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Father and son duo bring Hartford Yard Goats baseball to Latinx community
Derik and Danny Rodriguez are bringing their love for baseball to the Latinx community as they broadcast the Hartford Yard Goats in Spanish.
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“There's Not a Lot of Founders That Look Like Us”: Black and Latinx Entrepreneurs Share Challenges In New Docuseries
An original three-part series from Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs interviews eleven Black and Latinx startup founders about how they balance business with personal life.
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How We Talk About Obesity in the Latino Community
“Folks’ hatred for my fatness has harmed me much more than my own fatness has,” poet laureate Yessica Salgado said.
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Democratic-Backed Connecticut Bill Would Ban ‘Latinx' Term
A group of Hispanic lawmakers in Connecticut has proposed that the state follow Arkansas’ lead and ban the term “Latinx” from official government documents, calling it offensive to Spanish speakers. The word is used as a gender-neutral alternative to “Latino” and “Latina” and is helpful in supporting people who do not identify as either male or female, according to the…
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Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Ban Use of Word Latinx in Schools, State Government
A Connecticut lawmaker from Puerto Rico says the gender-neutral term Latinx is being pushed by non-Hispanic interests and he says he wants to see it banned from being used in state government and Connecticut schools.
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Hartford Librarian Aims to Empower Local Hispanic Women
“I think I’m really lucky to be a Latina,” Hartford Park Street Library Branch Manager Graciela Rivera said. Rivera is dedicated to helping the Latinx community in the neighborhood she grew up in. “I moved right here to this Frog Hollow neighborhood, and we grew up on Affleck Street,” Rivera said. The New York native traveled as a child...