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Gente de NAHJ NAHJ 2022 

Gente de NAHJ: Ruthy Muñoz breaks down barriers as an Afro-Latina journalist

August 6, 2022August 8, 2022 By Nicholas Hernandez 0 Comments

Since the age of 9, Ruthy Muñoz always dreamed of becoming a journalist.  However, she noticed something lacking within the

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Gente de NAHJ: Juan Daniel Avila, an aspiring sports reporter

August 6, 2022August 8, 2022 By Karina Bazarte 0 Comments

Juan Daniel Avila is a student journalist who interned at ESPN. He says he aspires to become a sports reporter,

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Gente de NAHJ NAHJ 2022 

Gente de NAHJ: For Cheyenne Darcy Amaya, success does not belong to her alone

August 6, 2022August 8, 2022 By Anna Guaracao 0 Comments

Cheyenne Darcy Amaya refuses to say she got to where she is today alone. She points to a large cast

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Gente de NAHJ: David Plazas builds careers and friendships mile by mile, year after year

August 6, 2022August 8, 2022 By Natalia Fernandez Sandoval 0 Comments

David Plazas sees many things in life as a marathon — not a sprint. His active membership in the National Association

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Gente de NAHJ NAHJ 2022 

Gente de NAHJ: Estefania Mitre knows you need a break from the daily news grind

August 6, 2022August 9, 2022 By Dayana Villanueva 0 Comments

Estefania Mitre wants you to take a break from the heaviness of the daily news cycle. The National Public Radio

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Gente de NAHJ: Christina Morales connects to her Cuban roots through food

August 6, 2022August 8, 2022 By Heidi Perez-Moreno 0 Comments

Christina Morales knew the chisme would be good whenever she caught a whiff of her grandma’s steaming black beans and

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Gente de NAHJ NAHJ 2022 

Gente de NAHJ: Una convención de periodismo hace 25 años atrás catapultó a Bobbi Roquemore al éxito

August 5, 2022August 8, 2022 By Ivarelis López Martínez 0 Comments

A todo estudiante universitario le han dicho al menos una vez que pertenecer a una asociación estudiantil le traerá muchas

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Gente de NAHJ NAHJ 2021 

Gente de NAHJ: Raquel Villatoro worked to diversify her school’s newsroom

July 18, 2021July 23, 2021 By Brandy Ruiz 0 Comments

EL PASO – During virtual panels at last year’s NAHJ conference, Raquel Villatoro took notes. This year she stepped out

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Gente de NAHJ: Sabrina Rodríguez wants a front-row seat to history

July 18, 2021July 19, 2021 By Daisy Espinoza 0 Comments NAHJ 2021, News

It takes Sabrina Rodriguez 15 minutes to get in an Uber and head to the White House, where a crowd

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Gente de NAHJ: Angélica Serrano-Román en camino a diversificar espacios periodísticos, paso a paso

July 18, 2021July 23, 2021 By Danelys Estévez-Dávila 0 Comments

Antes de comenzar su jornada en la metrópoli neoyorquina, Angélica Serrano-Román utiliza la mañana para regar sus plantas y platicar

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Gente de NAHJ: Kiara Alfonseca’s Latina identity shapes her coverage on race, culture

July 18, 2021July 18, 2021 By Maya Brown 0 Comments

Kiara Alfonseca has always been surrounded by people who didn’t look like her. Growing up, the Bronx native moved to

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Gente de NAHJ: Cora Cervantes’s lived immigrant experience an asset as a journalist

July 18, 2021July 18, 2021 By Laura Anaya-Morga 0 Comments

As an undocumented immigrant, Cora Cervantes spent her late teens and early 20s advocating for the rights of other people

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Gente de NAHJ: Alex Del Barrio’s journey from small-town Texas boy to Harlem Globetrotters announcer

July 18, 2021July 18, 2021 By Marc Ray 0 Comments

As a kid, Alex Del Barrio dreamed of working for the WWE. But he never imagined someone like him ⁠—

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Gente de NAHJ: For news yogi Leslie Rangel, the practice is therapy

July 17, 2021July 17, 2021 By Aurora Martínez 0 Comments

Yoga has helped Leslie Rangel deal with childhood trauma, burnout, depression and anxiety at different stages of her life.  When

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Gente de NAHJ: With weeks of pre-conference training, chair Yoli Martinez ran the longest convention ever

July 17, 2021July 17, 2021 By Jorge Flores 0 Comments

LOS ANGELES – For Yoli Martinez, life is about accepting new challenges. As a member of the National Association of

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Gente de NAHJ NAHJ 2021 

Gente de NAHJ: Miguel Martinez-Valle juggles work with virtual conference

July 17, 2021July 17, 2021 By María Paula Mijares Torres 0 Comments

PHILADELPHIA ⁠— The annual conferences put on by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists are special to Miguel Martinez-Valle. It

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Gente de NAHJ: Melissa Macaya has many origin stories

July 17, 2021July 18, 2021 By Olivia Montes 0 Comments

Ask Melissa Macaya where she calls home, and she will answer with a prepared list: The mid-Atlantic, or maybe Texas,

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Gente de NAHJ: Guadalupe Baltazar attends her first conference

July 16, 2021July 17, 2021 By Denisse Quintanilla 0 Comments Gente De NAHJ, NAHJ 2021

From a corner of her bedroom in San Fernando Valley in California, Guadalupe Baltazar is attending her first NAHJ conference

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Gente de NAHJ NAHJ 2020 

Gente de NAHJ: Kamara Daughtry brings cheer to virtual meetings with splashes of color

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 By Eddi Cabrera Blanco 0 Comments Gente, NAHJ2020

Many attended the virtual convention from their bedrooms or living rooms — perhaps with bookshelves or a window in the

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