Latinas in Wisconsin

Milwaukee Magazine's 2024 Betty Awards honor extraordinary women doing remarkable work in Milwaukee. One of the recipients is Mariana Rodriguez, the founder and director of the Latina Resource Center for United Migrant Opportunity Services.

For Latine heritage month, we're hearing from three generations of Latina organizers in Milwaukee and why they do the work they do and how important mentorship has been to their work.

WUWM’s Race & Ethnicity Reporter Teran Powell has been talking with Afro-Latinas from Milwaukee about exploring and celebrating their identities. In this conversation, Teran speaks with multidisciplinary artist Anamarie Edwards.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re continuing to highlight conversations with Afro-Latinas in Milwaukee. Today on Lake Effect, WUWM’s Race & Ethnicity Reporter Teran Powell talks with Rozalia Hernandez-Singh about her Afro-Latino identity.

WUWM is celebrating the rich cultural diversity of Milwaukee’s Hispanic and Latino people during Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting Afro-Latino voices in the city. WUWM’s Race & Ethnicity Reporter Teran Powell talks with Joan Marie Luciano Vargas about the importance of her Afro-Latina identity.

WUWM’s Rafa Munoz visits Viva La Fitness on Milwaukee's South Side.

Stephanie Melnick, owner of She Stands Tall, speaks on this year's events returning to an in-person setting.

Latina-owned small businesses are growing steadily in the U.S., including here in Milwaukee, and new organizations have cropped up to help them find support and community.

WUWM Community Engagement Coordinator talks with the owners of La Revo Books, Barbara and Valeria Cerda.

Nancy Hernandez is the president of Milwaukee’s Hispanic Collaborative. She wants to improve the quality of life for Wisconsin's growing Latino community.