How Coca-Cola fought for our right to be obese MinnPost.com (blog) ... called Americans Against Food Taxes? One way: They argued that the tax would be regressive and would fall most heavily on Hispanics (apparently true, ... |
Helping Hispanic seniors feel welcome The Courier News She has Medicare, and they receive food stamps, Francisco said. "Here, they've helped him a lot," said Francisco Soto Jr. His father sat at a table after ... |
Senator Prodded Fed to Aid Ailing Lender Wall Street Journal First BankAmericano, founded in 1997, had several branches catering mostly to Hispanic business owners. It had heavy losses on commercial loans. ... |
![]() USA Today | Interview excerpts: First lady talks kids' exercise, eating USA Today On spending money to serve more healthful foods at school: "We can't be fooled by these false choices that we either provide healthy lunches or you have ... Michelle Obama Urged to Speak Out for Breastfeeding |
Where You Live, Not Just Lifestyle, May Contribute To Diabetes WBUR “If neighborhoods have an over-representation of fast food joints and liquor stores but no place to buy fruit when it's in season, these things impact ... |
The Worst of the Pain New York Times ... especially black and Hispanic high school dropouts, and certain categories of service workers, such as food preparers and building cleaners. ... |
![]() KOMU-TV | Study Shows State of Hunger in Missouri KOMU-TV About 66 percent of people getting food help are non-Hispanic white, 27 percent are non-Hispanic black, and 4 percent are Hispanic. ... |
Film review: Food Inc Scotsman A poor Hispanic family feed their daughters on Burger King breakfasts because junk food is cheaper than fruit or vegetables; but what they save now may have ... |
Kim Kardashian Celebrates Saints Victory HispanicBusiness.com Kim Kardashian, reality TV star, is reveling in the New Orlean Saints and her husband Reggie Bush's Super Bowl ... |
Brangelina Strikes Back - Star Couple Sues to Stop Split Rumors HispanicBusiness.com Brangelina, otherwise known as Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, are suing British tabloid News of the World after the ... |
Out of the Laboratory, Boston Market Hits the Test Markets QSR magazine Also, it's not unusual for Hispanic clientele. [Those are] both groups that we have a weak hold on. We think it gives us a way to let our regular guests ... |
Study on obesity rates in pre-schoolers doesn't take into account cultural ... Latina Lista (blog) ... have less access to healthy foods in their neighborhoods; watch more TV a day (3:23 hours a day, compared to 2:45 minutes for non-Hispanic whites); ... |
Baptist initiative floods Texas with Bible CDs USA Today The CD includes a toll-free telephone number and six 2-minute video testimonies of black, white and Hispanic Texans sharing their personal stories, ... |
![]() CTV.ca | The Super Bowl At The Sportsbook, And Sweet Revenge In The City Of Sin SB Nation (blog) Bet enough money to make your palms sweat, and before you know it you'll be screaming WHO DAT, high-fiving a bunch of rough look Hispanic dudes that also ... Mardi Gras, Super Bowl combine for lively party |
![]() Los Angeles Times | Beverage industry douses tax on soft drinks Houston Chronicle “Why in the world would a Hispanic health advocacy group do this?” asked Kelly Brownell, the director of Yale University's Rudd Center on Food Policy and ... So Long, Soda Tax |
David Letterman, Jay Leno, Oprah Score TV Touchdown HispanicBusiness.com Two NFL Super Bowl rivals battled on the field, but it was the clash between David Letterman and Jay Leno who had NFL ... |
![]() Washington Post | Tax on super-sweet drinks is dead in Congress Houston Chronicle “Why in the world would a Hispanic health advocacy group do this?” asked Kelly Brownell, the director of Yale University's Rudd Center on Food Policy and ... Beverage industry douses tax on soft drinks |
PEOPLE v. GUTIERREZ Leagle.com ... as well as two Hispanic males sitting in a gray Kia of the Carl's Jr. parking lot. Neither man had food in his possession, nor were they getting out of ... |
![]() The JHU Gazette | Former SBA executive to give Washington, DC, lecture The JHU Gazette Named 2004 Woman of the Year for outstanding accomplishments throughout her career by Hispanic Business magazine, Carranza was also honored in 2008 for her ... |
Michelle Obama Urged to Speak Out for Breastfeeding Women's eNews However, 40 percent of Hispanic mothers and 35 percent of white mothers breastfeed exclusively for the government-recommended six months, compared to 20 ... |
