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Maritza Soto

By Candi Figueroa While discovering a planet would be a huge deal for any science geek, for Maritza Soto, it was just all in a days’ work as an astronomer. “For me, I’ve achieved a personal goal, but not mor...
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Christine Nieves Rodriguez

By Jessica Rodriguez No man (or woman) is an island. Not even when you live on one. That’s the message Christine Nieves Rodriguez has been spreading to help people recover from the devastation Hurricane Mari...
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Cardi B.

By Candi Figueroa In the world of entertainment Cardi B. kept the hits coming in every sense of the word. The reality star turned mega celebrity already had a fantastic 2017, but 2018 made it pale in compar...
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Emma Gonzalez

By Jessica Rodriguez Emma Gonzalez needed to turn her pain into purpose. In 2018 she did just that by jumpstarting a global youth movement against gun violence with the clarion call #NeverAgain....
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Ana Maria Archila

By Mike Greear During the midst of the heated confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Ana Maria Archila and others protested in the hallowed halls of Congress and nearly changed the ...
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Tessa Thompson

By Mike Greear Whether it’s going toe-to-toe with Marvel superheroes, being seen around town with gal pal Janelle Monae, or picking genuinely interesting film projects, Tessa Thompson has made waves by being...
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Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

By Mike Greear Mid-term elections aren’t typically known for exciting races, it’s more like business as usual. This year was different thanks to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 29-year-old Puerto Rican millennia...
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Camila Cabello

By Victor A. Rodriguez Camila Cabello makes a return to the list in 2018. Miss Cabello was busy in 2017 to say the least. She collaborated with heavy hitters such as Pitbull, JBalvin, Major Lazer and Quavo; ...
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Ilia Calderón

It all seemed to come together for broadcast journalist Ilia Calderón in 2017. You see in November of 2017, Calderón was named the successor to broadcast legend Maria Elena Salinas on Univision’s flagship even...

Geisha Williams

When you become the first ever Latina CEO of a Fortune 500 Company it’s safe to say you’ve had a pretty good year. That is precisely what Geisha Williams accomplished when she was named Chief Executive Officer ...