May07

Shaking Up the Capital; A New Generation takes Charge

‘El Nuevo Movimiento Latino’ presents a Candidate Forum in Alexandria, May 10

The National Capital Area is changing rapidly and so is the Latino community. A new generation with an entirely different perspective on life than their forbearers is coming of age and promoting change and progress locally as well as on a national level. Their style is much more collective, fewer egos, more about team credit and adept at putting together broad based coalitions. Above all they have a hard, efficient edge to everything they do. Who are these new leaders in our community and where did they come from?

May05

A FEW GOOD MEN?

HOW ABOUT A FEW GOOD MEN AND WOMEN?

By Jorge Ponce
What does diversity have to do latest U.S. Secret Service scandal in Cartagena, Columbia that has snared 12 agents and a dozen members of the U.S. armed forces? I would argue that diversity is at the crux of this incident.
Apr28

Metrodiversity on Fox and more…

The community is our motivation...

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It was quite a week for this author! On Wednesday evening I appeared in the fourth edition of an ongoing weekly news segment for the local Telemundo newscast which you can view here. This week’s version was a debate over the Lilly Ledbetter law requiring equal pay for equal work. My friend Israel Ortega, on the right, argued that there are already too many laws on the books and payroll parity needs no more protection. Unfortunately, these are the orthodox Republican talking points which make little sense and infuriate women –and obviously Latina women suffer exponentially greater pay discrimination than their sisters in the general population.
Apr24

Construction Industry; a Latino Powerhouse

Hispanic Contractors celebrate Legislative Conference

The National Hispanic Construction Association (NHCA) holds its third Annual Legislative Conference here in Washington DC, on Thursday April 26, 2012. Among the fastest growing trade associations of the national Hispanic community, the NHCA encloses over a dozen chapters across the country and provides support for new chapters willing to come on board. During the Capitol Hill Conference they’ll honor a number of key political leaders and administration officials in a full day of activities sponsored by such prominent building industry leaders as Lowe’s, Caterpillar, DeWalt, El Nuevo Constructor, Sprint, State Farm, BB&T, Construction Bonds and Nixon Peabody, a leading local law firm, who are also hosting an evening reception.

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