By David Ramos Often when we speak about leadership we do so from varying paradigms, we may think of authority, influence, power, getting things done, etc. There are some that may focus on the “privileges” of leadership and its organizational “perks.” However, some do not readily share about the price of …
Submitted by David Ramos USA Today reports on the initiative to that will prevent many Hispanics from attending college. For more information go to the link below: http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20060317/ cm_usatoday/minoritycollegeaidsuffersfromattacks
By David Ramos When I was in the fifth grade, sometime in the middle of the day, my school would grant us recess in its empty parking lot. As children, we loved it because it was a free-for-all. We would run around to our heart’s delight playing a host of street …
By Sandra Otero I would like to applaud the hermanos at the Latino Leadership Circle for proving that the notion of "progressive" and "non-conformist" is not just ideology. These brothers have broken the stereotype of male dominated ministry by choosing women to be at the forefront of their "coming out" event. The February 28th …
Mi Gente, Our podcasts are up and running. To Subcribe in Itunes: At the top menu click "Advanced","Subscribe to Podcast" and at the dialog type http:// latinoleadershipcircle.org/podcasts/podcast.xml Click ok. When you see the Latino Leadership Circle come up in itunes, click "Subscribe". You’ll start downloading the content. You can also hear the Karen Valentin event …
By David Ramos “Giving thanks to the Father, Who has qualified and made us fit to share the portion which is the inheritance of the saints in light. Who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son.” Colossians 1:12—13 Recently …
By Belinda Passafaro On the cusp of Women’s History Month, the Latino Leadership Circle presented their first ever public event with author, Karen Valentin, who shared vignettes of her life and faith through the lens of her rich Latina heritage from her new book, “The Flavor of our Faith”. Following her readings, was a panel …
By Raul Reyes When I was in 10th grade, the Army set up a mobile recruiting station in the parking lot of my East Los Angeles high school. I stopped by long enough to pick up a free pair of gym trunks emblazoned "Army." I wore them a lot until my father, an Army veteran …
By David Ramos The Latino Leadership Circle is hosting author Karen Valentin today at the American Bible Society where she will be reading from her book, Flavor of Our Faith. There will also be a panel who will discuss her work from a cultural and theological perspectives. Panelists include: Mayra Lopez-Humphreys, Assistant Professor of Nyack …
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By David Ramos From February 6th—8th members of the Latino Leadership Circle, Jose Humphreys, Luis Alvarez and I attended the Emergent Conference at Yale Divinity School. The featured guest was Dr. Miroslav Volf who openly shared with the attendees and answered our questions. Volf used his textbooks, Exclusion & Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, …
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