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In Process: Building Identities is Survival

As a first-generation child of immigrants, I have spent countless hours exploring the complexities of my identity. I often reflect upon the lessons learned throughout...[Read More]

7 Oct
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A Reflection on Latinidad

Growing up as a young Honduran-Panamanian immigrant in the United States, I predominantly found community within U.S. Latinx student groups. In these groups, I found...[Read More]

2 Oct
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Latina Unleashed – Juntxs Somos Más

I still remember being in middle school in rural North Carolina and having one of my best friends tell me, “Marcela, I don’t see you...[Read More]

30 Sep
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Latinx Heritage Month

Growing up I had a father who most would just categorize as Latino, because of his Mexican background, but he chose to identify with his...[Read More]

21 Sep
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A Woman’s Right to Leave (Temporarily)

I remember the confusion, dare I say shock, I felt when I heard my Human Resources Director utter the word, “unpaid.” It was like a...[Read More]

18 Sep
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Woman to Watch: Satana Deberry, Durham’s District Attorney

When Satana Deberry left her hometown of Hamlet, NC to pursue higher education at Princeton University, her purposeful plan didn’t include the words District Attorney...[Read More]

11 Sep
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The One Place Many Men Avoid Women: In the Office

Since the inception of the #MeToo movement, many men have reacted by trying to avoid women altogether in the workplace. In a recent survey by...[Read More]

9 Sep
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Moxie Intern, Brie McGhee, On Finding Her Voice

Working at Women AdvaNCe has been an eye-opening, at times challenging, ultimately rewarding experience. I started the summer eager to jump right in, energized by...[Read More]

9 Aug
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Women AdvaNCe’s 2019 Moxie Intern Brie McGhee: From Good Girl to Woke Woman

As a student at UNC-Chapel Hill, I am amazed by my classmates on a daily basis. There are some truly inspiring people I have met...[Read More]

12 Jun
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General Latinx Self Care

Create Yourself!!!!

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” This quote is often attributed to George Bernard Shaw. There is little evidence that Shaw...[Read More]

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