The late Cuban American singer Celia Cruz, known as the Queen of Salsa, will be the first Afro Latina to appear on the U.S. quarter. Cruz was one of the 20th century’s most celebrated Latin music ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One needn't be Latino to watch or participate in these free-of-charge celebratory days honoring the late Celia Cruz, on her 100th ...

Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz is being celebrated. If she was still alive, on Oct. 21 she would have celebrated her 100 birthday. The Smithsonian institution celebrated her legacy last week, and there ...

Though not quite Cruz’s 100th birthday, Otero decided to organize the celebration at the beginning of the semester to start the school year with an opportunity to bring people together and celebrate ...

La guarachera de Cuba and the queen of salsa is making history nearly 20 years after her death. Celia Cruz will soon be honored as the first Afro Latina to appear on a U.S. quarter. The Cuban American ...

Almost 20 years after she died in her New Jersey home, Salsa music icon Celia Cruz is soon to be the first Afro-Latina on U.S. currency. Cruz, known as the Queen of Salsa, is one of five people being ...

Salsa music icon Celia Cruz will be featured on the U.S. quarter, the U.S. Mint announced, as it unveiled new faces of women who will be on the 2024 coins. She is believed to be the first Afro Latina ...

Celia Cruz was used to making history. The late Cuban American icon recorded over 80 albums, earned 23 gold records, won five Grammy Awards, and received the president's National Medal of Arts. And ...

FLINT, MI -- The celebration of Celia Cruz, also known as the Queen Salsa, was held at the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. The event was filled with lively music after the ...

The Cuban American singer left a music legacy that included numerous Grammy Awards, a National Medal of Arts and 23 gold albums. FELIX CONTRERAS, BYLINE: Her performance was just - was untouchable.