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The first US-born Latina heading to the Summer Olympics since 1984 is Laurie Hernandez, from Old Bridge, NJ -- not to mentioned one of the youngest has she recently turned 16, as reported by NBC. So proud of everyone who competed I can finally say I'm representing USA at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. --Laurie Hernandez…

"Hamilton" creator & star Lin-Manual Miranda & international superstar Jennifer Lopez performed their new single "Love Make the World Go Round" on July 11th on the TODAY show, which was also released on iTunes. The song was written in honor of the victims of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting a month earlier. Click here to…

It happened just like that. Jon "Bones" Jones failed a drug test and was out of UFC 200 tomorrow night. But just as unlikely was the new opponent, a 41 year old former UFC champion at a lighter weight who just two months ago had gall bladder surgery. Yes, you guessed it! Anderson Silva. One…

The New York Mets seemed to be quite accommodating to a player with a lot of baggage as of late. A player, who at 33, was suspended 52 games for a domestic violence incident. A man who hit .176 in the minors in his tune-up run, and now is being installed into the lead-off spot…

Originally published Nov 1, 2013 What does Frank Rodriguez, a 48-year old NYPD Detective at Missing Persons Squad from the 40th precinct want to do after he retires late October? Sleep? Go zip lining? Trout fishing? Nope. He wants to teach. And to prepare for his new career, in June 2013 he enrolled in the…

Most of us are familiar with the story of the 4th of July – when the Declaration of Independence was signed by America’s Founding Fathers. It marked a new beginning, a new nation – a democratic one, at that. No more rule from the English Crown. No more taxation without representation. The citizens of the…

Originally published in the December 2015 issue of LatinTRENDS Magazine By Anllelic Lozada A lot has happened for Dominican actress, Karina Estela Ortiz, since her high school drama classes. At some point, she wanted to sing but was terrified to be in front of a large audience. Then she pursued a business degree—mostly to give her mom…

Historic Moment: Adriano Espaillat Becomes first Dominican Born US Congressman! New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat declared victory in the Democratic primary race to succeed Rep. Charles Rangel on Tuesday night, with a lead of about 1,000 votes against his closest rival, Assemblyman Keith Wright. "Tonight the 13th congressional district made history," said Espaillat,…