muy redituable para Daddy Yankee; después del tremendo éxito que logró junto a Luis Fonsi con ‘Despacito’, ahora el reggaetonero presentó el video musical de su nuevo sencillo. La canción lleva por nombre ‘Boom Boom’ y cuenta con la participación de French Montana y Dinah Jane, integrante de Fifth […]
Veteran pursues philosophy to life in and out of uniform
By Chara Navy veteran and Kansas City area resident Mike Macias has a philosophy about life: Live life to the fullest and help as many people as you can every day because there’s no guarantee of having a tomorrow. Macias, a Texas native raised in Kansas City, Kan.’s Argentine and Kansas City, Mo.’s Westside neighborhoods, […]