![]() Los Angeles Times | Beverage industry douses tax on soft drinks Los Angeles Times Using the argument that higher food and drink taxes would unfairly burden the poor, the coalition recruited a bevy of Latino groups, among them the Hispanic ... |
Penny an Ounce Soda Tax Flames Out CalorieLab Calorie Counter News Among the groups who opposed the tax were soft drink makers, fast food chains, and a number of Latino groups, including the National Hispanic Medical ... |
Kids' program in Allentown starts moving toward fitness Allentown Morning Call ... students who are Hispanic -- to fit the grade level. While third-graders get the ''Food Feud'' quiz contest, first-graders learn a mini-workout. ... |
Mardi Gras, Super Bowl combine for lively party Daily Comet On rare occasions, the Hispanic announcers would take a breath and the voice of the American announcer could be heard, but otherwise we were dependent on ... |
My Thoughts: Let's be better as individuals, and Memphis will rise as well Memphis Commercial Appeal I don't care whether you prefer Italian food over Chinese food. I don't care whether you're a dog person or a cat person. I do care whether you care about ... |
Her reward goes far beyond a dollar count The News-Press Zumbach says 80 percent of the folks her program assists are of Hispanic descent. Blacks total 15 percent and whites the remaining 5 percent. ... |
Organizer: Community Valentine's dinner for all The Courier News But so are the well-off, the middle class, the young and old, the Hispanic, black, white, and everyone else, too, he said. Jeff Turner, owner of the In The ... |
Mexico asks for UNESCO cuisine status China Post UN officials will decide in April or May whether to add Mexico's food to the organization's list of intangible cultural patrimony, Mexican cuisine expert ... Mexico Urges UNESCO to Protect Its Food Before it Looks Like This |
![]() Los Angeles Times | Beverage industry douses tax on soft drinks Los Angeles Times Using the argument that higher food and drink taxes would unfairly burden the poor, the coalition recruited a bevy of Latino groups, among them the Hispanic ... |
Baptists to flood Texas with Bible CDs by Easter Houston Chronicle The CD includes a toll-free telephone number and six 2-minute video testimonies of black, white and Hispanic Texans sharing their personal stories, ... |
Hunger in America hits home Pottstown Mercury For example, she cited statistics showing those most often visiting food shelters are non-Hispanic whites with small families. ... |
Sun Eagle Corp CEO at luncheon Wednesday AZ Central.com Builder Martin Alvarez, CEO of the Sun Eagle Corp., will speak Wednesday at a luncheon of the East Valley Hispanic Business Alliance. ... |
Throwdown point: Give anti-gang strategy more tools to employ The Salinas Californian The murder rate dropped 10 percent; in Salinas that equates to four young Hispanic men who might still be alive today with such a policy. ... |
Church events Louisville Courier-Journal Co-sponsored by YMCA Black Achievers, Metro Louisville Department of Health and Wellness, Adelante Hispanic Achievers and others. (502) 583-8239. ... |
Robin Williams Loses $6 Million Lawsuit HispanicBusiness.com Robin Williams, the comedic actor who made it big as alien "Mork," from the Mork & Mindy show in the 1970s, ... |
White Racial Resentment Bubbles Under the Surface of the Tea Party Movement AlterNet At a Tea Party rally in Boone County, Kentucky (roughly 92 percent non-Hispanic white), Congressman Geoff Davis called cap-and-trade legislation "economic ... |
Recruiting Latinos for study Salisbury Post 16 and March 14 for Hispanic parishioners at St. James the Greater Catholic Church. The study has two requirements for enrollment: Participants must be at ... |
Mexico asks UNESCO to add country's rich cuisine to world heritage list Winnipeg Free Press UN officials will decide in April or May whether to add Mexico's food to the organization's list of intangible cultural patrimony, Mexican cuisine expert ... |
Mexico asks UNESCO to protect country's cuisine Washington Post UN officials will decide in April or May whether to add Mexico's food to the organization's list of intangible cultural patrimony, Mexican cuisine expert ... |
Food for thought Daily Northwestern Men, uniformly Hispanic, circulated through the chilled air, the white of their coats stained with brownish smudges of dried blood. ... |
Weight Watchers Lawsuit Squashes Jenny Craig Claims HispanicBusiness.com Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig, two of America's most iconic weight loss brands, have settled a hefty lawsuit. ... |
