Soaring Ms. Graciela Meibar

This is a story of success, but more importantly it is a story of achievement. It is about finding the ladder, knowing the difficulty of the path ahead and getting on with it. Then it becomes about never forgetting where you came from and reaching back to show others the way. Meet one of our […]

Awarding Excellence

Awarding Excellence The 2014 ESPY’s The Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly (ESPY) Awards took place Wednesday night, July 14th at the Nokia Theater (Los Angeles) and was simulcast on the ESPN channel. Canadian rapper Drake hosted and performed both live and in pre-recorded sketches. His musical parody, “Honorable Mention”, included the line “Real talent doesn’t […]

Almost White

Almost White Rick Najera I met writer-performer-director-producer Rick Najera for coffee in an L.A. bistro and pitched him our father’s day questions. Between a dodgy voice recorder, his active/ imaginative mind and some follow-up written responses, we present his take on fatherhood. We started talking about goals and where he thought he was headed… RN: […]

Stellar

A well-known actor, he has appeared in several films but is probably best known for his roles as Lt. Tony Rodriguez on NYPD Blue and Joseph Adama in the science fiction television series Caprica. As a founding member of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, he is working to promote access for Hispanic artists […]

Jefferey Taylor

Staying On The Grind:  Jeffery Taylor poolside in Los Angeles for meetings on his episodic tv show “four Years”Taylor studied Economics at California State University of Portland and now heads his company T.M. Entertainment Group inc. I have been developing and producing independent films since 2006 when I wrote and produced my first feature film titled […]

Latino Silicon Valley Leadership

Latino Silicon Valley Leadership Summit 2013 I covered the LCF gala in April and the Silicon Valley Leadership Summit at Stanford in May. The speaker’s words prompted me to think about how the Latino leadership might go about reaching the rest of the community. I am one of those who have been overlooked in the […]