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    Hispanic Professionals Networking Group (HPNG) 3rd Annual Latino Leadership Conference

    Hispanic Professionals Networking Group (HPNG) 3rd Annual Latino Leadership Conference

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    The 3rd Annual (HPNG), Latino Leadership Conference on Aug 27th 2012, offered the same focused look at professional growth in the Latino community, as well as an insider’s perspective on what Hispanic professionals, can do to get ahead. This year’s conference focused on specific employee strategies and 21st century tools Latinos can utilize to further educate themselves, seek expert guidance, network within their industry, and ultimately achieve their maximum potential.

    The Hispanic Professionals Networking Group (HPNG) 3rd Annual Latino Leadership Conference 2012, is founded by Ali Curi. The group holds monthly networking events for Hispanic professionals from all industries. HPNG invites speakers to address, to educate, and share what’s happening in their industry.

    Gabriel Abaroa Jr. – President/CEO of The Latin Recording Academy

    Gabriel Abaroa Jr. – President/CEO of The Latin Recording Academy

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    “Gabriel has graciously served The Latin Recording Academy for the past seven years as President, making immense strides to reach an international audience and establishing the Latin GRAMMY® Awards as a brand recognized worldwide,” said Cobos.

    “He continues to demonstrate great leadership and is determined to create and support new initiatives and programs that will further increase the visibility of Latin music and culture. He has successfully led the Latin GRAMMYs through its milestone 10th celebration with vision and purpose, and we look forward to his continued success and accomplishments as The Latin Recording Academy enters its next decade.”

    Throughout his tenure as President, Abaroa has provided overall direction and re-positioned the goals of the organization while maintaining its financial health. In 2005, the annual Latin GRAMMY Awards telecast moved from CBS to Univision, giving the show and its new home record-breaking ratings every year since, along with numerous memorable musical moments. Additionally, the Latin GRAMMYs have been held in different cities bringing the excitement of Latin music to such places as Los Angeles (STAPLES Center, Shrine Auditorium and Kodak Theatre); Miami (American Airlines Arena); New York (Madison Square Garden); Houston (Toyota Center); and Las Vegas (Mandalay Bay Events Center). He has led the way in making the Latin GRAMMY Awards a point of reference within the music community both domestically and worldwide.

    Jorge Munoz, Winner of the Presidential Medal

    Jorge Munoz, Winner of the Presidential Medal

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    Jorge Muñoz, born March 23, 1964, is the founder of the non-profit An Angel in Queens, an organization begun in the summer of 2004 that delivers free home-cooked meals in Queens. The food is delivered at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 73rd Street in Jackson Heights.

    Muñoz was born in Colombia and his father died in an accident when he was young. Muñoz followed his mother, moving to New York to find work to support the family, obtaining legal residency in 1987, and later becoming a citizen, along with his mother and sister. He has estimated that he has served to more than 70,000 people since 2004.

    On August 4, 2010, Jorge Muñoz was presented with the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Barack Obama.

    Interview with Jorge Ramos, Anchor for Noticiero Univision

    Interview with Jorge Ramos, Anchor for Noticiero Univision

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    Jorge Ramos is a Mexican journalist, anchor for Noticiero Univision and host of the Sunday morning news talk show Al Punto.

    Jorge Ramos has won eight Emmy Awards and the Maria Moors Cabot Award for excellence in journalism. He has been the anchorman for Univision News since 1986 and has appeared on NBC’s Today, CNN’s Talk Back Live, ABC’s Nightline, CBS’s Early Show, and Fox News’s The O’Reilly Factor, among others. He is the bestselling author of No Borders: A Journalist’s Search for Home and Dying to Cross. He lives in Florida.

    Ramos joined Univision, Telemundo, Fox Sports, ESPN Deportes, and many others in 1985. He has interviewed multiple world leaders including Fidel Castro, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Evo Morales, Hugo Chávez, Terry Porter, Rafael Correa, Fernando Ferrer, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and many others.

