Before I met Maria Elena Rodriguez, I was already familiar with the feeling that she gives people. This Renaissance woman works hard for her community and inspires everybody with whom she makes contact. Rodriguez has devoted much of her efforts to the progression of Mexicantown and the Hispanic community as a whole.

A widely overlooked cause is finally getting its day. This September 21 is World Alzheimer’s day.  Alzheimer’s associations around the world are putting together a united front to encourage the public to become more educated on the subject of Alzheimer’s and other dementia related diseases. The day is an opportunity to not only take the [...]

I recently celebrated my 30th birthday and decided to celebrate it with one of my best friends in the Motherland, which for me is Mexico. With me turning 30 and her set to marry, we thought it would be fun. We decided to go to Cabo San Lucas because of the great mix of sun, sightseeing and nightlife.

It was another cold winter morning in Metro Detroit, as I sat anxiously in the doctor’s office and waited for the results of my skin biopsy. Yes. I was waiting to see if I was going to be one of those diagnosed with skin cancer.

As I stood in line at the grocery store, a magazine title popped out at me:  “Oprah reaches 200 pounds!” I thought to myself, “So what? Big Deal!”  Everyone is obsessed with weight.  It seems that all the commercials on TV are promoting some sort of diet plan, diet pills, or exercise equipment.  The media is [...]

The last decade or so has resulted in Latino culture, especially comedy, breaking into the American mainstream. One example is comedian George Lopez who, through his sitcom, comedy specials and well received Latin Kings of Comedy tour has reached America’s consciousness. While he is hardly the only working Latino comedian, there are many others that [...]

2009 comes full of a lot of hope and also many challenges that carry over. However, I feel that we, Americans and Latinos, can put our heads together to come up with solutions. The main thing to remember is to leave the past and our prejudices behind to do things that have previously been thought [...]