Empowerment

Mercury Media announced that Marcelino Miyares has been named ERA Volunteer of the Year by the Electronic Retailing Association. Miyares is Vice President and Director of Mercury en Espanol.

Millions of kids are heading back to school. Along with brand new school supplies and new outfits, the first day of school usually brings a new classroom instructor. The idea of a new teacher can be intimidating for some kids. However, what kids sometimes forget is that they, themselves, are teachers. In fact, kids aged 6-12 years old find themselves teaching their parents about all kinds of things including media and technology. We find this to be especially true if their parents are Baby Boomers or older Gen Xers.

More than 70,000 Comcast and NBCUniversal employees, their family and friends, and community partners across the country are expected to spend Saturday, April 27, giving back to their communities as they take part in Comcast Cares Day, the nation’s largest single-day corporate volunteer effort.

While Unleash the Power Within has come to Los Angeles many times, this will be the first-ever Spanish-translated UPW event held on the West Coast. For Spanish speakers, it's an unprecedented opportunity to create their own breakthroughs, faster and easier, with help from the world's leading catalyst for change.

A new bilingual platform for women called Hispana Global. The company, founded by Jeannette Kaplun, targets Latinas, and offers content for moms and women in different life-stages.

Monica Lozano, CEO of impreMedia, was honored in Washington D.C. at the 12th Annual Keepers of the American Dream awards presented by the National Immigration Forum.