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Still image from 'Alexia the Voter: In Our Voting Era

With the current political climate in a state of low-key crisis, advocacy groups are intensifying their efforts to convey the importance of voting. A yearly estimate of 1.4 million Latinos become eligible to vote in the U.S., according to the Pew Research Center, yet only 22% of those Latino first-time voters are expected to cast a ballot this year and participate in U.S. democracy. Poder NC, a values-driven North Carolina nonprofit dedicated to empowering the Latine community, has taken a creative approach in trying to close the Latine voting gap.

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four ladies posing - Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso

If you were around 2008 watching telenovelas, I bet you watched Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso. I remember catching small glimpses while hanging out with my abuela, who was an avid telenovela watcher. I was 8 at that time and the Telenovela was not PG at all, so she would tell me to go play while she watched. I remember being way too curious and wanting to see what my abuela was watching. But to be honest, it’s not like I understood any of it – but I definitely do now.

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