{"id":5060304,"date":"2021-10-21T22:09:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T02:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illatinonews.com\/?p=5060304"},"modified":"2021-10-21T22:09:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T02:09:55","slug":"speak-in-one-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/2021\/10\/21\/speak-in-one-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Speak in one voice&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;My mom never went passed eighth-grade; my father was a factory worker,&#8221; remembers <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/latinofashion?s=21\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/latinofashion?s=21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cesar Rolon<\/a>. &#8220;That&#8217;ll always be my drive.&#8221; Rolon, President of <a href=\"https:\/\/imagenconsultants.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/imagenconsultants.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imagen Marketing Consultants<\/a>, says his parents&#8217; strong work ethic inspires him to do more personally, professionally &#8211; for the Hispanic-Latino community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rolon shared career highlights that include music, fashion, and community service in an interview on the Latino News Network (LNN) podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3ryH9a4zA14lJGACH4Pjcp?si=54S2ShY7RoCPljQMED-_TA\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3ryH9a4zA14lJGACH4Pjcp?si=54S2ShY7RoCPljQMED-_TA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;3 Questions With&#8230;&#8221;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: ...Cesar Rolon, President, Imagen Marketing Consultants\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3FQkCeg8iOwRwS3r2Ef7yl?si=zauVhLSgTtaE_ayuQnVpCQ&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rolon just finished the latest edition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagolatinaexpo.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.chicagolatinaexpo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Latina Expo, Chicago<\/em> <\/a>earlier this month. The annual event is billed as &#8220;Chicago&#8217;s largest Latina lifestyle conference and expo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LNN participated in the event and was invited to announce the launch of latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SUGGESTION:<\/strong> Latina POWER shining in Chicago<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/illatinonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/4FF7FEFE-D6FD-45D3-B52D-F421F36FE163-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5060268\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rolon was a consultant for The Black Women&#8217;s Expo, an event he says is supportive, exciting, and empowering when he asked himself, &#8220;Why aren&#8217;t we (Latinos) doing this for our own community?&#8221; That started the journey which would eventually become the Latina Expo, Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo see people come together, have that one-on-one, support their business, promote what they do \u2013 it\u2019s wonderful,\u201d Rolon said about the event returning to being in-person. Last year\u2019s expo was virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.6435-9\/242240760_386211259834536_6207515401547600106_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&amp;ccb=1-5&amp;_nc_sid=6e5ad9&amp;_nc_ohc=QKNAXONGeCoAX-TElFM&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&amp;oh=2c4ea9a11f24a4a196dbfdde64b5de99&amp;oe=61977810\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"331\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adding to his long list of accomplishments is as co-founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/illinoisunidos.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/illinoisunidos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illinois Unidos<\/a>, a coalition of over 100 health professionals, community-based organizations, elected and appointed officials, and interested professionals. The organization first came together to advocate for Hispanics-Latinos when the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed the community. Now the group&#8217;s mission includes championing for the social determinants of health: an individual\u2019s physical, social, political, cultural, and economic environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Illinois Unidos was among 40 awardees across 20 U.S. states that received a grant from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.directrelief.org\/direct-reliefs-fund-for-health-equity-awards-8-1-million-to-40-organizations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Direct Relief\u2019s Fund for Health Equity<\/a> last month to mobilize financial resources for organizations focused on non-clinical interventions that affect a person\u2019s health. 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