I Am LaLa

Latina Magazine

2010-03-12T21:12:38Z

Check me out on the cover of the April issue of Latina magazine. I had so much fun doing this. I was given an opportunity to address lots of things about my career, my wedding, what I've been up to, etc. I think you will enjoy getting to know me better. Thanks for all your support and please go pick it up! Shouts to Mimi Valdes and the entire staff at Latina. They are awesome. Thank you guys for all your hard work! Pick up a copy! xoxoxo

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Friends

2010-03-03T19:31:58Z

Just some random pics of me hanging with friends in LA. Always fun to find time for friends. We like to try new restaurants, go to the movies, bowling, go shopping, and most importantly just talk. Fun Times!

Diamonds are a Girls Bestfriend!

2010-03-01T16:55:13Z

So over the weekend, my friend Abby, who's visiting Los Angeles from Nigeria, and I went looking at jewelry. We went to the store XIV Karats in Beverly Hills. I saw rings that would blow your mind. They literally have everything in that store. You could seriously go broke! I LOVED IT! Nothing like looking at diamonds to make a girls day! LOL

Family!

2010-02-23T18:30:04Z

I came across this picture from the Carmelo Anthony's Foundation Brunch during All-Star weekend. In this picture, you see Mels two neices, Asya and Kiyonna, Mels mom, Mel, Kiyan, myself, my mom, my cousin Dice and Mels sister, Michelle. We had a really good time together and it was for a good cause. I thought I'd share!

Girl Time!

2010-02-22T16:08:37Z

Nothing like catching up for some good food and great convo! Love GIRL TIME! Kim and I headed to Katsuya and had a blast. Fun time all around!

All-Star Weekend Dallas 2010

2010-02-17T04:19:37Z

WOW! I'm still recovering from All Star weekend in Dallas. I had a blast! I worked for EXTRA while i was there which was loads of fun interviewing people at the celebrity basketball game. I went to alot of cool events including Michael Jordan's dinner. The All Star game itself was incredible. There were 108,000 people in that stadium. Ive never seen anything like it. Too bad the WEST lost. It was such a tight game. Heres some pics I came across that I wanted to share. Enjoy!

CONGRATS TO THE SAINTS!

2010-02-08T17:57:06Z

Congrats to the entire New Orleans Saints team for their Superbowl Victory! I cannot think of a more deserving city and a more deserving team! The city of New Orleans has showed us all their strength during tough times. The city never lost hope and never gave up. Hard work, perseverance, it PAYS off. Congrats again! WOW. What a game! And another congrats to Reggie Bush! You did the DAMN thing! WHO DAT!!

La La Vazquez: VJ & Then Some

2010-02-06T15:21:46Z

HoneyTV sits down with La La to talk about her new movie with 50 cent, new reality show, her production company and life as a mom.

Family Time In NYC!

2010-01-31T14:32:02Z

Just sharing some pics from my last trip to NYC! I spent so much time with my family. There is NOTHING like family time. In these pics you can see uncles, aunts, cousins, my mom, and my brother. Just loads of fun and Im glad I have these pics to always look back on!

My NYC Trip

2010-01-22T01:02:31Z

So I spent last week in NYC. I had such a great time, I should never stay away from the city that long! Its always a treat to catch up with family and friends. I came across some of these pictures when I was looking through my camera that I wanted to share with you. Much love to my Mommy, my brother Diego Cash, Angela Yee, Angie B, Ty, Terrance J, Wiz, and my cousin Ryan. You'll see all of them in the pics. ENJOY! NYC ill be bacccckkkkkkkkkk.....

Personal Essay: Yo Soy Boricua

2010-01-20T09:43:31Z

A lot of people don't realize that I'm Latina, which is fine. One thing about being Latina is that there isn't one look that comes with the territory. I don't expect people to know my cultural background just by glancing at me. I do, however, expect that when I tell people my family is from Puerto Rico, that I will be believed and not accused of trying to be something that I'm not. It usually goes something like this: a person having a conversation with me discovers one way or another that I'm Puerto Rican and fluent in Spanish. That person then expresses their shock over these realizations for any number of reasons--common responses are, "You don't look Latina" and "I thought you were black!" I never said I wasn't black. And since when does being black and being Latina have to be mutually exclusive?

In my experience, people tend to have an uninformed and rather narrow view of what it means to be Puerto Rican. For me, not looking like some people's idea of a typical Latina has been challenging and often painful. I constantly find myself trying to justify who I am, and why should I? I'm proud of my heritage and my family. Both of my parents are from Puerto Rico. They raised two kids in Brooklyn and later in New Jersey, where we ate arroz con gandules and pasteles and listened to salsa music. I feel just as at home in Puerto Rico, where I still have tons of family, including aunts, uncles and cousins. Puerto Rico is in my blood. And that has nothing to do with the color of my skin.
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I'm raising my son to understand who he is, and it's my hope that he'll never let others define him. It reflects poorly on us when we don't educate ourselves about the rest of the world and what it looks like. I encourage people who are interested to learn more, do research and ask informed questions. If you're lucky enough to visit various countries in Latin America, you'll be baffled to see the blackest of the black and the lightest of the light living together. And I dare you to ask one of them to prove their latinidad.

This article originally appeared on Latina.com

L'Union Fait La Force - Strength Through Unity

2010-01-18T02:44:54Z

"L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE"(STRENGTH THROUGH UNITY): CELEBS, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS IN ATLANTA, MIAMI & NY COORDINATE MASS EFFORT TO RELIEVE VICTIMS OF HAITI EARTHQUAKE

(ATLANTA) - January 14, 2010 - Several celebrities and grassroots organizations in Atlanta, Miami and New York have joined forces in a mass effort to provide aid to the victims of the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti.

