In the last two decades, patent and trademark lawsuits have increased from 500 annually to an average of nearly 3,000 annually, and big corporations like Kentucky Fried Chicken are no exception, apparently. KFC launched a Hispanic marketing campaign last year that brought back its famous slogan “finger lickin’ good” —…
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Heavy Metal Culture Pops Up In Chile, Botswana, and Other Unlikely Places
Globalization’s most unlikely export? Heavy metal. This extremely loud, extremely epic musical genre includes famous acts like Metallica, Pantera, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, and countless local bands headbanging away in sweaty rock clubs the world over. The average U.S. consumer is wearing or using about four leather products at any…
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Puerto Rico Has Support From ‘Hamilton’s’ Lin-Manuel Miranda
While one-fourth of customers who pay their bills electronically only have to worry about an improved relationship with their biller, some don’t have that luxury. Puerto Rico is nearly $72 billion in debt, and they’re searching for ways to resolve it. Enter Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the wildly popular…
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Hispanic Educators Could be Crucial to Improving Education
According to the United States Department of Education, there are now more minority students in U.S. K-12 school systems than there are white students. Despite that, there still seems to be a lack of minority educators, specifically from the Latino community. New data from the Education Department’s Office of Civil…
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General Motors on Blast For Producing Unsafe Cars in Mexico
Recently, General Motors announced that they would continue to manufacture automobiles without airbags until 2019 in Mexico. In the wake of this shocking announcement, Consejo de Latinos Unidos (CDLU), a Hispanic consumer advocacy group and public charity in the United States, officially denounced General Motors, accusing the auto company of…
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2 New Heritage Exhibits in New Mexico Museum to Feature Photography and Weaving
For those living or planning to travel to the New Mexico area, the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum recently opened two new exhibits that you may want to check out. According to the Las Cruces Sun-News, a photography and ancient weaving exhibitions are expected to help the museum start…