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Why do Latinos need Affirmative Action?

opinion Navarrette: So, do you still wanna be a Latino? By Ruben Navarrette Washington Post Writers Group Posted: 07/31/2011 01:00:00 AM MDT So, to all white Americans, raise your hand if you

Marta Fernandez · Tuesday, August 2nd 2011 · 5,885 views · 1 comments

Tea Party Victory?

By John Whitesides WASHINGTON | Tue Aug 2, 2011 1:07am EDT (Reuters) - Tea Party conservatives scored their biggest political triumph with a debt-ceiling deal that cuts federal spending, but the

Marta Fernandez · Tuesday, August 2nd 2011 · 4,767 views · 1 comments

NYT -on Debt Ceiling deal...by Nate Silver

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/ As I said prior,despite being a Republican I do respect his opinion for his objectivity in dealing with the numbers. He also predicted President Obama's el

Marta Fernandez · Monday, August 1st 2011 · 6,062 views · 1 comments

Caribbean island pop icon's homecoming.

Looks like Rihanna is happy to be home! The Barbados-bred singer got all dressed up in festive attire today for the Kadooment Day Parade in Barbados. The singer looked super sexy in a red and go

Marta Fernandez · Monday, August 1st 2011 · 4,442 views · 1 comments

So you have all these illusions about my country? Racism is worse there , I know it, I hear it, I see it.

Castro's Sprawling Racism at 4:16 PM Saturday, July 30, 2011 Excerpt from Carlos Moore's "Putting Context to Cuba's Racial Divide": Brought to light in 2008, the first comprehensive, officially-s

Marta Fernandez · Monday, August 1st 2011 · 4,745 views · 1 comments

You can't just blog in Cuba. We thank First Lady Michelle Obama for giving this blogger exposure.

Hillary and Michelle on Yoani at 5:09 PM Tuesday, March 8, 2011 From today's 2011 International Women of Courage Awards ceremony at the State Department. First Lady Michelle Obama: It wasn't l

Marta Fernandez · Monday, August 1st 2011 · 4,797 views · 1 comments

A lot is said about Cuba, and a lot of it is misinformation. Who are we? What are we?

Venezuelan filmmaker Fina Torres’ torrid Havana-made comedy Habana Eva, and Unfinished Spaces (which was made by Americans and actually not part of LAFF’s Cuban focus per se but was about Cuba’s scho

Marta Fernandez · Monday, August 1st 2011 · 4,938 views · 1 comments

Orishas are the African named deity's of Cuba. Slaves were very spirtual.

http://www.lilibernard.com/Pages/CaridadCobre.html It is a popular cultural more (mo-ray) to name your children after the patron saint of the Hispanic country you are born in. Santeria arose f

Marta Fernandez · Monday, August 1st 2011 · 5,819 views · 1 comments

Cosita Buena--Los Orisha's

it's the beat...

Marta Fernandez · Monday, August 1st 2011 · 4,609 views · 1 comments

Rap Artists using American music to bridge cultural gaps.

Orisha's are the Deity's of the Nigerian religion...Lucumi--specifically in Cuba.

Marta Fernandez · Monday, August 1st 2011 · 4,429 views · 1 comments

Cuban rap with the "ORISHA'S" giving rap a good name in Europe.

WORLDWIDE!! Did I just see a Snoop Dog do?

Marta Fernandez · Monday, August 1st 2011 · 3,780 views · 1 comments

Have you head about Allen West from Florida?Another Politician ego standing.

http://www.allenwestnation.com/ I understand we cannot be a cookie cutter replica of each other and think the same and support the same issues. But if the President was JEWISH not one Jew in this n

Marta Fernandez · Sunday, July 31st 2011 · 5,435 views · 1 comments

Staying on top of the debt ceiling issue to navigate through the thick brush of lies from the Right.

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/06/whats-happening-debt-ceiling-explained

Marta Fernandez · Sunday, July 31st 2011 · 4,992 views · 1 comments

The beginning of the Debt Ceiling fiasco. And where we are now.

U.S. hits debt ceiling By Jeanne Sahadi @CNNMoney May 17, 2011: 7:42 PM ET The tap dance begins: Treasury Secretary Geithner said he can move money around to keep U.S. out of default until Aug.

Marta Fernandez · Sunday, July 31st 2011 · 5,294 views · 1 comments

Potential Mass Exodus from Facebook as User Satisfaction Dips Further

( I always thought FB was well, stupid) I hated the name...maybe it is the intense dislike for Mr. Zuckerberg). Author: David Amerland Published: July 26, 2011 at 6:12 pm Share It was only a s

Marta Fernandez · Saturday, July 30th 2011 · 5,038 views · 1 comments

Everywhere that I find vindictive articles about President Obama, just makes me admire him even more.

A Lecturer is the payroll code. An Adjunct Professor is a lecturer appointed by Department head. I should know I was appointed to BMCC .(much to the angst of one of my many detractors). WND Excl

Marta Fernandez · Saturday, July 30th 2011 · 4,474 views · 1 comments

Assistant Minority Leader Rep.James Clyburn, (D) South Carolina

His tenured comments on the debt debate. A senior Congressman with a great understanding of this country and its politics.

Marta Fernandez · Thursday, July 28th 2011 · 4,332 views · 1 comments

Whether you are Republican or Democrat or ? Understand why we support President Obama.

http://febone1960.net/febone_blog/?tag=vertus-hardiman I could have just put the youtube video here-but the story is so heart wrenching..that you must know that the video above is about just one

Marta Fernandez · Thursday, July 28th 2011 · 3,817 views · 1 comments

What is going on with the Debt Ceiling debate & who has sustained the most damage.

http://tiny.cc/jpa7y If you are unsure of just what is going on with the Debt debate players in the White House, you can follow fivethirtyeight...because Nate Silver is not an Obama supporter, but

Marta Fernandez · Thursday, July 28th 2011 · 3,734 views · 1 comments

Trending on Twitter--N*** Ain't ....a Brother's response..(he's right).

http://tiny.cc/dt6x5 He's young..and he's right on!!

Marta Fernandez · Thursday, July 28th 2011 · 3,692 views · 1 comments

Look closely with a critical eye..on Solar Energy entrpreneurs in Africa & India.

http://www.barefootpower.com/ Reading and understanding who are the players is key..direct selling is not the problem. The problem is the top tier, the commission breakdown, and "building a down

Marta Fernandez · Thursday, July 28th 2011 · 3,614 views · 1 comments

Can you identify the marketing ploy McDonald's is using to hide why the Happy Meal is still un-nutritious?

A McDonald's Dietitian On The Healthier Happy Meal BY Ariel SchwartzToday The Golden Arches recently announced that its Happy Meals will be getting a little healthier. Their nutrition expert expla

Marta Fernandez · Thursday, July 28th 2011 · 3,147 views · 1 comments

Network Marketing-I just posted a blog on it..now you decide "Solar Energy" in (Africa).

The ubiquitous Avon saleswomen traveled first by foot, then horse and buggy, and eventually by car to sell cosmetics door to door. In the process, the company built a global business that now earns $1

Marta Fernandez · Thursday, July 28th 2011 · 3,501 views · 1 comments

Say what you will. I have never MET a well to do person who made their money in Network Marketing.

It all began in 1969. Oh stop it Napoleon was not alive!! lol..Anyway I was hired as a receptionist for Holiday Magic. One of the first multi-levels before Amway. I found this reference: http://tiny.c

Marta Fernandez · Tuesday, July 26th 2011 · 3,699 views · 1 comments