Charlie Sheen's SUV Stolen, Dumped Off Cliff HispanicBusiness.com A day after Charlie Sheen was charged with a felony for an alleged Christmas day assault on his wife, ... |
Key Classifieds The Catholic Key This is an entry-level position supporting the Director of Hispanic Ministry which requires a high-level of confidentiality. Duties include but are not ... |
So You Think You Can Dance Returns May 27 HispanicBusiness.com So You Think You Can Dance, Fox's other big reality show hit, will return on May 27th for another big summer season. ... |
Flour Power: White Racial Resentment Bubbles Under the Surface of the Tea ... AlterNet At a Tea Party rally in Boone County, Kentucky (roughly 92 percent non-Hispanic white), Congressman Geoff Davis called cap-and-trade legislation "economic ... |
Wyclef Jean to Sing to Help Haiti HispanicBusiness.com Wyclef Jean, Haiti's most famous artist, will be among the major stars set to perform in a concert to benefit the ... |
American Idol's Adam Lambert Dominates Idol's Great Performances (Exclusive) HispanicBusiness.com With American Idol fully back in swing and the hit show expected to dominate network television for the next four ... |
![]() Bakersfield Now | Woman Wanted In Connection With Grand Theft KERO-TV 23 The woman appears to be Hispanic, 20 to 30 years old. She is said to be 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 120 pounds. Anyone with information regarding the ... Police: Shoplifter threatened workers with gun Woman: 'I Have A Gun, Get Back' |
![]() Morgan Hill Times | Garcia to hold charity bowling event in Morgan Hill Morgan Hill Times "Growing up in a largely based Hispanic community like Gilroy, being able to help those in need whether it was through generating funds for youth centers or ... |
Tiger Woods Out of Rehab HispanicBusiness.com Tiger Woods, the greatest golfer in the world, is out of rehab, and looking to rebuild his image after his disastrous ... |
Hispanic business group hopes ambassadors foster young entrepreneurs PRWeek CHARLOTTE, NC: The National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization (NHEO) is in the midst of a national awareness campaign for the organization, ... |
Super Bowl Ads the Real Super Bowl MVP HispanicBusiness.com Super Bowl Ads may steal the show again on Sunday during football's biggest day. At a cost of $3 million per 30 ... |
Charges dropped in Mexican restaurant heist DeSoto Appeal The robbery of La Playita Mexicana was one of four violent attacks that prompted Hispanic business owners to seek a meeting with Memphis Police Director ... |
A growing appetite Fox Valley Villages Sun Among its findings: 43 percent of the households that draw food from the NIFB have at least one employed adult. More than half are occupied by non-Hispanic ... |
Who are the Black Eyed Peas, really? Florida Times-Union In addition to his work with the Peas, he is rumored to be working on a solo project and occasionally collaborates with other Hispanic artists. ... |
Benefits of beans The Guardian - Nigeria Overall, studies have shown that Hispanic women have half the risk of breast cancer as white women. Studies done in universities have shown that eating ... |
Food fight Manila Bulletin “La Cocina Filipina” contained dishes of Hispanic origin that were in vogue at the time among Filipinos in the city. It was soon to be followed in 1918 by ... |
Taylor Swift Under Fire HispanicBusiness.com Taylor Swift may have won Album of the Year at the Grammys, but her performance alongside Stevie Nicks is causing ... |
CHANCE TO WIN A POOL TABLE AT SUPERBOWL PARTY THIS SUNDAY The Desert Sun Over the years, the restaurant has won numerous awards for its exceptional food, hospitality and service and has been recognized nationally by Hispanic ... |
Masked man robs Edmond retailer Edmond Sun Police said a Hispanic employee working in the back room did not speak English and was not aware of what had occurred. At that time, an Edmond Police ... |
Sonic the Hedgehog Returns This Summer HispanicBusiness.com Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario's video game rival, is rolling back into the mainstream. ... |
![]() HispanicBusiness.com | Census Budget Bigger Than Ever, But Some Officials Predict a Miscount HispanicBusiness.com Kenneth Prewitt, head of the US Census count in 2000, told HispanicBusiness Magazine that the miscount was exacerbated by how whites were actually ... |
After Grammy Performance, Is Taylor Swift More Show Than Go? HispanicBusiness.com Taylor Swift may have won Album of the Year at the Grammys, but her performance alongside Stevie Nicks is causing ... |
