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Sponsored Posts About MundoFox Are Fine: Just Be More Transparent About Them
I knew the moment that I published a video challenging some in the Latino blogosphere to step up its game and be consistent in how we share and produce content when it comes to portrayals of Latinos on...
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My First Real Columnist Gig: I Have Become an NBC Latino Contributor
Once a columnist, always a columnist. A looooong time ago, when computers were just DEC screens, I used to pen a column called VARELITAS for The Harvard Crimson. Ever since those days in 1988, I have...
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December’s Sampling of Latino Facebook Pages and Their Facebook Level of...
This is the LAST of the posts about Facebook engagement and which Latino-themed pages are the most engaging from a sample of pages that are commonly visited. Hopefully by now, I don’t have to explain...
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Remembering Louis Pagan: The Person Who Sparked a Movement
This is what happens in life. People come in and out of it. Some of those people stay longer with you. And some of those people drift away, for whatever the reason. Yet you can never deny that some...
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Why This Revolucionario Is Withdrawing His Nomination for the 2013 SXSWi...
I have gotten a couple of queries as to why my name is no longer listed as a nominee for the 2013 SXSWi Revolucionario Awards, to be held later this month in Austin. The reason is a simple one: I was...
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Forbes’ 2013 Social Media Power Users Is Out: Where Are the Latinos?
Before I start, I was really happy to see so many familiar faces and people who made the Forbes’ list of 2013 Social Media Power Users. People like Ted Rubin, Chris Brogan, Ann Handley, Jessica...
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What I Learned From an 11-Year-Old Boy Who Sang the National Anthem (Twice)
Originally published at LatinoRebels.com Who knew? Who knew that a Public Shaming Tumblr post published late Tuesday night (June 11, 2013) would turn an 11-year-old boy from San Antonio into a national...
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Something’s Coming: Why I Am Joining Al Jazeera America’s “The Stream”
Exactly two years ago today, while I was covering the latest from Puerto Rico, several of my friends shared a report about the island that, according to them, was a “must watch.” It was a segment...
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FORTE in #AGTFinale: Don’t Forget to Vote Tonight!
This is happening. Tonight. AGT Finale. Vote here after 10:55 EST. Also you can tweet a vote with “#VoteAgt Forte.” FORTE with Josh Page, Sean Pannikar and my brother Fernando Varela. Let’s do this!
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My Brother Fernando Varela Speaks the Truth During Amazing FORTE AGT Finale...
Last night during the final round of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” my brother Fernando Varela made me cry. His emotions after FORTE’s spectacular rendition of “Caruso” were real and loving, and my...
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