In partnership with Internet Week NY, Ain’t I Latina? hosted “Disrupting Stereotypes: Image of Latinas in Digital Media” on Friday, May 23 at Alley NYC. Panelists included writer and founder of The Essence of Me Tamika Burgess; Integrated Marketing Coordinator at Interactive One and founder of Fearless Leon Ghislaine Leon and Online Editor at Cosmo for Latinas Ariel Nagi. The conversation was moderated by AIL founder and editor-in-chief Janel Martinez.
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- Crowd fills the room at AlleyNYC .(Image: Crystal Santana)
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- (L-R) Panelists Burgess, Nagi and Leon discuss the image of Latinas in media today (Image: Crystal Santana)
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- Ain’t I Latina? hosted “Disrupting Stereotypes: Image of Latinas in Digital Media” on Friday, May 23 at Alley NYC. Panelists included Tamika Burgess, Ghislaine Leon and Ariel Nagi. The conversation was moderated by AIL founder and editor-in-chief Janel Martinez. (Image: Crystal Santana)
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- (L-R) Nagi and Leon share a laugh at ‘DIsrupting Stereotypes’. (Image: Crystal Santana)
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- Nagi of Cosmopolitan for Latinas (Image: Crystal Santana)
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- Burgess, writer, blogger, and freelancer (Image: Crystal Santana)
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- The panel got into great conversations surrounding identity, media and how Latinos will affect image change in the future. (Image: Crystal Santana)
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- Ain’t I Latina? founder Janel Martinez poses a question to the audience. (Image: Crystal Santana)
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- Natalia Linares of conrazón urges the crowd to support artists and creators that are uplifting and addressing diversity among Latinos. (Image: Crystal Santana)
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- Leon answers an audience member’s question. (Image: Crystal Santana)
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- Crowd at ‘Disrupting Stereotypes’. (Image: Crystal Santana)
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- Questions flowing. (Image: Crystal Santana)
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- Panelists and audience shared a few laughs throughout the evening. (Image: Crystal Santana)
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