![]() Sierra Mountain Times | A Good Prospect in Nepoletana Pizza - Story and photos by Thomas Atkins Sierra Mountain Times One of my favorite dinners was a pre-Hispanic dinner. I bought a book in Mexico City that had a bunch of recipes from the time of the Mayans and that was ... |
![]() HispanicBusiness.com | Brigida Benitez to Head Inter-American Development Bank's Institutional ... HispanicBusiness.com Benitez, who was HispanicBusiness magazine's 2005 Woman of the Year, is an attorney with extensive experience in corporate fraud investigations, litigation, ... |
Mi Ranchito owner brings culture to campus University of Pittsburgh The Pitt News He owns the Forbes Avenue restaurant Veracruz and three Mexican grocery stores in Oakland, Beechview and Dormont, providing a sense of Hispanic community ... |
![]() The Guardian | Burger King sales fall again The Guardian Its customers, particularly in the US, tend to skew heavily towards poorer economic groups, including a large proportion of black or Hispanic diners, ... |
Haiti Orphans Controversy Swirls HispanicBusiness.com As if the turmoil in Haiti could get any worse after the 7.0 earthquake that rattled the country, now comes word that ... |
Taste of the Town PC The Cowl Confused by its ice cream parlor essence, we drove further down Smith Street to I Love Mexico Bar and Grille, a traditional, tacky-yet-delightful Hispanic ... |
Masked man robs Edmond retailer Edmond Sun Police said an Hispanic employee working in the back room did not speak English and was not aware of what had occurred. At that time, an Edmond Police ... |
Lady Gaga's Bad Romance Climbs the Charts HispanicBusiness.com Lady Gaga, the spectacular performance artist, whose electronica, Euro-tinged beats, Britney Spears-style catchy ... |
![]() University of Pittsburgh The Pitt News | Mi Ranchito owner brings Mexican culture to Oakland University of Pittsburgh The Pitt News He owns the Forbes Avenue restaurant Veracruz and three Mexican grocery stores in Oakland, Beechview and Dormont, providing a sense of Hispanic community ... |
The Cycle PRWeek The talk surrounding the 2010 Census has been around multicultural markets, particularly the Hispanic community, but the US Census Bureau is also motivated ... |
![]() Kansas.com | Know your neighbors: Hunger survey sheds light on who needs food here Daily Camera 51 percent of households receiving food include at least one employed adult. 45 percent of those being helped are white; 42 percent are Hispanic; ... Biting recession leaves ever more Americans hungry Sharp Increase in Emergency Hunger Assistance Hunger pangs grow in WMass |
The Faces and Facets of Armenian Identity ianyan magazine The night before Armenian Christmas, my mother and I went by the Armenian store to pick up some food and the cashier asked my mom if she was Armenian. ... |
Keep these talks going Memphis Commercial Appeal That much was clear when members of the Hispanic business community and Memphis Police Department officials met this week out of concern over at least four ... |
California redistricting effort is out of the backroom but not free of politics Los Angeles Times "We're now mandated to do this -- and we're cutting food stamps," said state Sen. Denise Moreno Ducheny (D-San Diego), chairwoman of the Senate's budget ... |
![]() HispanicBusiness.com | Buddy Holly and The Day the Music Died - 51 Years Ago HispanicBusiness.com Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and JP "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a plane crash 51 years ago today, ... |
Rahm Emanuel Apologizes For Using 'R' Word Slur HispanicBusiness.com In a textbook example of damage control after a colossal public blunder, Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff, ... |
![]() HispanicBusiness.com | Monster Gobbles Up HotJobs: MWW to Pay Yahoo $225M HispanicBusiness.com Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW), which runs online job giant Monster.com, announced today plans to purchase the ... |
![]() News 8 Austin | Study finds hunger is growing in Central Texas News 8 Austin It was a busy morning at El Buen Samaritano, a local organization that works to bring health care, emergency food and basic education to Hispanic families ... |
American Idol's Fantasia Barrino Returns HispanicBusiness.com American Idol's Fantasia Barrino is looking to rebuild her career after she said her ex-boyfriend ruined her career. ... |
