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Raquel Reichard
Manicurated
From Chongas to Cholas, Acrylic Nails Have Long Been Central to Latina Girlhood
Raquel Reichard
Apr 30, 2024
Somos Latinx
America Ferrera Was Nominated For An Oscar. That’s The
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Story...
Raquel Reichard
Jan 25, 2024
Somos Latinx
Still Working on Your Christmas List? Here’s Somos’ Latine Holiday ...
Raquel Reichard
Dec 7, 2023
Somos Latinx
Vogue Icon Leiomy Maldonado Carved Her Own Path. Now She Helps Qu...
Leiomy Maldonado is like a machete, grazing through dense barriers to carve her own path. Perhaps it’s her Puerto Rican roots. Or maybe it’s that as a
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Raquel Reichard
Entertainment
These Freestyle Artists Provided the Soundtrack to Latina Sexual ...
I couldn’t tell you the first time I heard freestyle music. It’s not like reggaeton, where I have a vivid memory of being put on to the genre by a home
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Raquel Reichard
Somos Latinx
Behind the Nourishing Holiday Cena by Somos and Neutrogena
December is a challenging time. Whether we are separated from our loved ones due to loss, familial estrangement, or borders or we celebrate the season with
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Raquel Reichard
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Hot Girl Somos
Marianismo’s Culture of Self-Sacrifice Burned Me Out. I’m R...
I’m burning out. It’s not just because I start my days early to do assignments for my small business before leading my team in my 9-to-5. It’s not on
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Raquel Reichard
Hot Girl Somos
Loving and Losing My Soulmate Taught Me the Power of Latina Frien...
Angelica, Jennifer, and I have a friendship that writers create fictional films, shows, and books about — except, we’re three Puerto Rican girls from E
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Raquel Reichard
Abortion
What Will The Roe v. Wade Decision Mean For Puerto Rico?
This story has been updated to reflect the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court. Dr. Yari Vale Moreno is hiring an armed security guard to stand
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Raquel Reichard
Somos Latinx
The “Great Replacement” Theory Is the American Way
Several months before Payton S. Gendron carried out a racist mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, which targeted Black patrons, the 18-year
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Raquel Reichard
Cuerpo
No, The Curvy Latina Ideal Isn’t Healthier than Other Beaut...
There’s a memory that I’ve never been able to shake. I’m seven years old, standing in front of my 13-inch TV, watching the music video for Big Pu
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Raquel Reichard
Cuerpo
Eating Disorders Don’t Discriminate — But Treatment Does
Cam Herrera was 14 years old when her eating disorder (ED) started. At her predominantly white middle school in Plainview, Long Island, she was the only La
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Raquel Reichard
Somos Libres
How Republicans & Democrats Weaponize Latinx Trauma to Get Votes
Daniela Ferrera had stopped at a red light on October 11, 2020, in the Miami neighborhood of Westchester, where a pro-Joe Biden caravan was making its way
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Raquel Reichard
Somos Latinx
Why Gabby Rivera Centers Queer Latinx Joy in Her Storytelling
Once a year, the U.S. acknowledges the egregious pay gap in which Latinas earn just 55 cents for every dollar a non-Latinx white man makes. It’s time we
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Raquel Reichard
L-Suite
MSNBC’s Alicia Menendez On How Latinas Can Break Free From ...
Once a year, America acknowledges the egregious pay gap in which Latinas earn just 67 cents for every dollar a non-Latinx white man makes. It’s time we i
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Raquel Reichard
News
The Lives Of LGBTQ+ Youth In Puerto Rico Are In Danger — More Tha...
A transgender woman, Mila García, was 12 years old when she started conversion therapy in Puerto Rico. Her parents found a love letter she had exchanged w
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Raquel Reichard
Somos Latinx
Knowing When It’s Time To Leave Your Job, According To A Google Alum
Once a year, America acknowledges the egregious pay gap in which Latinas earn just 67 cents for every dollar a non-Latinx white man makes. It’s time we i
by
Raquel Reichard
Somos Latinx
How To Set Money Boundaries With Loved Ones, According To A Finan...
Once a year, America acknowledges the egregious pay gap in which Latinas earn just 67 cents for every dollar a non-Latinx white man makes. It’s time we i
by
Raquel Reichard
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Abortion Access For All
In Puerto Rico, A History Of Colonization Led To An Atrocious Lac...
When birth control pills hit the U.S. market in 1960, it heralded a new age of sexual autonomy for women. “Freedom in a tablet,” as it’s been called,
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Raquel Reichard
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