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BY Led Black (@Led_Black) “Today’s the day, hooray, hooray.” For those that don’t know, that is a line from the seminal Hip-Hop group, The Jungle Brothers. It is a fitting line because 12/12/12 marks the release of Oveous Maximus’…
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By Octavio Blanco (@OctavioCNN) [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/OctavioCNN/status/274963393583120384″] I’d have been suspicious of me. Here I was, a stranger with no identifying jacket, or armband, or hat, or badge, walking around, alone, knocking on doors asking questions with an iPhone in-hand…
You think you know, but you have no idea. This is the story of “Washington Heights.” MTV’s latest docu-series will follow the lives of nine friends trying to make it in New York City. With 11 hour-long episodes, the…
If you are a parent with a child in a district 6 elementary or middle school, you are likely already aware of the recent conversation around eliminating zones for schools so that children are no longer guaranteed slots in…
Story and photos by Robin Elisabeth Kilmer While it is a more common sight to see Goldin Martínez encouraging youths to do crunches, push-ups and obstacles courses, the new challenge he set before local residents this past week was…
The best movie about Washington Heights ever made has been renamed Trouble In The Heights and is set to drop early next year. With a stellar cast that includes Luis Antonio Ramos, Raúl Esparza, Antonio Ortiz, Alexandra Metz, Olga…
Okay folks, the first 3 people who donate at least $50 now (or if you increase your pledge by any amount): you will get, on top of all the regular perks, a signed Junot Díaz book. To win, you…