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YouTube To Charge 18% Hispanic Tax, TelevisaUnivision Launches “Do the Right Thing Google” Campaign to Challenge Discriminatory Practices

The campaign calls attention to Google’s YouTube TV and its plan to discriminate against Hispanic viewers by removing Univision from its main programming bundle on September 30. YouTube TV will force millions of Hispanic viewers to pay an 18% premium – a “Hispanic tax” – to maintain access to trusted Spanish-language news, sports, and entertainment.


Tap into powerful conversations with Latina trailblazers during Hispanic Heritage Month

This Hispanic Heritage Month, join Dr. Juana Bordas in celebrating the inspiring voices of Latina leaders.
 
From elected officials to entrepreneurs, bestselling authors, and nonprofit leaders, these women share their journeys of resiliency, creativity, and determination. United by their Latina pride, excellence, and community service, they are shaping the future. Whether you’re Latina or an ally, Latina Leaders Rising offers an inside look at this growing, generous, and inclusive culture that is changing the world.


It Runs In The Family, 30th Annual El Grito Community 5K Race/Walk Makes A Successful Comeback

It had been five long years since the El Grito Community 5K Race & Walk had been held in Denver’s Westside. Covid put a stop to that and a lot more in 2020. People stopped gathering for social and community functions and El Grito was no exception.


It’s Almost Harvest Time In The City, Jardin Mano En Mano, Hand in Hand Garden, Casa Milagro Youth Solutions; Lessons That Last A Lifetime

This gardening experience may not be comprehended fully by the youth today, but what they learned in this project is going to last a lifetime and will prompt questions of how and why we did some of the steps. They will teach their families and someday, their children, of the value of growing your own organic crops. 


The 29th Annual Chicano Music Festival & Art + Auction 2025 July 23rd – 27th

The festival highlights include el Mariachi Tardeada, the Summer Pachanga, Chicano Music Hall of Fame and a fabulous live and online auction featuring “everything you ever wanted but didn’t know you did”. This year’s performers include Mariachi Vasquez, Chicano Heat, Jr. Pacheco y Legado Mariachi Aguila Colorado, Mariachi los Mensajeros and more.


The Hot Wing King, A Silly, Yet Serious “Dramedy”Thru May 25, LLD Review

By the time intermission came around, the tears were already flowing. Wait, what? I thought this was supposed to be comedic play about a group of guys trying to win the title of “The Hot Wing King” in the annual “Hot Wang Festival” competition in Memphis, Tennessee. So why was the audience so emotional?


Cinco de Mayo 2025, A Celebration Like No Other, Ten of Thousands Join In, LLD Photo Gallery

Cinco de Mayo 2025 was another fantastic party at Denver’s Civic Center Park over the weekend May 3rd and 4th. Tens of thousands of people from all walks of life came out to enjoy the perfect weather and to celebrate community and culture. The music, the dancing, the food and the fun was amazing. Produced by NEWSED Community Development Corporation this was the 38th year for the festival. Latin Life Denver was pleased to be a media sponsor.


Outdoor Summer Concert Series at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park June 18 Thru July 30

From Latin to Rhythm & Blues to Bluegrass to Rock ‘n’ Roll, there is nothing quite like an outdoor summer concert at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park. It provides a mid-week escape to an idyllic hillside with sweeping mountain views and dramatic sunsets, local brews, hip food vendor fare and community members of every age and background—all ready to rock


Insatiable, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Leaves Audiences Wanting More, Feed Me! Thru May 25th, LLD Review

Sometimes, I just want to be entertained. I want to kick back, relax and just enjoy a production, be it a movie, TV show or a concert. That includes live theatre as well. I just want to escape everything that is going on in the world if only for a couple of hours. I don’t want to try to figure out all the hidden messages and meanings behind a show. I just want to be intrigued, made to laugh, or cry.

Little Shop of Horrors, currently playing at the Wolfe Theatre at the DCPA through May 25th allowed me to do just that. The show is about a mysterious


Cirque du Soleil On Ice & The Trapeze of Maria Jose Monje In ‘CRYSTAL’, April 24-27 at the Broadmoor World Arena, Colo. Springs

For Maria Jose Monje, who is from Chile, the trapeze came naturally, not as a kid but the age of 22. She told Latin Life Denver Media she had previously been a ballerina, she loved to spin and dance and launch herself through the air, but she wanted more.
Crystal is about a young girl name Crystal. One day, feeling misunderstood and out of sync with the world, she ventures out on a frozen pond and falls through the ice. In this underwater world of her own imagination, she has a vision: she sees a reflection of herself – her alter ego – that guides her, showing her a distorted version of her life.