CELIA CRUZ

LATINO VOICES
Yo Soy Afro-Latina
By Jess Torres, Contributor
Progressive Communications Strategist
I learned from my relatives that I didn’t have to choose between being Black and being Latino, and that I should love my powerful, rich cultural intersection
LATINO VOICES
I Still Love Telenovelas
By Julissa Bonfante, Contributor
Public Relations and Communications Professional
People can say whatever they want about telenovelas, but I love them. They are as much part of my culture as rice and beans.
LATINO VOICES
Celia Cruz To Be Honored With Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 13 Years After Her Death
After scoring an 80-part novela on Telemundo (which you can watch in its entirety here, by the way), Celia Cruz will now
LATINO VOICES
29 Gorgeous Celia Cruz Photos To Remember The 'Queen Of Salsa'
By Carolina Moreno
Her elegance and smile were one of a kind.
LATINO VOICES
Celia Cruz Series To Shine A Light On The Darker Moments Of The Legend's Life
By Carolina Moreno
"I think Celia didn’t want to be remembered as a star but as a good human being."
VIDEOS
Homenaje a Celia Cruz En Los Latin American Awards
La reina de los Latin American Awards, Celia Cruz, en un homenaje hecho por quienes fueron sus grandes amigos.
LATINO VOICES
This Is What It Means To Be Afro-Latino
By Carolina Moreno
So we took advantage of our unique background and weaved seamlessly between my white hispanic friends and my African-American
WOMEN
Breathrough Entertainers
By Jill Tietjen, Contributor
STEM women's champion, advocate for women, author, speaker and...
As I reflect on the life and career of Joan Rivers, I think about the women in the entertainment business who were the firsts and broke new ground. We'll learn about just a few of these pioneering women in this blog post.
LATINO VOICES
Mi Madre
By Quassan Castro, Contributor
Quassan T. Castro is a journalist, educator, motivation and em...
You ride the silent subway from Spanish Harlem to the Bronx at 4 a.m. fists pound on the empty seat beside you face-hardened like a solider in combat lips locked tight
LATINO VOICES
Celia Cruz Becomes First Latin Artist On The Apollo's Walk Of Legends
Almost eleven years after her death, Celia Cruz is still paving the way for Latinos. The cuban salsa singer became the first
LATINO VOICES
Jennifer Lopez's Amazing Tribute To Celia Cruz (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Check out the images of J.Lo's tribute to Celia Cruz below: The American Music Awards were filled with Latin flavor this
LATINO VOICES
Jennifer Lopez Will Honor Celia Cruz At AMAs
Jennifer Lopez is a superstar in her own right, but come Sunday, she will have even bigger shoes to fill at the American
LATINO VOICES
Google Celebrates Celia Cruz's Birthday With Doodle
By Roque Planas
It was in the United States that Cruz would become an international icon and earn the moniker "The Queen of Salsa," after
LATINO VOICES
Remembering Marvette Pérez, Curator
By Gina Athena Ulysse, Contributor
Professor of Anthropology, Wesleyan University
Marvette Pérez Garcia left a body of work that will not only be treasured for its significance, but also a legacy that promises to have continuous impact.
LATINO VOICES
Five Things To Know About Celia Cruz Ten Years After Her Death
By VOXXI, VOXXI
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a decade since Celia Cruz died of brain cancer. “La Guarachera de Cuba” will always have
LATINO VOICES
Celia Cruz's Death Anniversary: Remembering 'La Reina De La Salsa' 10 Years Later
By VOXXI, VOXXI
Cruz later married one of Sonora Matancera’s trumpeters, Pedro Knight, who became her manager when she broke off as a solo
TRAVEL
My Own Educational Exchange Trip: Cuba or the Danube-a?
By Mia Berman, Contributor
Mia Berman is a writer/performer with a humorous, satiric poin...
When I heard rumors about Jay-Z and Beyonce heading to Cuba, I was feeling pretty confident about my trendy choice to go that way. But then I bagged Cuba, and booked a flight to Vienna, Austria, home of the Lipizzaner stallions and Wienerschnitzel.
LATINO VOICES
Afro-Latinos Who've Influenced American Culture (SLIDESHOW)
Hispanic Heritage Month is about celebrating diversity -- acknowledging one of the many different identities that flow within
CULTURE & ARTS
Has the Kennedy Center Ignored Latinos?
By KATE KELLY, Contributor
Writer and publisher, www.americacomesalive.com
Only two artists of Hispanic descent have been honored in the last 35 years -- Spanish tenor and conductor Placido Domingo (2000) and actress, singer, and dancer Chita Rivera (2002).
WORLDPOST
After Half a Century, Blacklisted Voices OK'd to Return to Cuban Airwaves
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
After Celia Cruz's exile on July 15, 1960, the most famous Cuban singer was erased from television and radio programming. It was forbidden to broadcast her music, and generations grew up without that cry of "¡azucarrr!" echoing in our ears.
WORLDPOST
Cuba Removes Artists Such as Celia Cruz and Gloria Estefan From the Blacklist
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
In addition to the already deceased Celia Cruz, many other artists have been banned for years and years. Among them are the bolero singer Olga Guillot, the saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera, and pianist Bebo Valdes.
WORLDPOST
Gimme Cable!
By Yoani Sanchez, Contributor
Publisher of 14ymedio, independent newspaper in Cuba
Promised since 2008, the fiber optic cable between Venezuela and Cuba only made it to our coast this last February, and then lapsed into a silence quite suspicious for an effort that already cost more than seventy million dollars.
ENTERTAINMENT
Angelique Kidjo and "The Sound of the Drum"
By Holly Cara Price, Contributor
Agent Provocateur
Anglique told me that when she first heard about slavery in her childhood, she vowed to become either a human rights lawyer
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