    Institute for the Puerto-Rican/Hispanic Elderly Gala

    Institute for the Puerto-Rican/Hispanic Elderly Gala

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    Suleika Cabrera Drinane, Founder and President of Institute for the Puerto Rican Hispanic Elderly, Inc. addresses the crowd of over 1,000 that attended her 33rd annual gala event held at the prestigious New York Hilton. The work done by Suleika and IPRHE is very important and has enhanced the lives of senior citizens in the Eastern seaboard of the United States, especially in the City and state of New York.

    Interview With Ernesto J. Cury, President of Cury and Associates, LLC

    Interview With Ernesto J. Cury, President of Cury and Associates, LLC

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    Ernesto Cury is the President and Owner of E. Cury and Associates, a business in Elmhurst, Queens that provides business accounting and consulting services to small businesses. He is the Immediate Past President and a Co-Founder of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Queens, which represents over 20,000 Hispanic businesses in that borough. He is also a member of the board of the Queens Economic Development Corporation and the 82nd Street Business Improvement District. Previously he served as an executive officer of several banking institutions and executive director of the Queens Minority Business Development Center.

    Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.’s Women’s History Month Celebrating Women’s Education & Empowerment Brunch at Tosca Restaurant – Bronx, NY

    Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.’s Women’s History Month Celebrating Women’s Education & Empowerment Brunch at Tosca Restaurant – Bronx, NY

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    On Tuesday, March 19, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted his annual Women’s History Month Celebration at the Tosca Marquee in Throggs Neck. Among those honored were June M. Eisland, former City Council Member from the northwest Bronx; Hon. Nelida Malave-Gonzalez, Surrogate Judge for Bronx County; and Wanda Williams, DC 37’s Political Action & Legislation Director. Ms. Williams was unable to attend the event, and her award was accepted by Sheana Smith, Legislative Analyst/Bronx Coordinator for DC 37.

    Exclusive Interview with Mr. Robert Unanue, President of Goya Foods

    Exclusive Interview with Mr. Robert Unanue, President of Goya Foods

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    In 1936, Prudencio Unanue had a vision that lives on today: to provide authentic Spanish foods to the Latino population in America.

    Since the company started, by selling imported ingredients like olives, olive oil, and sardines out of a small storefront in Manhattan, Goya Foods Inc., has become an American household name and grown into an international food titan with more than 3,000 employees. Yet, many of the original mom-and-pop store values remain intact. Goya has avoided the temptations of oversimplification; it provides more than 1,600 products, including, the slower-selling specialty products larger corporations tend to forgo, and they still do direct, customized deliveries to small stores.

    It is also a rare third-generation, family-run business, perhaps the reason why so much of the original philosophy has remained intact.

    The Promesa Foundation Annual Gala by Acacia Network at Maria Del Rey – Bronx, New York

    The Promesa Foundation Annual Gala by Acacia Network at Maria Del Rey – Bronx, New York

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    Acacia Network has a sound fiscal base supported by our diverse funding portfolio comprised of government contracts from city, state and federal agencies as well as commercial insurance and other third party payers. Additional support for the network comes from housing development activities, and contributions from individuals and companies. The mission ensures that we continually reinvest in our communities through innovative programming and affordable housing ownership.

    Acacia Network’s Board of Directors represents the finest leaders from our community who bring expertise in their respective fields of healthcare administration, nonprofit management, community advocacy, government relations, law and public policy. Their commitment to oversight, integrity, and governance is demonstrated through the time they volunteer to comprehensively review the Network’s activities and set the strategic direction.

    Dominican Women’s Development Center 23rd Anniversary Gala Dinner

    Dominican Women’s Development Center 23rd Anniversary Gala Dinner

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    Dominican Women’s Development Center (DWDC) is a non-profit organization located in Washington Heights, Northern Manhattan.

