How does America increase Latina representation in public service?
Although Latinos make up nearly 20 percent of the US population, they hold less than 2 percent of all local, state, and federal elected and appointed offices. LatinasRepresent, an initiative of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), is on a mission to change this reality by working to increase Latina civic engagement and political representation […]
Teaching Children Confidence… with Dance
In the art of dance nothing comes easy. Dance teaches the discipline to never give up. Dance also teaches life skills needed for other aspects of life and career. Join Ramona today as she and Jasmine Stevenson explore the value of the art of dance. They discuss how dance builds confidence within children at an […]
What is the value of Service Leadership?
Ramona and her classmate Dr. Adriana Ayala explore the importance of education, service and leadership. As the Executive Director of the Chicana Latina Foundation (CLF), Dr. Ayala talks about how the CLF helps college students by providing scholarships and leadership development. CLF uses service leadership, relationship building, and the cultural cura (embracing culture as a […]
How do you build intergenerational wealth?
Financial freedom starts with having the right mindset and then seeking the knowledge. Individuals must be intentional about building credit, planning for retirement, diversifying investments and utilizing resources. Listen today as Ramona and Dominque discuss the important components of building financial prosperity and creating intergenerational wealth. A former Division 1 athlete at Georgetown University, Dominque […]
Women in Film-Making
For more than 30 years, Virginia Diaz-Laughlin has broken barriers in the film and video industry in production management. She has worked on commercials, feature films, television movies and syndicated shows. Feature film credits include โRushmore,โ โApollo 13,โ and my personal favorite โSelena.โ Her most recent accomplishment is โTruly Texas Mexican: A Native Culinary Heritage […]
Is the history of your family and community valuable?
Join Ramona as she talks to Stephanie Lang about the importance and power of African Americans and people of color collecting, preserving and presenting the histories and stories of their families and communities. According to Stephanie, African Americans and other marginalized communities must be agents in making sure that their voices are heard and included […]
How do doctors address health disparities in the African American Community?
In this episode Ramona talks to Dr. Herman Turner about health disparities and his work with indigent populations. During their discussion Dr. Turner also explores his educational and professional experiences as an African American man in the STEM field. Listen to learn about the challenges as well as rewards of working with people who have […]
Are corporations serious about advancing diversity, equity and inclusion?
As a result of the โawakeningโ on racial injustice and disparities sparked by last yearโs murder of George Floyd, companies and organizations are evaluating themselves internally to assess their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives. Many have announced their monetary and organizational commitments, but are they just illusions? What should be considered to ensure that […]
Have communities of color worked together to advance social change?
Join Ramona today as she discusses activism among communities of color with Dr. Eddie Bonilla. In this episode Dr. Bonilla explores the far reaching influence of activists from a multiracial organization known as the League of Revolutionary Struggle, which existed from 1978-1990. The organization was led primarily by Asian American women but was attuned to […]