Singer/songwriter Melky Jean's Carma Foundation, Atlanta-based The Haitian Alliance, New York's Haitian Memorial Foundation, the City of Miami and WEEN (Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network) are offering local communities ways in which they assist in the Haiti relief effort.

Celebrities and executives such as Melky Jean, Jamie Hector, Daphnee Duplaix, Sha Money, Tony Yayo, Mona Scott-Young, Raekwon, Claudine Joseph, Patty Laurent, and LaLa Vazquez have all signed on to help spread the word about this grassroots movement.

YOUR CALL TO ACTION:

NATIONAL DONATIONS TO HAITI

The Port-au-Prince offices of the Carma Foundation - whose mission is to improve the health of poor and vulnerable women and children in Haiti - were seriously affected by the Haiti earthquake. Make a monetary donation at carmafoundation.org to help Carma send missionaries to Haiti to aid in the relief effort.
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•   The City of Miami, District 5 is accepting donations of emergency supplies such as clothing, water, first aid and canned food to send immediately to Haiti. Contact Tracy Lozama in the District 5 office at 305-253-5390 for more information.

ATLANTA:

•   Make a monetary donation to The Haitian Alliance to help send missionaries and emergency supplies to Haiti at transformhaiti.org.

•   The Haitian Alliance is also collecting relief materials such as drinking water, first aid items, toiletries, non-perishable food rations, baby formula, linens and more.

The Haitian Alliance Drop-off Locations:

•   WRFG Radio: Mon - Fri; 11:00AM - 6:00PM; Sat (1/16) - 2PM-4PM; 1083 Austin Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30307-1940
•   Northside Women's Specialists: Mon - Fri; 8:30AM - 5:00PM; 980 Johnson Ferry Rd, Suite 620,Atlanta, GA 30342-1608
•   Northside Women's Specialists: Mon - Fri; 8:00AM - 3:30PM; 1015 Mansell Road, Roswell, GA 30076-1507
•   Club Intrigue: Mon-Sun; 4PM - until; 5471 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083

ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING EVENT:

United for Jamaica Presents: Rebuild Haiti: A Benefit Concert for Haitian Relief) - Tues, Jan. 19; Lenny's Bar - 486 Decatur Street Atlanta, 30312 - 7pm to 12am
Tickets: $8 at the door. (100% Profits will be Donated to The Haitian Alliance for the Haitian Relief efforts)

Six bands participate in A Night of live Reggae and feel-good music. Monetary and in kind donation boxes will be accepted. Please see: TransformHaiti.org for list of needed items.

NEW YORK:

•   The Haitian Memorial Foundation and WEEN are seeking volunteers to donate and gather supplies as well as travel to Haiti to assist in the global relief effort.

To offer your help/resources, call I. Maxime Auguste at 914-751-3303. You can drop-off emergency supplies at the HMF office at 435 South Broadway, Suite #1, Yonkers NY 10705. haitianmemorialfoundation.org.

•   Supplies Drop-Off Location: To donate dry food, non perishable items, sneakers, flat shoes, sandals, clothing, blankets, baby wipe, water bottles, etc to aid workers who are on-the-ground in Haiti, please see the address and times below:

2115 Nostrand Ave, 3rd Fl (b/w Flatbush & Glenwood), Brooklyn NYC
Time: 12p - 8p
Dates: Fri 1/15, Sat 1/16, & Sun 1/17

ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING EVENT:

If you're in the New York area on Monday, January 18, you can drop off emergency supplies at the Benefit Bash for Haiti hosted by Patty Laurent, Mona Scott-Young, Daphnee Duplaix, Wiener Milien (NYC TV), The Heavy Hitters, I. Maxime Auguste (Haitian Memorial Foundation) and more. Location: Crimson (formerly Strata), 915 Broadway, New York, NY 10010. For more information call 212-844-9829 or email pattylaurent.signature@gmail.com.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Saptosa Foster, The 135th Street Agency - Saptosa@135stagency.com, 404-909-6493; Shante Bacon, The 135th Street Agency - mail, 917-553-0005

How You Doooiiinnnnn?

2010-01-15T03:44:59Z

Here's a couple of quick flicks I took from my visit to the Wendy Williams show. I had a BLAST! Wendy was so much fun. I brought my mom, aunt, and cousin to the show. They laughed the entire time and haven't stopped saying "how you doooooiiinnnnn?" since...LOL..thank you for watching me on the show!

Dinner with Friends

2010-01-12T19:17:44Z

Just having fun with Kim, Reggie, Brody, and Jonathan. We went to eat at Nobu, had a bunch of laughs and fun times. The end of the dinner was so hilarious, we played credit card roulette and Brody's card got drawn three times! Needless to say he had to pay a pretty large bill. Thanks for the meal Brody!! LOL

Bare it all for NOH8 Campaign!

2010-01-10T18:20:12Z

I did a photoshoot for the NOH8 campaign last week and this is the picture! I really like this picture because I feel it makes a strong statement like the NOH8 campaign does. I do believe that everyone has the right to choose who they marry and to JUST BE HAPPY! The NOH8 campaign promotes LOVE and EQUALITY for EVERYONE. I appreciate them wanting me involved. Learn more about it www.noh8campaign.com. STOP THE HATE!

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