    DWDC was founded in 1988 by nine Dominican women who identified the need for Latinas to organize around critical issues and seek solutions to systemic problems affecting their families and community, such as: sexism and discrimination, high housing costs, low-achieving schools, high dropout rates, limited access to health care services, attacks on reproductive rights, high teenage pregnancy, and high poverty rates.

    Interview with Dr. Mehmet Oz From The Dr. Oz Show

    Interview with Dr. Mehmet Oz From The Dr. Oz Show

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    Dr. Oz is a celebrity heart surgeon who gained fame as a regular on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ before starring in ‘The Dr. Oz Show.’ Dr. Oz is a renowned heart surgeon who has brought complementary medicine into the mainstream as a television personality, radio host and author. His first TV show, Second Opinion with Dr. Oz, lasted just one season, but regular gigs on Oprah Winfrey’s show cemented his celebrity doctor status. Oz now hosts his own health-centric TV series, The Dr. Oz Show.

    In 1994, Oz established the Cardiovascular Institute and Integrative Medicine Program at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Media exposure followed, and with his wife, he co-authored the book Healing from the Heart: A Leading Surgeon Combines Eastern and Western Traditions to Create the Medicine of the Future, which was released in 1998.

    After Oz landed Winfrey as a guest on his show, a warm working relationship developed. The talk show queen invited the surgeon to make regular appearances on her TV series, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and her radio program, Oprah & Friends. Anointed “America’s doctor” by Winfrey, Oz embraced his celebrity status with guest spots on a number of news programs and talk shows. He also began publishing the bestselling YOU book series and penning columns for Esquire and other media outlets.

    Oz’s popularity rose to such heights that Winfrey offered to co-produce a TV series for him. The Dr. Oz Show debuted in 2009 to the highest daytime TV ratings on record in nine years and went on to win numerous Emmy Awards.

    In addition to hosting the TV show, Oz continues to serve as vice-chairman and professor of surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and  Surgeons. He also branched out into a new form of media in 2014 with the launch of a lifestyle magazine, The Good Life.

    Married since 1985, the couple has collaborated on numerous projects, including the bestselling YOU book series. They have four children, with their oldest daughter, Daphne, following in her father’s footsteps as a TV host and author.

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    Ben Affleck Academy Award Winner Film Maker & Founder Eastern Congo Initiative @ CGI

    Ben Affleck Academy Award Winner Film Maker & Founder Eastern Congo Initiative @ CGI

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    Ben Affleck, is an American actor and filmmaker. He began his career as a child actor, starring in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984, 1988). He later appeared in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and various Kevin Smith films including Chasing Amy (1997) and Dogma (1999). Affleck gained fame when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997). He then starred in high-profile films including Armageddon (1998), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), Changing Lanes (2002) and The Sum of All Fears (2002). After a career downturn, during which he appeared in Daredevil and Gigli (both 2003), Affleck received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in Hollywoodland (2006).

    Affleck’s directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007), which he also co-wrote, was well received. He then directed, co-wrote, and starred in the crime drama The Town (2010). For the political thriller Argo (2012), which he directed and starred in, Affleck won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director, and the Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2014, he starred in the psychological thriller Gone Girl. Affleck portrayed the superhero Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad (both 2016). The gangster drama Live by Night, which Affleck directed, wrote, produced, and acted in, will be released in early 2017.

    Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization. He is also a stalwart member of the Democratic Party. His younger brother is actor Casey Affleck, with whom he has worked on several films including Good Will Hunting and Gone Baby Gone. Following high-profile relationships with Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lopez, Affleck married Jennifer Garner in 2005. Affleck has two daughters and a son with Garner, from whom he separated in June 2015.

    Ben Affleck spoke at the Clinton Global  Initiative 2016, about his Eastern Congo Initiative, his foundation and the work being done in Africa, see what he had to say right here in our World Liberty TV, Celebrity and Entertainment Channels.

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