Defending Savings, Walmart Announces Price Move Blitz La Voz Nueva 2 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Walmart (NYSE: WMT) announced today that it is defending wallets on complete gametime solutions with new savings on HDTVs ... |
Lost Debut Scores Big Ratings HispanicBusiness.com "Lost," the ABC show with a cult-like following debuted Tuesday night to a massive audience that will have fans ... |
Lost Debut Scores Big Ratings, but Trails American Idol HispanicBusiness.com "Lost," the ABC show with a cult-like following debuted Tuesday night to a massive audience that will have fans ... |
![]() CBC.ca | Its Not Just a Little Sugar Huffington Post (blog) Nearly half of Hispanic and African American children born this decade are projected to get diabetes. The CDC estimates 1/3 of all Americans will develop ... Oprah Winfrey Dedicates Show To Type 2 Diabetes |
Sedano's store now open in Kissimmee Osceola News-Gazette From produce to frozen foods, there is a heavier emphasis to reflect the Hispanic market and tastes. The store has a more vibrant look than its predecessor, ... |
Sandra Bullock This Generation's Julia Roberts? HispanicBusiness.com Sandra Bullock may have finally arrived. Bullock, a journeywoman actress who has starred in hits such as "Speed," "28 ... |
Meet the school board candidates: Kyleen Carroll Pitch Weekly (blog) "Tucson has a very strong Hispanic community, and in my classroom, there was a 90 percent ESL [English as a Second Language] rate," she says. ... |
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to Host 20th Annual Legislative ... PR Newswire (press release) The Hispanic business community and its allies must be at the table to ensure those changes provide opportunities and do not pose obstacles. ... |
![]() The Herald | HeraldOnline.com | Bauer's comments about poor are absurd The Herald | HeraldOnline.com She works there. She is 25 years old, divorced and Hispanic, with two young daughters. And months ago, Echo Lewis got food stamps. And welfare. ... |
City approves Rice Depot Mercado Santa Maria Times The village-type project was designed with feedback from area Hispanic residents and Hispanic business owners, said Laurie Tamura of Urban Planning Concepts ... |
![]() The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Hunger pangs grow in WMass MassLive.com The number of children under age 18 needing emergency food assistance has increased by 8 percent since 2006. About 50 percent of clients are non-Hispanic ... Sharp Increase in Emergency Hunger Assistance Biting recession leaves ever more Americans hungry 1 in 5 in SA got emergency food aid |
Recession pangs growing Fort Wayne Journal Gazette •About 60 percent of the food recipients were white, 25 percent were black and 10 percent were Hispanic. One of the biggest changes between this study and ... |
![]() St. Louis Post-Dispatch | 1 in 5 in SA got emergency food aid San Antonio Express A full 70 percent of those who seek food assistance live below the poverty level. Cooper said a typical client at the food bank is a Hispanic single mother ... Sharp Increase in Emergency Hunger Assistance Biting recession leaves ever more Americans hungry Need for Food Banks Way Up |
Memphis Hispanic businesses seek protection, say many crimes unreported Memphis Commercial Appeal It was one of at least four armed robberies of Hispanic businesses since the start of December. Suarez was among a group of Hispanic business owners ... Hispanic Business Owners Worry About Robberies Hispanic Business Owners Feel They're Being Ignored By the MPD |
![]() KRQE | About 1 in 10 seeks food help in Berks Reading Eagle ... 56 percent of people who visit emergency food providers are non-Latino whites. "The perception is the Latino or the Hispanic community, but that's not ... Recession pangs growing |
Survey says 1 in 9 Western Mass. residents currently qualify for emergency ... MassLive.com The number of children under age 18 needing emergency food assistance has increased by 8 percent since 2006. About 50 percent of clients are non-Hispanic ... |
Economic forecast looks at 2010 Terre Haute Tribune Star In 2010, Chew said, Supervalu plans to target more consumer segments, such as Hispanic or young or retired food shoppers, with specific marketing campaigns. ... |
![]() St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Need for Food Banks Way Up WMTV Hunger In America 2010 reinforces the dramatically increasing need for food assistance in the United States. · 65% of clients interviewed are non-Hispanic ... Sharp Increase in Emergency Hunger Assistance Biting recession leaves ever more Americans hungry Record numbers of area residents need emergency food relief, study says |