Montgomery Community Media

Sixty Latino students were the recipients of the 2014 Maryland Hispanic Achievement Scholarships presented at the Montgomery County Executive’s Hispanic Gala on Sept. 18 at The Fillmore in Silver Spring. In this MyMcMedia Extra, Lorna Virgili, President/CEO of the National Hispanic Communication Group, tells us how it all began.  Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and wife, Catherine […]

From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the Latino community celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month. This month has a special meaning among Latin American countries. Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Brazil all celebrate their independence day in September. So the nation’s largest minority group and fastest growing population come together to commemorate its Latinidad. “It […]

The Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control (DLC) will hold a free Alcohol Law Education and Regulatory Training (ALERT) class for Latino business owners who serve or sell alcohol to help curb sales of alcohol to those under 21 years of age.  The class will be held on Tuesday, May 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 […]

A sold out leadership summit at the Montgomery Community Media studios in Rockville brought local leaders together to discuss how to better engage the growing Latino population in Montgomery County. “We were extremely proud to facilitate this momentous gathering of the Montgomery mosaic which we entitled the Latino Leadership Conference of Montgomery County,” said Tony Spearman-Leach, […]

The response was overwhelming for the inaugural Latino Leadership Summit at the Montgomery Community Media studios in Rockville. The sold out event featured local leaders who discussed issues and topics surrounding the growing Latino community in Montgomery County. “We sometimes take in Montgomery County and other places around the country our diversity for granted and […]

Session III: Business and Economic Empowerment (1:45 – 2:30 p.m.) Moderator: Natalia Olson-Urtecho, Regional Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, Region III Distinguished Presenters: Ms. Natalia Olson-Urtecho, Regional Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, Region III Ms. Cidalia Luis-Akbar, president, M Luis Construction Company Ms. Carmen Ortiz-Larsen, president, AQUAS, Inc Ms. Mariana Cordier, Attorney at Law, Cordier […]

The Latino community, civic engagement, education and economic empowerment are among the topics that will be addressed during the inaugural Montgomery County Latino Leadership Summit at the Montgomery Community Media studios in Rockville on Feb. 10. Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro and Fox News analyst Juan Williams are among the panelists scheduled to participate in […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro participated as a panelist with several regional elected and appointed officials at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s (COG) Latino Health Forum on Sept. 30. The panel discussion, which highlighted healthcare disparities in the Latino Community, included Walter Tejada, chairman of the Arlington County Board, and Beatriz Otero, the […]

Montgomery County gets a new small business navigator, a Christian athletic camp allows kids to gain leadership skills and the county executive speaks at a Latino leadership roundtable. Trending stories in video this week: Montgomery County Councilmembers Roger Berliner (D- District 1) and Nancy Floreen (D-At-large) welcomed small businesses to the inaugural Montgomery County Small […]

Dozens of Obama administration officials joined more than 300 Latino residents for a summit at Montgomery Blair High School. The summit is part of a White House initiative to engage the Hispanic community. Montgomery County Council Vice-President Nancy Navarro was instrumental in bringing the summit to Montgomery County. Take a look.