Moneda Moves (72): In 2021, we're bringing you...
Hello, fellow socio. You’ve made it!
Today, we woke up to a new year. And while the consequences of a full-blown pandemic continue to impact our world today, it has informed us on how to best continue our growth. Here at Moneda Moves, our goal is to build community and connect you with Latinos in business while informing and educating on all things Latinos and money.
Here’s what you can expect in our newsletter and channels this year:
Moneda Mondays on Instagram: Every Monday we will connect you with someone who works in the money world or is an entrepreneur with extensive business experience, all who are also Latino.
Moneda Moves Podcast: Our podcast will publish biweekly on Wednesdays via Spotify, Apple and Anchor. We will be speaking with experts in money, founders, and journalists who will elaborate on their professional experience and add context to news about Latinos and money.
Newsletter: The newsletter you are reading now will drop weekly on most Fridays (sans holidays), covering off on three main categories as they apply: headlines to put on your radar, rising voices in business and Latino-owned businesses to consider supporting this week.
There’s plenty of ground to cover, so what better time to start than now? Let’s make this a good one! Onto 2021.
Con poder,
Lyanne
Headlines to put on your radar.
Latinas shouldn’t be responsible for closing the wage gap alone, but here’s a few ways to help 💰: New year, same money goals. It’s about time Latinas get compensated fairly. In this piece, we explore how to support closing the Latina wage gap and advocate creative Jacqueline Priego shares her story as someone who has spoken up against the gap. Penned by yours truly. (Synchrony Bank)
A Latino and women’s museum is approved by Congress: By now, you’ve heard Latinos are now getting a national Latino museum. But do you know what it took to get approved? Per The New York Times, the initiative to set up a Latino museum began in 1994 after a report wrote that the Smithsonian “displays a pattern of willful neglect” toward the country’s Latinos, who made up 18 percent of the U.S. population in 2017, according to the Pew Research Center.
“A museum that highlights the contributions of Latinos and Latinas to our nation at a time when the pandemic has so disproportionately impacted our communities seems very fitting,” Estuardo Rodríguez, president and chief executive of Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino, told NYT.
Rising voices in business, fintech, entrepreneurship and beyond.
Meet the Latina in fintech building a platform to help people of color build wealth 🔥: Recently, we spoke with founder of My Money My Future Ramona Ortega. She is dedicated to helping first generation folks, people of color and underrepresented communities build wealth by helping them understand their roadmap to their destination.
Having built her foundation as a Wall Street attorney, Ortega aims to use her expertise and leadership to assist other in closing the racial wealth gap. She was also named one of Crain’s New York’s Notable Women In Financial Advice in 2020. Join us for the full discussion on what it means to build wealth and being an entrepreneur in fintech on our podcast next Wednesday!
Until then, I hope you’re enjoying a day off, some recalentados (tamales and leftovers for my family) and restoring on energy for what is sure to be an eventful 2021.