Tag Archives: poetry
Two Reasons Young Latinas Should Watch the Inauguration
January 19, 2013
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Four years ago I was in a high school auditorium when President-elect became President Barack Obama. Along with some other students, I stood while he took his first oath of office. We had to stand. We were living in the Read More...
Inaugural Poeta
January 9, 2013
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…or I should say Inaugural Poet. What blew me away when I read about Richard Blanco‘s selection to recite the Inaugural Poem is not that he is he son of Cuban exiles, making him an example that in America, it doesn’t Read More...
TMM Guest Host Day 1: Serious About Syria, Saving for Freelancers, Romney’s Woman & Latino Problema
April 13, 2012
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Until recently, I was always a generalist and in Washington, DC, this is a problem given that as a reporter, you need to own a beat–sources and stories to break news. So I focused on my passion and made it Read More...
TMM Guest Host Day 2: Travyon Martin’s Killer Charged, Summit of the Americas, Inspiring “Scandal” TV Show & The Voice
April 13, 2012
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Whenever you see a newscast, hear a radio show, see a movie, you see the finished product–no “work,” just the perfect dress–no seams, no stitches sticking out. That “perfection” is possible only because of all the hard work, at times Read More...
