María Prieto

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | Nicole Chavez |María Prieto

Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla-Pérez is pictured on March 7, 1995, in Corpus Christi, Texas, weeks before she was shot at a local motel. Paul Howell/Houston Chronicle/AP CNN  —  The powerful voice of Tejano music superstar Selena Quintanilla-Pérez is still an indelible staple in Latino households and parties nearly 30 years after her death.

1 month ago | accuweather.com | Michelle Watson |Chris Boyette |María Prieto

Officials say people roasting s’mores accidentally led to destructive brushfires that prompted a state of emergency in New York over the weekend of March 8-9. (CNN) — Wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large smoke plumes into the air, appear to have been started by people making s’mores in their backyard, officials said.

1 month ago | wqow.com | Andy Rose |María Prieto

(CNN) — For Daniela Pintor-Mendoza, the efforts to abolish diversity, equality and inclusion initiatives in higher education literally hit home. The University of Iowa sophomore has been part of a campus housing option known as a living learning community where students interested in Latino culture and experiences live and study together. But next fall, this option is going away, prompted by President Donald Trump’s expansive executive order rolling back DEI programs.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Andy Rose |María Prieto

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1 month ago | cnn.com | Andy Rose |María Prieto

Students rallied at the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City last week in response to the university's plan to discontinue three living learning communities focused on Latino, Black and LGBTQ+ experiences. Madison Frette/The Daily Iowan CNN  —  For Daniela Pintor-Mendoza, the efforts to abolish diversity, equality and inclusion initiatives in higher education literally hit home.