Catch Soledad O'Brien a the I Am Latino In America Tour

Award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien has unveiled the “I AM LATINO IN AMERICA" tour, a national tour of conversations that amplify the Latino voice on critical community issues. 

The tour kicks off September 28 at Florida International University, with plans to roll out in five more cities including Edinburg, TX and Los Angeles, CA.  Additional tours are planned for the spring and summer of 2016, with more than 15 cities expected to host the live event.

Influential celebrities, national and local advocates, business leaders, students and academics will join O’Brien along the tour.  “Latinos are 54 million strong, make up a quarter of the children in this country, and include 25 million voters with $1.5 trillion in buying power,” said O'Brien.  “Our tour will empower the U.S. Hispanic community’s collective voice in a crucial election year."

More than 4,000 college students as well as local and national Latino leaders are expected to attend the first three events hosted by the following colleges and universities.

• Sept. 28: Miami, FL – Florida International University
• Oct. 5: Edinburg, TX – University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley
• Oct. 15: Los Angeles, CA – Occidental College

For Tour information, visit www.iamlatinoinamerica.com.

Soledad O'Brien hosted “New Orleans to New York City Gala”

Soledad O’Brien and Brad Raymond

Soledad O’Brien and Bevy Smith

Ubah Hassan

Soledad O’Brien and Mindy Grossman

 

Award-winning Journalist Soledad O’Brien along with her husband Brad Raymond hosted the annual fundraising event, “New Orleans to New York City Gala,” with guests Bevy Smith, Ubah Hassan, Geoffrey Fletcher and more. The celebration was the biggest night of the year for the Starfish Foundation, created to provide promising young women a bridge between obstacles and opportunities. Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception followed by the evening’s festivities which included a special music performance by members of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.

The Starfish Foundation Industry Roundtable Powered by Build N Blaze gave Starfish scholars a behind the scenes look inside running the Home Shopping Network (HSN). HSN CEO Mindy Grossman was on site for a Q&A with Soledad O’Brien and to take the young women scholars through a day in the life at the network.