Rafael Urbina Quintero, CEO and Chairman of Vix, discusses the company's global audience, which focuses on Hispanic and Latin American communities across the world.
Urbina-Quintero discusses how the platform has changed since its 1999 founding, now focused on reaching audiences through video and mobile. We discuss how that platform seeks to bring audiences information of the moment, but does not claim to be a news site like Buzzfeed or NBC.
Instead, the focus is on engaging millennials through various lifestyle brands that generate cross-platform engagement.
Members of the Kappa League mentoring program at Wyandanch Memorial High School in Long Island, NY are preparing for an educational trip to Ghana. Principal Paul Sibblies is on a mission to enrich his students' lives to put some of them in touch with their roots. "When you invest in young people, then it's the greatest investment you can make," he said.
A group of 15 students recently graduated from SANYS U., a six-week program held by the Self Advocacy Association of New York State. The course helps people with disabilities to advocate on their own behalf, learning more about their rights, legislation and issues that matter most.
